Head of Cohort and Disease Understanding

4 weeks ago


Ballerup, Ballerup Kommune, Denmark Novo Nordisk AS Full time
Lead a Global Team of Computational Biologists

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking a highly experienced and visionary leader to head our Cohort and Disease Understanding (CDU) team within the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Research (AIDR) department. As the Head of CDU, you will be responsible for leading a global team of computational biologists in a cutting-edge research environment, leveraging computational analysis and machine learning to better understand chronic cardiometabolic diseases.

The Role

As the Head of CDU, you will have line management responsibilities for a global team of computational biologists located in Denmark, UK, and the US. You will have a mandate to set the scientific research and operational strategy for the team in collaboration with the VP of Computational Biology and other global Computational Biology department heads. You will lead the team's mission to use computational analysis and machine learning to better understand patients using human cohort and RCT data in Novo Nordisk's key therapy areas, including diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a global team of computational biologists in a cutting-edge research environment.
  • Set the scientific research and operational strategy for the team in collaboration with the VP of Computational Biology and other global Computational Biology department heads.
  • Lead the team's mission to use computational analysis and machine learning to better understand patients using human cohort and RCT data in Novo Nordisk's key therapy areas.
  • Develop and implement cutting-edge computational biology and machine learning techniques to diverse multi-omics data types, including RNASeq, scRNASeq, proteomics, and metabolomics.
  • Collaborate with disease biologists to propose and guide computational biology projects, interpreting and presenting results of complex analyses to diverse teams of scientists and stakeholders.
  • Develop relationships with key stakeholders in Global Drug Discovery to ensure alignment with the global Novo Nordisk drug discovery strategy and portfolio.
  • Provide input to the global AIDR Computational Biology strategy, including scientific direction, resourcing discussions, and operations.
Requirements

To thrive and succeed in this position, we would expect you to have:

  • A Master's degree with 9+ years' relevant post-degree work experience, or PhD with 5+ years' relevant post-degree work experience. Degree within a computational biology discipline, such as bioinformatics or genomics, preferred.
  • Experience leading computational research teams in the field of human cohort studies within industry or academia.
  • Experience of applying computational biology and machine learning to disease understanding through human cohort and RCT data, preferably in disease areas with relevance to Novo Nordisk R&ED strategy.
  • Experience working in multidisciplinary, global teams and environments; comfortable with remote teams and asynchronous work and communication.
  • Experience in stakeholder management and priority alignment in a multi-disciplinary context.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present complex data analysis results and conclusions to project and leadership teams.
About the Department

The Cohort and Disease Understanding (CDU) team is part of the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Research (AIDR) department, which is a global department with colleagues in China, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our scientists have significant expertise across a diverse set of disciplines in computational biology, bioinformatics, and machine learning, including multi-omic data analysis, functional genomics, systems biology, and biomarker analysis. The CDU team's mission is to characterise patients in a real-world context by leveraging human cohort and randomized clinical trial (RCT) omics and clinical data to better understand chronic cardiometabolic diseases.

The AIDR team sits within the wider Digital Science & Innovation (DSI) organisation, which is supporting the digital journey across all our therapy areas in Novo Nordisk Research and Early Discovery (R&ED). In DSI, we work in multidisciplinary teams and participate in drug development projects from early discovery to pre-clinical development. We engage in external collaborations to ensure access to the latest research and technology enablers and we focus on developing and retaining top talent.



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