Director - Neuronal & Metabolic Regulation

Novo Nordisk•Lexington, MA

4d•$187,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Global Research (GR) teams in Boston are engaged in accelerating the path of novel Diabetes and Obesity (D%O) therapies for clinical development within Novo Nordisk. A main focus of GR Boston is discovery and evaluation of novel targets that can modulate D&O diseases and advance the projects to deliver to the NN pipeline. The D&O therapeutic area (DOTA) teams based in the greater Boston area will collaborate closely with the team in Denmark and the Novo network sites. The DOTA will drive a high level of scientific innovation in the scientific and therapy area of diabetes and obesity to assure novel and exciting scientific topics and areas are being pursued to support Novo Nordisk's Global Research aspirations. The Director will be responsible for managing a scientific team and laboratory staff to drive the programs with impact on the pipeline.

Requirements

PhD required. Degree within biology and life science preferred
12+ years of relevant experience required, with strong preference of industry experience
Experience in neuronal and metabolic regulation is required, preferably in a biopharma setting
Subject matter expert with a high level of creativity
Relevant experience may include: Scientific experience, drug discovery and development experience the majority of which from the pharmaceutical or related industry
Experience with the drug development and life cycle management process, preferably from direct participation in project teams and cross-functional teamwork through substantial parts of the product development life cycle
Working in a project oriented, international matrix organization
Track record in drug discovery and development either by pharma background or in academia.
Demonstrated scientific leadership illustrated by publication and presentations at scientific conferences
Demonstrated record of success with business-changing impact
Strong international network with access to KOLs
Excellent in establishing trustful relationships, and cross-cultural understanding
Flexibility and the ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment are required
Demonstrates a high degree of innovative and conceptual thinking within a discipline or field of expertise
Both a team leader and a team player with strong people skills.
Deep interest and talent for interpersonal relations and communication, excellent situational leadership and change management skills
Creative, innovative. and inquisitive personality
Excellent in establishing trustful relationships, and cross-cultural understanding
Experience in target discovery and commercialization
Strong collaboration skills.
A strong team player that brings people along through a supportive, engaged and creative way of working
Requires a high level of communication skills, including the development of clear agenda, meeting leadership, drawing groups to good conclusions, and communicating scientific results and content across international sites and stakeholders from many parts of a complex multinational organization
Requires documented ability to collaborate in a globalized technology unit
Leader that will inspire and engage staff and colleagues across R&D
Role models the Novo Nordisk Way, encouraging a culture of engagement and dedication
Strong, dynamic, ambitious and determined
Fluency in spoken and written English is a prerequisite for the role

Responsibilities

Leading the department in line with Novo Nordisk Way
Influence and execute strategy for the disease area
Securing global cross-organizational collaboration
Leadership development of talents with leadership and organizational potentials
Drive change management in own area as well as influence change management in the other departments as well as the TA
Driving state-of-the-art drug discovery
Lead the department to have significant impact to build and expand a sustainable pipeline within DOTA , including target ID, validation, and ensuring project progression and delivery
Integration and application of newest technology
Integrating data science with biology
Continuously move the scientific concepts and models towards newest ways of thinking
Challenge the scientific rationale, hypothesis and result interpretation of projects in pipeline
Pro-active in engaging with key stakeholders across the organization
Role model – working across to drive a collective benefit for NN
Work together with therapy area head and lead team to identify scientific gaps in research direction as well as capabilities to mitigate and reduce gaps.
Identify external groups for potential collaboration to mitigate gaps and/or increase pipeline
Assure scientific drive and value generation of ongoing and new external collaborations
Planning, coordination, prioritization, guidance to employees and monitoring progress of activities
Estimation of resource demand and bottlenecks, secure an optimal utilization of resources and equipment
Ensuring the area incl. sub-functions delivers according to the Novo Nordisk goal setting
Performance management
Securing an optimal utilization of resources
Drive continuous development and improvements to meet business goals
Ensure budget and business targets are met
Responsible for Occupational Health & Safety in the department
Secure collaboration across DOTA at all levels
Role model – joint responsibility for target progression and pipeline support across GR
Communicate, in a structured and well-articulated way, the rationale behind scientific strategy to the key members of research committees, peers as well as key collaborators within GR, R&D and other NN areas
Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.
Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility.
Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

Benefits

medical
dental
vision coverage
life insurance
disability insurance
401(k) savings plan
flexible spending accounts
employee assistance program
tuition reimbursement program
voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance
sick time policy
flex-able vacation policy
parental leave policy