Senior Discovery Pharmacology Scientist – Cardiometabolic Health

Novo Nordisk A/S; Måløv; Remote; DKK 651,000 - 957,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentives

Employee benefits

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S in Denmark seeks a Senior Research Scientist – Discovery Pharmacology to build a new interdisciplinary team in Global Research. You will combine rodent pharmacology with strategic thinking to translate biology into early drug discovery concepts.

You will join efforts across physiology, pharmacology and neuroscience to shape new projects in cardiometabolic disease and healthspan. The role emphasizes hands-on experimental work, collaboration across disciplines and rigorous

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent research experience in pharmacology or related field.
• At least two years of post-PhD experience with scientific innovation.
• Hands-on experience in rodent pharmacology.
• Strong skills in experimental design, quantitative analysis and interpretation of data.
• Scientific depth in metabolic physiology, neuroscience or related area.
• Clear scientific communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Generate hypotheses and propose new therapeutic concepts grounded in biological understanding.
• Design, conduct, analyse and interpret mouse and rat pharmacology studies to investigate efficacy, mechanism of action and physiological responses.
• Develop experimental models and introduce methodologies that enable addressing challenging scientific questions.
• Connect in vivo findings with relevant in vitro and ex vivo experiments.
• Integrate evidence into recommendations on how emerging concepts should advance, change direction or be discontinued.
• Document and communicate findings, sharing scientific insights across disciplines and project teams.
• Contribute to rigorous, reproducible experimental practice and high standards of animal welfare.

Skills

Rodent pharmacology

Experimental design

Quantitative analysis

Biological data interpretation

Scientific communication

Collaborative work

Education

PhD in pharmacology

Job description

Novo Nordisk A/S in Denmark seeks a Senior Research Scientist – Discovery Pharmacology to build a new interdisciplinary team in Global Research. You will combine rodent pharmacology with strategic thinking to translate biology into early drug discovery concepts.

You will join efforts across physiology, pharmacology and neuroscience to shape new projects in cardiometabolic disease and healthspan. The role emphasizes hands-on experimental work, collaboration across disciplines and rigorous