Safety Surveillance Principal Specialist

Post-marketing - Signal handling and communication

Søborg (Copenhagen), Onsite 

 

Are you ready to lead benefit–risk discussions and set direction to secure patient safety? Do you want to play a key role in shaping how Novo Nordisk proactively handles and communicates safety risks—ensuring the highest patient safety and the lowest possible risk for people using our products? Would you like to drive safety strategy in high‑profile development and lifecycle programmes where your judgement, influence and leadership are critical to decisions? 

 

We are looking for a Safety Surveillance Principal Specialist to strengthen our Safety Surveillance Post-Marketing team. If you thrive at the intersection of science, regulatory strategy and stakeholder leadership—don’t wait, apply now. 

 

 

Your new role 

We are expanding lifecycle safety activities and are seeking a very experienced profile to lead complex, high‑impact activities across the incretin portfolio. In this role, you will help set the direction for safety surveillance, drive governance and decision-making, and act as a trusted safety leader to key stakeholders. We promise a dynamic and rewarding experience at a leading global healthcare company, with significant scope to influence strategy and outcomes.  

As a Safety Surveillance Principal Specialist, you will lead the safety surveillance strategy and execution for marketed products mainly within diabetes and obesity treatment. You will be accountable for driving benefit–risk thinking, influencing critical decisions, and execute on projects across cross‑functional areas and senior fora. 

 

Key responsibilities include: 

 

• Ensure overview of product activities including safety surveillance activities (e.g. LCM activities including studies, submissions and label negotiations) 

• Act as point of contact within the organisation for safety related discussions 

• Lead safety strategy and provide medical/scientific leadership and communication of safety information across lifecycle activities 

• Shape and defend the product safety profile and benefit–risk position through key decision points 

• Lead benefit–risk communication and ensure clear, aligned and timely safety messaging for internal stakeholders and Health Authorities 

• Act as the Safety Surveillance representative in cross‑functional teams and governance forums; influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across functions and geographies 

• Mentor colleagues by setting standards for scientific quality, decision-making and collaboration 

• Ensure relevant input to process optimisation 

 

You will work both independently and through others, in close collaboration with highly skilled, committed and enthusiastic colleagues. You will establish strong partnerships with key functional areas across Novo Nordisk—especially Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs—and you will be expected to lead through influence in a matrix, ensuring robust governance, timely decisions and high scientific quality. Taking ownership, creating clarity, and proactively driving cross‑functional alignment will be integral aspects of your daily work. 

 

 

Your new department 

Safety Surveillance Post-Marketing is an area within Global Patient Safety and is situated in Søborg, Denmark. We also have a department in Bangalore, India. Our dedicated and skilled professionals have global responsibility for the portfolio of marketed products. The area consists of 7 teams across Denmark and India. 

In the Post-Marketing Cardiometabolic I team, we handle safety signals on all semaglutide products once detected. We chair the Novo Nordisk Safety Committee, we are responsible for all external communication regarding safety signals and are ensuring timely safety input to the projects. In addition, we provide strategic input to aggregate reports including PSUR/DSUR and RMPs and Health Authority responses, recognising these deliverables as strategic assets that directly influence regulatory outcomes and Novo Nordisk’s external credibility. 

We are a curious and science-driven team where your expertise will directly shape product safety, drive strategic decisions and protect patients worldwide. We work closely with Safety Medical Writing, Regulatory Affairs, Medical and Translation Science, Global Medical Affairs and Biostatistics. 

We treasure a positive and inclusive atmosphere in our teams and count on you to engage and participate in a positive manner as well. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your skills & qualifications 

 

As an ideal candidate, you have: 

• A master’s degree in Life Sciences (e.g. Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary or Biological); a PhD and/or specialist clinical experience is considered an advantage 

• Extensive experience within drug safety/pharmacovigilance/regulatory affairs including leading complex cross‑functional deliverables and driving decisions in senior forums 

• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and to translate complexity into clear recommendations both written and spoken, with fluency in English 

• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence decisions through clear, concise communication 

• Solid experience with health authority negotiations including meetings 

• Strong understanding of medical concepts, disease processes, scientific methodology and data analysis 

• Experience with clinical trial activities and lifecycle risk management (e.g., RMPs, aggregate reports, label updates) is an advantage 

• Experience working effectively with databases and tools, with a focus on data integrity, quality and compliant processes  

 

As a person, you demonstrate a strong enterprise mindset with a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical value chain and the ability to apply scientific and data‑driven judgement to complex decision‑making. You are comfortable operating in a highly dynamic environment, able to navigate uncertainty and rapidly shifting priorities driven by health authority requests, internal and external information needs, and media‑related activities. You communicate with impact and clarity, tailoring messages to diverse audiences and maintaining composure and credibility in high‑pressure situations. 

You excel at stakeholder management, building trust and alignment across functions and senior levels, and you naturally take on an informal leadership role as a guiding voice for junior colleagues. You ensure sound oversight, proactive risk management, and high scientific standards. You combine strategic perspective with hands‑on execution, enabling effective collaboration and decisive action when it matters most. 

 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

 

We're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today. The video below features colleagues worldwide speaking about why they’re proud to work at Novo Nordisk and highlights the culture, collaboration and long-term impact. Together, for the long-term!     

 

What we offer 

 

At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage. 

Salary:  For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 847,000.00 to 1,245,100.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position. 

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience. 

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level,  location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks. 

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here. 

 

 

Contact  

For further information, please contact Lenea Nørskov Blanc at +45 3075 4514. 

 

 

Deadline  

 

Apply before 20 May 2026. 

 

 

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We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.