Hiring: Scientific Director Company: Novo Nordisk Location: Lexington, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 07:41:44 Target Skills & Keywords : R About the job Experience: •PhD from an accredited university and 7+ years of experience required. Equivalent experience requirements for advanced degrees would be an MD/DO from an accredited university and 3+ years of experience •7+ years of experience required. Equivalent experience requirements for advanced degrees would be an MD/DO from an accredited university and 3+ years of experience Required Skills: •Scientific leadership: •Progress novel targets and emerging mechanisms of action for diabetes and diabetic related comorbidities •Work closely to align efforts in the departments leading external innovation outreach and alliance activities to ensure Diabetes strategic priorities are addressed and future-focused needs and development are being supported •Contribute subject matter expertise to the TA research agenda in partnership with TA Leadership, Development and Commercial, linking scientific priorities to long-term portfolio and business needs •Partner with teams leading external innovation and alliance activities to ensure strategic priorities are addressed and future-focused opportunities are advanced •Integrate human cohorts, clinical datasets, biomarkers and omics data into disease understanding, target validation and precision medicine strategies •Contribute to defining and advancing scientific strategy in diabetes biology, ensuring a robust, human biology–driven foundation for target identification and validation •Lead and oversee delivering high-quality scientific insights that enable program progression and support key portfolio decisions Qualifications: •A diabetes drug discovery SME with a high level of creativity & curiosity with a strong innovative mindset •Expert level understanding of scientific & translational challenges related to drug development in T1D, with previous experience in industry •Demonstrated success in coordinating and obtaining buy-in from internal & external stakeholders •Demonstrated capacity to influence without direct authority, align cross-functional teams and drive results globally •Requires a high level of communication skills, including the development of clear agenda, meeting leadership, drawing groups to good conclusions & communicating scientific results & content across international sites & stakeholders from many parts of a complex multinational organization •A strong team player that brings people along through a supportive, engaged & creative way of working •Fluency in spoken & written English is a prerequisite for the role with good communication skills & cross-cultural understanding to interact in the global organisation •Role models the NNway, encouraging a culture of engagement & dedication •We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. Compensation: •$200,000 - $290,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!