Senior Scientist in type 2 diabetes and obesity biology - 12 month contract (Denmark, Måløv)

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Måløv, Denmark

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Are you interested in working with in vitro biology and assays within skeletal muscle biology? Do you find it exciting and inspiring to be part of a research team developing new treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, with a focus on the muscle? Then you may be our new colleague in Skeletal Muscle Biology!

The position
As Senior Scientist you will be part of an ambitious multidisciplinary team exploring and identifying new treatment options for type 2 diabetes and obesity. You will be working closely with scientists and technicians throughout the organisation to move projects forward across the value chain.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Being part of establishing, implementing, and utilizing new advanced human in vitro disease models in collaboration with fellow scientist across the organisation. This includes staying on top of relevant developments in the field, commercial as well as academic
• Identifying, maturing and progressing new drug targets within type 2 diabetes and obesity with an emphasis on skeletal muscle biology, from design of in vitro experiments to validation of human relevance by assessing translational tools and exploring a target’s putative mechanism of action
• Taking part in evaluating potential new targets and external opportunities from academia, biotech, or pharma

Qualifications
You hold a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, human biology, or related disciplines with more than 2 years of relevant experience, preferably within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.

To be successful in this position we expect you to have:

• Proven scientific track-record and a thorough understanding of type 2 diabetes pathophysiology with in-depth knowledge of skeletal muscle biology and metabolism
• Experience in target discovery and in vitro characterisation and validation
• Experience in advanced in vitro models, such as co-culture systems, organoids, organs-on-chip or micro-physiological models
• Preferably experience with bioinformatics and data analysis
• Ideally international work experience and a solid international scientific network
• Fluency in English

In addition to your scientific profile, you are a dedicated, open-minded, and an innovative team player with good collaboration and problem-solving skills. You are quality-minded and live up to our high ethical standards, you possess a flexible attitude and the ability to change focus as required by the projects and research focus. You have strong analytical skills and are organized and result oriented. Additionally, you are able to manage multiple activities in parallel, and have a sound personal judgement to take decisions during your daily work. We expect you to have a well-structured and diligent approach at work, bring a can-do attitude and take responsibility for your own projects and progress.

About the department
The Skeletal Muscle Biology department is part of the Metabolic Disease Research area and focus on skeletal muscle biology in relation to target identification, target validation and pre-clinical characterisation of new assets to become novel treatment options for patients living with type 2 diabetes or obesity.

We are working in an organ-centric and disease agnostic manner to develop, characterise and utilize in vitro tools to elucidate mode-of-action and profiling of novel molecules and biology for early evaluation of drug candidates. For this purpose, we apply state-of-the-art equipment and collaborate closely with our colleagues across GDD as well as with external collaborators.

In the department, we are five scientists, two technicians, two associate scientists and two postdocs and the working atmosphere is characterised by an open, cheerful, and informal tone. With a multitude of different nationalities in the team, both working and social language is English.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
For further information, please contact Birgitte Ursø, Director on +45 3079 3063.

Deadline
17 September 2024.

We will review the applications on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to your CV.

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.