Novo Nordisk Posted October 6, 2026

Clinical Research Physician (Gentofte, Capital Region of Denmark, DK)

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About this opportunity

Department: Novo Nordisk Clinical Innovation Centre A/S (CLINiC)

Location: Gentofte, Denmark

Your impact begins here

Contribute to early-phase clinical research and phase I trials at CLINiC. As a Clinical Research Physician, you will combine clinical work with medical and scientific knowledge across trial setup and execution. Your expertise will support participant safety, robust decision-making and reliable data generation, while contributing to the development of potential new treatments in line with the Novo R&D strategy.

Introduction

Novo Nordisk Clinical Innovation Centre A/S (CLINiC) is an organisation dedicated to early-phase clinical trials assessing the safety and tolerability, pharmaco-kinetics and dynamics of potential new Novo medicines. In this role, you will combine hands-on clinical activities, medical oversight and trial leadership in an environment where participant safety, scientific quality and operational excellence are central.

What you’ll bring

We are looking for a physician with strong clinical judgement, experience in clinical research and a collaborative approach.

A Medical Doctor (MD) degree and solid clinical experience; a PhD is an advantage.

Experience in conducting clinical trials as a Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator; experience with early-phase clinical trials is an advantage.

Knowledge of ICH-GCP and relevant regulatory frameworks.

Solid experience in managing acute medical emergencies.

Strong collaboration, stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills in an international setting.

Fluency in Danish for interaction with trial participants and strong English skills for internal collaboration.

You bring a proactive, quality-focused mindset and can navigate complexity while keeping participant safety and trial excellence at the center of your decisions.

What you’ll do

You will play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality early-phase clinical trials at CLINiC. Your essential work will include:

Leading and conducting clinical trials, including protocol review, trial execution, medical oversight and informal leadership of trial teams.

Acting as Principal Investigator or Sub-Investigator, with responsibility for participant safety, trial conduct and data integrity.

Conducting screening, in-house, overnight and ambulatory visits. Shift work (on-call or on-site) will be part of the role according to trial activities.

Providing medical and scientific expertise to stakeholders and supporting the training and development of colleagues.

Driving risk assessments, management of protocol deviations and quality processes.

Contributing actively to cross-functional initiatives, continuous improvement and the development of supporting IT systems.

Who you’ll work with

You will join CLINiC in Gentofte as part of our Operations team, working closely across clinical, scientific and operational disciplines to deliver high-quality data to the Sponsor organisation. You will also support colleagues through medical guidance, knowledge sharing and informal leadership of trial teams.

What you can expect here

At CLINiC, you can expect meaningful clinical work in a highly collaborative environment. You will contribute to an organisation focused on participant safety, scientific excellence and continuous improvement, with opportunities to develop through cross-functional collaboration.

Salary: The annual base salary for this role ranges from DKK 847,000 to DKK 1,245,100, corresponding to the level of the position. Placement within the 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. Benefits are designed with different career and life stages in mind.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy: https://www.novonordisk.com/careers/working-at-novo-nordisk/total-rewards-benefits.html

Start now

Apply now and bring your clinical expertise to work that can shape the earliest stages of medicine development.

Application deadline: 25. October 2026

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo 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 in 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.

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Clinical Research
Therapeutic area
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Location
Gentofte, Denmark
Employment type
Not listed

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 102 comparable Clinical Research roles across 16 biopharma companies.

102Comparable roles tracked
100Currently active
16Companies hiring similar roles
25Countries represented

Salary context

24 of 102 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Clinical Research Nurse · AbbVie $27/hr – $48/hr (≈ $56,160–$99,840/yr)
Peer group range $78,000 – $367,450 (median $159,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 102 comparable roles

United States30
China25
United Kingdom11
Spain3
Taiwan3
Poland3

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Seniority mix

65 of 102 peers have a known seniority level

Associate27
Manager16
Senior12
Director4
Senior Director2
Executive/VP2
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc1
Associate Director1

Therapeutic area mix

8 of 102 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Neuroscience4
Oncology3
Immunology1

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