Position
For over 100 years we have been driving change to defeat diabetes, but we know that what got us here today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We are now transforming our business and taking our expertise into new territories including obesity and rare blood and endocrine diseases.
Our story is one of incredible growth and success, which has culminated in receiving many prestigious awards, such as Best Places to Work and Vitality – Britain’s Healthiest Workplace.
The position
We are looking for two experienced Ontologist, with expertise in implementing domain-specific terminologies to enhance core knowledge models? If so, this is the right role for you, because we are looking for two professionals to join our team.
In this role, you will leverage your extensive knowledge of Bio-Ontologies and ontology pipelines to construct robust, scalable ontology frameworks. You will play a critical role in the development of ontologies that drive our cutting-edge research and data management initiatives.
As an Ontology Specialist, you will work closely with cross-functional teams, leveraging your extensive knowledge of the Web Ontology Language (OWL), Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS), and other World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards. Your contributions will help harmonize complex datasets and improve semantic interoperability throughout our organization.
Specifically, the Research Ontologist will:
• Develop and Implement Ontology Pipelines: Design and
build robust ontology pipelines that support the development and
integration of application ontologies, ensuring alignment with
organizational goals.
• Leverage Bio Ontologies:
Utilize your extensive knowledge of Bio Ontologies, to create
and refine domain-specific ontologies that meet our research and
data management needs.
• Apply W3C Standards: Employ
OWL, SKOS, and other relevant W3C standards to ensure that all
ontological models adhere to industry best practices for
semantic web technologies.
• Optimize Ontology
Development: Continuously improve and optimize ontology
development processes, ensuring that the ontology pipelines are
efficient, scalable, and maintainable.
• Maintain
Ontology Quality: Oversee the quality assurance of ontological
models, including validation, consistency checks, and version
control, to maintain the integrity and usability of the ontologies.
In this role, you will report directly to the Manager of Ontology & Semantic Engineering, joining a dynamic multicultural team of four professionals and one contractor. The team brings diverse expertise, ranging from ontology engineering and programming to cloud technologies.
This role is based in our new London office at King’s Cross, with a hybrid work model requiring 2-3 days per week in the office.
Qualifications
To thrive and succeed in this role, we would expect you to have:
This role requires the ability to influence diverse stakeholders to adopt new concepts and methodologies, even in challenging circumstances. Strong persuasive skills within your area of expertise, coupled with exceptional global and cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving capabilities, are essential.
About the department
The main duties of the Data Governance and Ontology team involve collaborating with various departments at Novo Nordisk to advance capabilities in utilizing and reusing cross-domain knowledge. This effort plays a crucial role in facilitating informed decision-making and promoting discovery within the organization.
Digital Science & Innovation (DSI) is supporting the digital journey across all our therapy areas in R&ED. In DSI, we work in multidisciplinary teams – in strong collaboration with all areas across R&ED and R&ED IT. We participate in drug development projects across the value chain, from early discovery to pre-clinical development. We engage in external collaborations to ensure access to the latest research and technology enablers, and we automate our labs and processes, and we focus on developing and retaining top talent.
Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.
What We Offer
Application support
We are an equal opportunities employer, and we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. If you're a person with a disability, if you're neurodivergent, and need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please send an email to Ola, akrw@novonordisk.com. Please include your name, the role you are interested in and the type of adjustment your need.
Deadline
Please apply before 18th October 2024
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.