Research Data Steward Specialist

Are you ready to be at the forefront of scientific innovation and witness the launch of life-changing drugs? Do you have a passion for managing vast amounts of data in a large organization? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The Research Data Management department at Novo Nordisk is seeking a Research Data Steward Specialist. Join us and be a part of something truly life-changing.

The position
As a Research Data Steward at Novo Nordisk, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and consistency of our data. Collaborating closely with data owners and data analysts, you will be responsible for data management with emphasis on data integrity, accuracy and privacy. You will be a significant contributor to ensuring that data is complete, accurate, and timely. 

In this role your job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Work and support diverse stakeholders across the company and with owners of specific data elements to assess, identify and address data quality or consistency issues.
• Establish the data management plan for a given domain (including data quality and governance policies) and ensure that standards are being adhered to.
• Drive change management to influence the adoption of FAIR data principles and standardized vocabulary within the established regulatory, compliance, and safety guidelines.
• Understand ETL processes to efficiently obtain both internal and external data for analysis and integration into the organization's data ecosystem.
• Communicate widely and set up training as required to train specialists and research scientists in data management processes including registration of new meta-data.
• Popularize the use of controlled vocabularies, ontologies, and data management best practices through training and workshops.

Qualifications
To thrive and succeed in this role, we expect you to have:

• An MSc degree in life sciences or a related field, with 5 years of experience with biological or chemical data management (for example protein data, next-generation sequencing, imaging, etc.). Working experience in relevant industry sector would be an advantage.
• Experience with (meta)data management, data governance and/or stewardship.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting (programming) language, with a preference for Python and experience with ETL processes.  Experience with cloud platforms would be considered an advantage. 
• Knowledge of data format standards and understanding of FAIR principles. Exposure to biomedical vocabularies and taxonomies, such as MeSH, SNOMED, ICD9/10, MedDRA would be an advantage.
• Understanding of proteins and protein structures, and small molecules and their properties would be an advantage.

About the department 
The Research Data Management department aims to simplify the process of data capture in early research using semantic models to establish interoperability across data sets. The long-term vision of the department is to create a digital mindset by driving the adoption of FAIR principles across the pipeline. This department plays a key role in the intersection between research scientists, application developers, and data modelers. The team will act as a liaison among these groups to ensure the quality and consistency of data being generated while showcasing strong gains from analytics models using clean data. As a Research Data Steward, you will have the rare opportunity to influence and shape the data management strategy for the early research pipeline.

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 Milos Stanojevic, Manager Data Stewardship, at OMLS@novonordisk.com.

Deadline
15 December 2024.

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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.