Software Engineer, R&ED

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

As our Software Engineer your role will be focused on designing and implementing software applications for scientific computing and working closely with scientists to enable innovation. You will present strong collaboration skills to facilitate bridging between local and global teams.  You will define, in collaboration with department head, the software strategy for bridging the In-Vitro needs in the Novo Nordisk Research Centre in Oxford and across the Target Discovery Engine (TDE) as well as facilitate collaboration and bridge to global organization and products teams.

A big part of the role is to share knowledge of enterprise standards for security, automation, and monitoring, as well as to pay strict attention to code quality and having strong understanding of software architecture, and the ability to contribute to its foundation.  Other aspects of the role will include candidate’s working knowledge and engagement in: 

    • Automation/monitoring tools (e.g., AWS Code Pipeline, Azure DevOps)
    • Virtual environments and package manager (Docker, venv, pip, npm)
    • GitOps and DevOps best-practices such as releases, reviews, branching policies, etc.
    • Programming in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Python, Typescript, CS, Java, Go)
    • Programming in at least one scripting language (e.g.: shell)

This is a hybrid role, with 2-3 days in the office in London, King’s Cross.

Qualifications

We are looking for a true team player with strong communication skills and a pro-active mindset. They will hold university degree, preferably within a quantitative field, together with at least a few years of working experience in a similar role, and familiarity with software design and implementation. Proven experience of successful cooperation with end users and other key stakeholders are essential to be successful in this role. It is expected that the candidate is fluent in software applications in Python, Typescript, CS or frameworks, and have developed, maintained, and extended a variety of different purpose software applications.
Moreover, we expect our candidates to show us the following experience in:

    • Integrating on-prem and cloud applications and in supporting IT infrastructure in lab spaces.
    • Relational databases and nosql (setup, initialisation, table design, performance optimization).
    • Architectures like Monolithic, Microservices, Event-Driven, Serverless, Layered
    • Methodologies such as BDD, TDD, Agile.
    • Debugging setups in ides such as vscode and automated setups for documentation publishing.
    • Designing, implementing, and maintaining software applications for scientific computing.
    • Working knowledge of Web framework (e.g. React, Django, Angular) would be an advantage.

About the Department

The position is embedded in our UK  Digita, Data & IT department in Research & Development (DDIT-R&ED). located in the heart of London and the University of Oxford medical campus. The department currently consists of 12 Software Engineers and Data specialists and is building up additional capabilities and capacity. 
 
We are strongly linked with the Novo Nordisk Research Centre Oxford (NNRCO), an innovative target discovery unit with a focus on identifying novel, game-changing therapies for patients. The site is a fusion of the best of academia, biotech, software engineering, and big pharma to realize cutting-edge biology. NNRCO operates at the boundaries of frontier science with a mandate to find dynamic, agile, and distinctive new ways of working to diversify the company’s pipeline with disruptive medicines. We strive to efficiently drive digital, data & IT innovation and transformation by leveraging agile methodologies. 

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.
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What We Offer

    • Bonus: We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached, you’ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
    • Your workplace: Our offices will be your primary workplace but with flexibility to work 2-3 days at home during your working week. 
    • Pension: a market leading pension scheme with generous employer contributions
    • Wellness: We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to an award-winning Wellness programme, including Private Medical Insurance.
    • Insurances: All colleagues are covered by our private medical, life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
    • Inclusive culture: our culture is one of care, support and respect for our people.  We are committed to making your workplace safe and believe that a transparent, inclusive culture and leadership is the way to empower every individual to do their very best.

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 akrw@novonordisk.com. Please include your name, the role you are interested in and the type of adjustment you need.  

Contact 

Please apply via our online platform as unfortunately we don’t accept directly sent resumes. 

Deadline 

Please apply before 12th February 2025.

We encourage you to apply early as we monitor applications on a daily basis.

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.