About the Department
The Clinical, Medical and Regulatory (CMR) department at Novo Nordisk is one of the most diverse and collaborative groups within the organization. From healthcare provider interactions and developing and implementing regulatory strategies with the FDA to providing medical education and collecting data to support efficacy and new product development, CMR is involved. The one thing that keeps us all marching to the same beat is our patient centered focus. At Novo Nordisk, you will help patients around the world. As their needs evolve, so does our challenge to find better and more innovative ways to improve their quality of life. We're changing lives for a living. Are you ready to make a difference?
The Position
The Director, Scientific Publications & Information serves as the US strategic owner for integrated scientific publications, scientific information/knowledge services, and evidence dissemination excellence across therapeutic areas and lifecycle. The role leads a team of publication and information professionals; sets multi-year strategy; aligns US and global Medical Affairs, evidence generation, and launch/lifecycle priorities; and ensures compliant, timely, high-quality dissemination of company-sponsored and externally authored scientific data. Beyond content creation, the Director builds strategic information capabilities, advances responsible AI/digital solutions, manages vendors and budgets, and provides executive-ready insights that support Medical Affairs decision-making.
Relationships
Reports to the Head of Scientific Communications and directly leads the Scientific Publications & Information (SP&I) team, including potential Global Business Services/shared-service resources. Partners with USO, IO and Global Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Clinical Data Science/Evidence, Biostatistics, HEOR/RWE, Regulatory, Legal/Compliance, AI and Machine Learning, IT, Scientific Information, Clinical Reporting/Medical Writing, and affiliate/HQ publication partners.
Leads, stands for (and delegates) SP&I on Core/Extended Medical Teams, Launch/Asset Planning teams, Publication Planning Groups (or IEP), Core Publications Working Groups, Global Project Teams(as needed/delegated by AVP), evidence planning forums, and governance bodies. Externally, manages compliant relationships with authors, investigators, external experts/KOLs, journal editors/publishers, congress organizers, medical writing agencies, publication/information vendors, and professional organizations/industry consortia.
Essential Functions
General / Strategic Leadership and Governance
Operates independently as the US functional leader for SP&I strategy, governance, operational excellence, and capability building across therapeutic areas
Owns and refreshes integrated US publication, scientific information, and evidence dissemination strategy by therapy area/asset; ensures alignment with global plans, US medical strategy, launch/lifecycle priorities, data milestones, and stakeholder needs
Chairs or oversees publication planning groups, governance forums, and annual planning workshops; drives prioritization, risk management, decision documentation, and escalation of strategic or compliance issues
Translates medical strategy, evidence gaps, landscape/competitive intelligence, stakeholder insights, and data milestones into prioritized publication and information plans
Defines and reports KPIs/dashboards for plan progress, submission/publication timelines, scientific quality, journal/congress strategy, reach/engagement, author experience, compliance, budget/vendor performance, and operational efficiency
Develops, updates, and trains stakeholders on SOPs/work practices for GPP 2022, ICMJE authorship/contributorship, disclosures, data transparency, copyright, publication systems, AI use, and audit readiness
Provides executive-ready insights and recommendations to Medical Affairs leadership, Core/Extended Medical Teams, launch teams, and global partners
Manages SP&I base/launch budgets, forecasting, phasing, vendor sourcing, performance management, resource allocation, and continuous improvement
Publications / Scientific Communications
Accountable for strategy, quality, scientific rigor, and governance of manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, plain-language summaries, publication extenders, scientific platforms, and related evidence dissemination assets
Develops integrated journal, congress, and digital dissemination strategies aligned to launch/lifecycle milestones, data availability, scientific narrative, and external stakeholder needs
Ensures clinical, RWE/HEOR, biomarker, patient-reported outcome, preclinical, health literacy/plain-language, and disease-state publications are planned and governed according to data availability and business priorities
Leads global-local alignment and ensures US publication needs, evidence gaps, and stakeholder insights are represented in global publication plans
Leads author/external expert engagement strategy and ensures compliant authorship criteria, contributorship, disclosures, acknowledgments, author agreements, and publication independence
Oversees publication planning and author engagement systems, including Datavision, Envision, HCP Rex, and related dashboards, to maintain transparency, workflow discipline, metrics, and inspection readiness
Provides guidance and training to internal/external stakeholders on publication strategy, scientific narrative, publication planning processes, and ethical publication practices
Scientific Information / Knowledge Strategy
Leads scientific information as a strategic knowledge management and decision-support capability, not only a document delivery/request fulfillment service
Oversees literature surveillance, landscape assessments, competitive intelligence, gap analyses, search reports, alerts, document delivery, subscription strategy, and copyright compliance for internal stakeholders
Creates decision-ready insights from published literature, congress data, pipeline/competitor activity, and internal evidence plans to support Medical Affairs, launch teams, evidence generation, field medical, and leadership decision-making
Establishes governance for scientific information libraries, taxonomies, metadata, search optimization, record retention, copyright/licensing, and information-access controls
Evaluates document delivery streams, subscriptions, vendors, and literature/alerting processes to reduce redundancy, improve quality, and manage cost
AI, Digital, and Operational Innovation
Owns the responsible AI/automation and digital roadmap for SP&I; priority use cases may include literature surveillance, gap analysis, data extraction/synthesis support, plain-language summary support, workflow automation, metrics dashboards, and knowledge management
Partners with AI/Machine Learning, IT, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, and business stakeholders to ensure human oversight, data security, copyright compliance, validation, quality control, and change management
Identifies process improvements and technology/vendor solutions that increase speed, quality, transparency, and scalability while maintaining compliance
Physical Requirements
10-20% overnight travel required.
Development of People
Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process. Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility. Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.
Qualifications
The base compensation range for this position is $215,000 to $275,000. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the positions level or other company factors.
Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk, were not chasing quick fixes - were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, weve been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, were making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.
Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
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