Research Data Steward Specialist

Do you believe in doing things the right way at the right time? Are you ready to support our data management initiative with strong communication skills? Then, maybe you are the one we are looking for. The Data Representation department at Novo Nordisk is seeking a Research Data Steward. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

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 and will be accountable for the management of pre-defined domains of master data and metadata groups. Collaborating closely with data owners and data analysts, you will be responsible for master data governance and management concerning data integrity, accuracy as well as privacy where required. 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 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. Popularise 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:

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

About the department 
The Data Representation aims at simplifying 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 [email protected].

Deadline
22 September 2024.

Interviews will be held continuously, so please do not hesitate to submit your application at your earliest convenience.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

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.