Are you a Medical Doctor looking for new challenges and would you like to be part of Research & Development at ALK as a Medical Scientist?The positionGlobal Medical & Science is a highly dedicated team leading the design, planning and management of clinical drug development, including directing the clinical strategy. In addition, the team supports with medical and clinical expertise external and to internal stakeholders.
We are looking for a new, passionate colleague who can contribute to the Global Medical Sciences team and responsible for the medical oversight of one or more clinical trials. We expect that you are a natural team-player, possess strong personal collaboration skills and have a proactive mind-set along with a high degree of cross-cultural awareness.
You will as the Lead Medical Scientist attend to these
areas of responsibility:
- Collaborate on an ongoing basis with internal and external stakeholders within ALK’s global organization.
- Provide medical and clinical expertise to the development strategy for potential drug candidates from non-clinical to phase 1-4 clinical trials.
- Lead the trial design discussion and contribute to the protocol development and execution of clinical research.
- Provide the clinical perspective for individual trial reports and publications based on results from the clinical development program.
- Generate/review the content and quality of the clinical part of the submission dossier for market authorization applications, including the benefit/risk assessment.
- Present medical aspects of the clinical development program at internal and external meetings (including regulatory agencies, congresses, investigator meetings, etc.).
Your profile
You bring to this role:
- A medical degree in medical sciences, preferably with a scientific degree, e.g., PhD or doctoral thesis.
- Clinical allergy and immunology experience is a plus.
- Preferably more than 5 years of experience within field of expertise such as physician, specialist education, Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator assignments or pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Previous experience with strategical and planning aspects of clinical trials and clinical development within the pharmaceutical industry is beneficial.
You are:
- Goal-oriented and committed to contributing to the overall success of ALK.
- Possessing strong communication skills with the ability to represent the company in both internal and external settings.
- Able to inspire trust among colleagues and have demonstrated success in teamwork within an organization.
- Innovative and visionary.
- Able to prioritise while working in a fast-paced environment.
Become a part of ALK
ALK is a global pharmaceutical company specialised in allergy immunotherapy. We are driven by a high level of professionalism, integrity, an open-minded approach and contributing to an inspiring and fun working environment together with our colleagues. We provide an attractive working environment for individuals looking for both personal and professional development.
This position is part of ALK Global R&D. By joining us you will get the opportunity to be part of our exciting journey where you are creating results and developing solutions together with highly skilled and engaged colleagues while helping millions of people living with allergy.
Our offices in Denmark offer a green view of the DTU Science Park in Hørsholm. The job is flexible, and you will have influence on your daily work schedule. We believe that physical presence enforces strong teamwork and collaboration and creates success, so it is important that you enjoy coming to work at our site with a degree of flexibility to also work from home.
Apply
If this sounds like a journey you also would like to be part of, we hope to receive your CV and application no later than March 30, 2026.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all our job applicants. Hence, we prefer that you do not add images to your application documents. We evaluate applications and call for interviews on an ongoing basis, so don't wait to apply! We reserve the right to take down the advert when we have found the right candidate.
Contact
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[xxxxx] For further information about the position please contact Hendrik Nolte, Sr VP Global Clinical Development by email
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