Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Experienced people manager for drug discovery professionals within the area of diabetes and obesity in the pharmaceuticals industry. Strong experience in change management and communication strategies. Skilled in early drug target discovery and drug development including development of pharmacological models. Focused on creating value through innovation, organisational effectiveness and innovation leadership.
Daily management of the Tissue Research group and contribution to strategic management of the histology and imaging function and development of the function in general. Contribution to Gubra's business including pre-clinical contract research activities, research alliances and innovation projects.
Daily management of a Pharmacology group and contribution to strategic management of the Pharmacology function and development of the function in general. Contribution to Gubra's business including pre-clinical contract research activities, research alliances and innovation projects.
Leading a Pharmacology unit of 32 employees that work on early drug discovery within the field of type 2 Diabetes and insulin resistance. Responsible for people management, change management communication strategies. In addition, setting strategic and operational direction for the unit and seek new project opportunities and collaborators in academia and biotech.
Director of a Obesity and Diabetes Pharmacology Department at Novo Nordisk (26 people + 25 student assistants) - a unit working on early drug discovery within the field of obesity and diabetes. As director of the department the focus is on people management, change management communication strategies. In addition, setting strategic and operational direction for the unit and seek collaborators in academia and biotech.
Director of Insulin Pharmacology Department at Novo Nordisk - a unit working on early drug discovery within the field of diabetes with focus on new insulin analogues. As director of the department the job is people management, change management and communication strategy. In addition, setting strategic and operational direction for the unit and seek collaborators in academia and biotech for new project opportunities.
Head of Insulin Pharmacology (21 people) Leading the department on the scientific level within the field of diabetes and insulin treatment. Administration of the department concerning budget, project allocations, performance talks. Biological coordinator in the Oral Insulin project contributing to the strategy for the pre-clinical part of the project. Scientific coordinator contributing with pre-clinical support for the clinical development program in the Oral Insulin project.
4 years in Research and development of Fish vaccines, in a Biotech like setting. All tasks as vaccine trials, vaccine production, registration of products and marketing work was conducted in the unit. Successful products was generated and the market share was bigger than 50 %. 4 years in Research in immunology with focus on vitamin-D analogues effects on the immune system and inflammation.