Senior Clinical IT Analyst

Are you passionate about solving business problems with technology? Can you both analyze a need for improvement in clinical applications, and make it happen in a structured way?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Senior Clinical IT Analyst!

Ascendis Pharma is a fast-growing global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patient’s lives. We have locations in Denmark, Germany, the United States, the UK, Italy, Spain, and France.

Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we use our TransCon® drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies, selecting only those that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.

Today, we are advancing programs in Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology. In addition, we collaborate with partners around the world on the development of TransCon-based products for other therapeutic areas and markets.

We are seeking a passionate Senior Clinical IT Analyst to join our growing team. As a member of the Global IT team, you will play a crucial role in executing on improvements to our clinical application landscape. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.

You will be part of the Clinical IT Product team with four colleagues based in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

The team is known for relentlessly delivering to our clinical internal customers and utilizing the latest trends in technology to enable business strategy. The team is fast paced and collaborative. 

You will be based in Hellerup and report to Jakob Monajemzadeh Thrane, People Leader in Global IT, and to Ivanna Rosendal, Global Head of Digitalization, from a functional point of view. Both are based in HQ in Hellerup, Denmark.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Analyze needs for improvements to our clinical applications (such as EDC, CTMS, eTMF, IRT) and create clear documentation.

• Sequence and execute on the tasks needed to implement the improvements to the systems, working with the rest of the team and SaaS vendors.  

• Create documentation needed for GxP validation of the system improvements.

• Communicate with end users and ensure that they are engaged in the development of our SaaS solutions.

Qualifications and Skills:

You hold a relevant academic degree – minimum a bachelor’s degree – and 5 years of experience from a similar role in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related environment.

Furthermore, you have:

• Experience with IT applications in the clinical area, such as from Clinical Operations, Data Management or Clinical Trial Supply.

• Hands-on knowledge of translating user needs to digital and IT in life sciences.

• Experience in driving the successful delivery of digital products and platforms.

• A broad understanding of clinical trials.

• Knowledge or experience with GAMP 5 and GxP.

• You have been working in an agile team, relentlessly improving your working practices.

Key competencies:

You are a strong team player, analytical, and have a can-do attitude.

You possess an entrepreneurial mindset and can thrive in an informal, open environment where innovation and change are key. You are also able to structure your own work and are not afraid to ask questions.

We expect you to be a self-starter who can see white spaces and opportunities and jump in to move things forward.

Our team needs to scale to support the ever-growing demands, so we need team members who both can act pragmatically, and solution orientated for the short term, and at the same time are able to think long-term to ensure what we do today can grow to support us in the future.

Travel: 10-25 days per year.

Office: Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900 Hellerup

For more details about the position, please contact Jakob Monajemzadeh Thrane, jmt[at]ascendispharma.com, or Ivanna Rosendal, imr[at]ascendispharma.com