Safety Surveillance Adviser I

Safety Surveillance Adviser I

Company: Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS)

Shape the safety profile of medicines that reach millions of patients worldwide – from first-in-human trials through to marketed products across diabetes, obesity, and rare diseases.

Your new role

As a Safety Surveillance Adviser in Global Patient Safety (GPS), you will be at the centre of product safety – establishing safety profiles during development, maintaining labelling for marketed products, and conducting ongoing surveillance of Novo Nordisk products across their entire lifecycle.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Acting as Owner of the safety sections of labelling for the evolving Company Core Data Sheet (CCDS) for development products, maintaining labelling for marketed products, and providing safety input as a labelling change request (LCR) reviewer
• Preparing relevant sections of Development Safety Update Reports (DSURs), periodic SUSAR reports, Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSURs), and clinical Risk Management Plans (RMPs) according to implementation plans or as required by Health Authorities
• Establishing, operating, and chairing the Novo Nordisk cross-functional safety committee throughout the product lifecycle – presenting analysis and results of ongoing safety surveillance at pre-defined intervals for endorsements and recommendations
• Providing safety input to Product Development Plans, Trial Outlines, Protocols, Clinical Trial Reports, Investigator's Brochures, integrated safety summaries, abstracts, and planned publications
• Responding to enquiries from Health Authorities and Ethics Committees regarding safety aspects of protocols and Patient Information/Informed Consent, and ensuring deliverables to and from Data Monitoring Committees
• Delivering proactive safety communication through participation in project and trial teams, and conducting Investigator training as required

Your new department

In Research & Development, you'll be part of a unit that explores bold scientific ideas and advances them into clinical testing. We combine curiosity, AI tools, and human data to develop transformative therapies. Through collaboration and operational excellence, we shape and deliver an innovative pipeline to meet future patient needs.

The Safety Surveillance Adviser team at Global Patient Safety (GPS) is based in Bangalore, India, and collaborates closely with global hubs in Søborg, Denmark, and other partner teams. The team is responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and communicating the safety profile of Novo Nordisk products across their lifecycle – covering therapeutic portfolios in Diabetes, Obesity, and Rare Diseases. The atmosphere is dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced, with a shared mission to ensure patient safety and maintain a favourable benefit-risk balance.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a Safety Surveillance Adviser who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about patient safety. You'll bring with you:

• A Master's degree in Medicine/MD post MBBS (preferred)
• Relevant experience in Signal Management, Aggregate Management, and Individual Case Safety Report (ICSR) handling
• Ability and willingness to quickly adjust to changes in a continuously developing environment
• Comfortable use of the Microsoft Office package (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Strong communication skills and fluency in English, with the ability to convey complex safety information clearly to diverse stakeholders

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline

12 August 2026. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've 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 what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing 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.