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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Science Specialist, Computational Real-World Evidence (cRWE), Data Science, London - **Company:** Novo Nordisk - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Computational Biology, Computer Programming, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Computational Statistics, Deep Learning, Electronic Medical Records, Information Technology - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=04a417fd325fb261 ## About the Role To succeed in this role, you combine deep technical expertise with scientific judgement, strong communication skills and a passion for solving complex healthcare challenges. We are looking for candidates with: * A PhD or equivalent research experience in data science, statistics, mathematics, physics, computer science, computational biology or another quantitative discipline. * Strong expertise in statistical modelling, machine learning, AI or a related discipline, with demonstrated ability to select and evaluate appropriate methodologies. * Significant experience working with longitudinal patient-level datasets such as electronic health records, medical claims, registries or large human cohorts. * Significant experience with causal inference, longitudinal modelling, clustering, survival analysis and modern AI approaches relevant to biomedical research. * Strong programming skills in Python and/or R, including experience working in cloud-based high-performance computing environments and reproducible research practices. In addition, experience supporting drug discovery, translational research, target validation or early development within the pharmaceutical, biotech or technology sectors would be highly advantageous. ## Description Are you passionate about turning complex real-world patient data into evidence that shapes the future of medicine? Do you thrive at the intersection of data science, human health and strategic decision-making? Join Novo Nordisk as a Data Science Specialist and help drive critical early R&D decisions by applying advanced analytics, machine learning, causal inference and AI to some of the most important questions in drug discovery and development. Your new role As a Data Science Specialist, you will be a senior individual contributor within Computational Real-World Evidence (cRWE), helping convert large-scale observational human data into decision-ready evidence that supports disease understanding, target discovery, target maturation and early development decisions. Working across diverse scientific disciplines, you will provide both hands-on analytical leadership and strategic guidance, ensuring that scientific questions are translated into robust analytical approaches that influence portfolio and pipeline decisions. Your key responsibilities will include: * Leading high-priority data science projects that support preclinical and early development decision-making. * Developing and implementing analytical and agenticAI approaches across causal inference, statistical modelling, machine learning, deep learning and multimodal data analysis. * Translating biological, clinical and portfolio questions into executable analysis plans and actionable evidence. * Driving scientific quality, reproducibility and analytical excellence across projects, ensuring appropriate interpretation of uncertainty, bias and causality. You will work closely with experts across research, biology, epidemiology, translational medicine, clinical development and data science to generate evidence that can meaningfully impact strategic R&D decisions. Your new department Computational Real-World Evidence (cRWE) is part of Data Science within the AI & Digital Innovation organisation. The team applies causal inference, advanced statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence to population-level longitudinal datasets, including electronic health records, claims data, disease registries and large human cohorts. Our work focuses on the early stages of the R&D value chain, helping scientists better understand diseases, identify patient subgroups, validate targets and strengthen the evidence required before first human dose. You will join a highly collaborative, international team where scientific curiosity, innovation and methodological excellence are valued equally. The environment offers a unique opportunity to work on complex biomedical questions while contributing to the evolution of advanced data science and agenticAI capabilities across Novo. ## Related Videos - [Geometric deep learning for drug discovery](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/264-geometric-deep-learning-for-drug-discovery) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Getting Started with Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/260-getting-started-with-machine-learning) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)