{"id":4154982,"url":"https://alion.io/job/novo-nordisk-sr-validation-engineer","title":"Sr Validation Engineer","company":{"id":1759081,"name":"Novo Nordisk","domain":"novonordisk.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/novonordisk-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":60,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.117,"time_to_fill_p50_days":10,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Databricks","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"Good Clinical Practice","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-12T10:27:24Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-12","last_verified_at":"2026-11-12T10:27:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Senior Validation Engineer\nDepartment: AI Governance\nLocation:London,UK\nYour impact begins here\nAs Senior Validation Engineer, you will make sure the AI and data science workflows used in clinical studies do what they are meant to do, and can prove it. You will design and run manual and automated tests, investigate defects and build the test automation framework behind them. Your evidence protects data integrity and patient safety, and gives clinical teams results they can rely on.\nWhat you'll bring\nA degree in computer science, data science, engineering, mathematics or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.\nPractical experience in manual and automated testing (Python or similar), test design, debugging and defect investigation.\nExperience with Git, code review, CI/CD, reusable test automation components and reproducible data analysis.\nStrong IT understanding, including software architecture, APIs, integrations, execution environments and data-processing workflows, with experience in Microsoft Azure and Databricks.\nAn understanding of risk-based validation and data integrity, and the ability to judge whether test evidence supports a system's intended use.\nA proactive, investigative approach and clear written documentation of technical findings.\nMotivation to build expertise in GCP-regulated clinical data science, AI evaluation and emerging data modalities.\nUseful, but not essential\nExperience with R, and numerical or statistical testing.\nExperience with open-source security and licensing assessments.\nExperience with AI evaluation.\nWhat you'll do\nYou will combine hands-on validation engineering with risk-based assessment of open-source components, working under the Novo Quality Management System (QMS) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).\nYour main areas of work:\nDesign, execute and document manual tests (for example via the user interface) and automated tests in Python or similar, producing reproducible evidence that workflows and supporting IT/AI systems perform as intended.\nEvaluate system architecture, integrations, cyber security and data integrity, and develop technical and validation documentation, from design specifications and IT risk assessments to user requirements and validation plans, so deliverables stay audit ready.\nBuild the team's test automation framework with reusable tests, fixtures, test-data generators, output checks and reporting components, and integrate them into CI/CD workflows to catch failures early. Keep test code under version control and peer review.\nAssess open-source packages for intended use, considering purpose, complexity, origin, maintenance and community exposure. Screen components and dependencies for security, licensing and known defects, document required actions and recommend alternatives where needed.\nTest workflows involving omics, imaging and digital-device data, covering input and output integrity, transformations, annotations, audit trails and reproducibility.\nWork with AI specialists to evaluate models against the agreed context of use, reference datasets, metrics and acceptance criteria, including bias, robustness and human-interaction scenarios. Separate software defects from model limitations or variability, and document the evidence under applicable AI governance.\nWho you'll work with\nYou will join a validation team within AI & Digital Innovation, part of Research & Development.\nDay to day, you will partner with data scientists, AI specialists, software developers, IT solution owners and platform teams. You will also work with data and AI governance colleagues and external partners. Close collaboration helps you agree acceptance criteria early, raise issues quickly and move from finding a defect to getting it fixed.\nThe role involves occasional business travel, typically 4-5 times per year, with trips lasting approximately 3-5 days. These visits will primarily support participation in conferences, knowledge-sharing events, and in-person collaboration with local and cross-functional team members. The travel is intended to strengthen team alignment, foster collaboration across sites, and support professional development through engagement with the broader scientific, AI, and validation communities.\nWhat you can expect here\nYou will work on validation for clinical data science and AI, an area where expectations for evidence are rising and where you can build deep expertise in GCP-regulated work, AI evaluation and emerging data modalities.\nYou will grow through hands-on practice and by learning alongside colleagues from science, development, validation and quality. You will be trusted to take ownership, make your voice heard and shape how the team tests and automates. You will be supported to perform at your best, with clear expectations for the quality of your work.\nWorking at Novo Nordisk\nEvery 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.\nWhat we offer\nThere 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.\nApplication Support\nWe are an equal opportunities employer, and we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. If you're a person with a disability, if you're neurodivergent, and need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please send an email to . Please include your name, the role you are interested in and the type of adjustment your need.\nDeadline 11 May 2026\nYou do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. 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