Jobs at Ascendis Pharma

Lead and scale U.S. learning operations for Commercial and Medical Affairs: manage LMS (Cornerstone), curriculum architecture, training intake and deployment, reporting and analytics, vendor and platform optimization, cross-functional coordination, and continuous process improvement to ensure consistent, measurable training outcomes.

Lead U.S. KOL engagement and congress strategy for the endocrine portfolio, managing peer-to-peer education, speaker bureau, and advisory programs. Build and coach a Thought Leader Liaison team, partner cross-functionally to integrate insights into brand strategy, own budget/forecasting and compliance, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of programs. Report to VP of Marketing and support commercial leadership.

Designs, oversees, and analyzes late-phase clinical trials in endocrinology and oncology. Produces and reviews clinical protocols, reports, regulatory documents, and site materials. Monitors safety and efficacy data, supports site and subject retention, collaborates cross-functionally, advises investigators and KOLs, and contributes to regulatory submissions and scientific communications. Travels up to 20% for meetings.

Design, build and operate data solutions on Azure; blend data from multiple sources; advise business on data practices; participate in business-oriented data projects; collaborate with product teams and owners to deliver analytics-ready data platforms.

Serve as primary QA contact for international partners, manage GDP-related quality activities and supplier lifecycle, establish partner management processes, support stakeholders on GDP/GMP issues, and drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure compliant global distribution of products.

Administer, maintain, and optimize Veeva PromoMats/MedComms and Vault to support Medical and Commercial teams. Define and improve content review/approval workflows, govern platform changes, build DAM capabilities, monitor throughput, resolve production issues, and implement new product features. Collaborate with stakeholders to document requirements, test releases, and ensure SDLC compliance while prioritizing regulatory, legal, and user-experience needs.

Manage and drive global data privacy program with focus on clinical trial setup. Advise cross-functional teams, perform data mapping and DPIAs/TIAs/LIAs, provide guidance and training, and support incident response and data subject requests.

Manage day-to-day data operations including issue triage, vendor coordination, root-cause analysis across CRM, data warehouse, and vendor feeds. Create and track tickets, validate fixes, produce ad-hoc reports, support Tableau/Power BI, and drive data quality and governance improvements while liaising between business stakeholders, IT, and external vendors.

Support commercial team with administrative, HR, office, policy, fleet, and document management tasks. Assist reporting, purchase orders, supplier contracts, meeting and travel organization, and process improvements while receiving training and mentorship.

Lead development and execution of global publication plans for rare disease therapeutics. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external experts, ensure compliance with publication standards, oversee tactical publication outputs, manage writers/vendors and budgets, and contribute to process improvement.

Lead identification and assessment of new drug opportunities through deep biological, clinical, market, patent, and competitive analyses. Prepare high-quality reports and pitch decks, advise cross-functional teams, establish processes/templates, and track scientific and regulatory developments to support strategic decision-making.

Manage key accounts across Italy for rare endocrine disease therapies, build relationships with HCPs and nurses, map stakeholders and patient journeys, position TransCon technology, report territory performance and competitor insights, and collaborate with Marketing, Market Access and Medical teams.

Full-cycle Talent Acquisition Partner responsible for sourcing, screening, and closing candidates for non-sales commercial roles. Partner with hiring managers and HR to build teams, deliver excellent candidate experience, and manage high-volume recruitment. Requires stakeholder relationship-building, ATS and MS Office proficiency, and the ability to manage priorities and meet tight deadlines. Role is based in Princeton, NJ and may require up to 10% travel.

Manage ICSR processing and workflow ensuring timely reporting and database integrity per ICH-GCP, GVP, FDA/EU regulations. Oversee and quality-check vendor-processed ICSRs, triage adverse events, support CTV/SAE reconciliation, update SOPs and training, liaise cross-functionally, and drive process improvements. Hybrid role based in Palo Alto with up to 20% travel.

Lead pharmacovigilance strategy and execution for assigned endocrinology products, ensuring regulatory compliance, signal detection, risk management, safety reporting, and cross-functional safety oversight across development and marketed programs.

Manage and configure Statistical Computing, Pharmacometrics, and Clinical Data Visualization SaaS platforms for biometrics. Ensure validated, inspection-ready systems, vendor and operational oversight, ticket escalation, end-user training, documentation, and collaborate on automation, integration, and data flow improvements.

Lead statistical programming for clinical trials from study start through regulatory submission. Develop and validate SDTM/ADaM datasets, generate and validate TLFs, create reusable macros and specification templates, support statisticians with analyses, and represent programming in cross-functional study teams while ensuring timelines, quality, and adherence to SOPs and regulatory standards.

Lead development and implementation of global regulatory strategies across clinical, non-clinical, and CMC. Prepare and manage complex regulatory submissions (CTAs, IMPDs, INDs), contribute to global labeling, advise cross-functional international teams, mentor regulatory staff, maintain up-to-date regulatory knowledge, and influence project decision-making. Position based in Palo Alto with travel ~10-20%.

Lead full-cycle recruitment for a global biopharma: source, screen, interview, advise hiring managers, manage vendors, and ensure excellent candidate experience. Improve TA processes and support global stakeholders, occasionally across time zones.

Serve on the IT Product team to gather business requirements, create user stories, configure and operate multiple systems supporting HR, compliance, patents and legal, ensure regulatory quality, coordinate stakeholders, and support daily system operations.