Student Assistant, Clinical Development Endocrine & Rare Disease Medical Science

Are you passionate about medical science, unmet patient needs, and drug development for rare diseases? Are you studying within health or medical sciences and interested in gaining hands-on experience supporting clinical trials for rare disease treatments?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Student Assistant.

Ascendis Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon® technology platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.

At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing programs in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners on the development of TransCon-based products in other therapeutic areas and markets.

We are seeking a passionate student assistant to join our growing team. Alongside the Ascendis Pharma Clinical Development team, you will support administrative processes across several clinical trials. 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 joining the global Clinical Development team consisting of approximately thirty colleagues, and report directly to Helle Bruunsgaard, MD, Associate Medical Director, Clinical Development who is based in Hellerup. You will also be based in Hellerup.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Maintain and update documents in the electronic Trial Master File System
• Support administrative processes, including expense report handling

Qualifications and Skills:
You are currently enrolled and pursuing an academic degree within health science, medical school, or related field.

Furthermore, you have:

• A basic understanding of medical and health sciences
• Strong organization and communication skills
• A flair for working with data and handling detail-oriented tasks
• Fluency in spoken and written English

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.

To succeed in this role, we also expect you to be

• Organized, proactive, and comfortable working in a structured and detail-oriented environment
• A quick learner
• You take ownership of your work.

Hours: 10-15 hours per week. We want you to be able to balance your studies and work responsibilities and therefore offer flexibility during exam periods.

Office: Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900 Hellerup

Apply now.
We evaluate applications when received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we conduct interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to remove the job posting at any time.

To ensure your application is reviewed, please submit it through the specified platform - applications sent by email or other channels will not be evaluated.

You can learn more about Ascendis by visiting our website

Applications must be submitted in English and will be treated confidentially.

A note to recruiters:
We do not allow external search party solicitation. Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma HR team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed. If this occurs, your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.

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