Lifescience opportunities in Denmark
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WORKINDENMARK – Rome, 28th November 2012Dawid S. Andersen
About Workindenmark
Established by the Ministry of Employment in 2008
Aim: To increase the volume of qualified candidates wishing to work in Denmark
3 centres: Copenhagen, Odense and Århus
Browse job ads in English
Create your profile and CV
• Unemployment rate today: 6,3%
• Many companies are on stand-by
• Job openings within highly specialized functions
• Denmark will continue to lack skilled employees in
the future (due to the demography, the labour force
will shrink henceforward)
The Danish labour market today and in the future
Denmark
Capital: Copenhagen (1.2 million)
Population : app. 5.5 million
Area: 43.094 km² (7.400 km coast line)
Currency: Krone (1 € = ca. 7,50 DKK)
Governance: constitutional monarchy
5 regions and 98 municipalities
Facts about the country
• High salaries
• 37 hours working week
• 5 weeks of vacation + 9,5 official
holidays
• 8 months of maternity leave
• Taking care of kids – with pay –
during illness
• Excellent day care system
• Free education
• Free health care
Life and work in Denmark
• Taxes app. 38 %
- Researchers: 26 % during the first 5 years
for more information visit www.skat.dk
• No additional health payment
• Apartments in Copenhagen area, 2 rooms: app. € 800
• Excellent public transportation system
• High percentage of English speaking
• General public willingness to help
More information about Denmark
Language skills
• English at a high level
• Danish courses: free of charge duringthe first three years of stay
• Flat hierarchy – high level of
independence and responsibility
• Culture of discussion and consensus
• Informal tone
• Work-life balance
• Flexible working hours
• Danes enjoy their work
• Danes are reserved
• Humour is important
• Social events and activities
Danish working culture
Job opportunities
Opportunities for specialists with experience
– Health – MD/Specialists:
- Cardiologists
- General Practitioners
- Neurologists
- Psychiatrists
- Oncologists
- Radiologists
Software & Web development: .Net / ASP.Net (C#, VB, J#, ADO, VS) AgileAjaxApplicationsC / C++CMS (Sitecore, Drupal, EPiServer)Frontend (CSS, HTML, XHTML, Javascript)Java (J2EE, J2SE, JEE5, etc.)JQueryMicrosoft Dynamics AX / NAV (Axapta, Financials) PerlPHPSAPSharePointSoftware architectureSQLVisual StudioWeb development/webdesign/Ebusiness/portals
ICT specialists
Very important for all ICT jobs: working experience and good English skills!
ICT specialists
Implementation/Consultancy
Applications
Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse
Infrastructure
IT strategy
ITIL / Service Management
Microsoft Dynamics AX / NAV (Axapta, Financials)
Microsoft technology
(LAN / WAN)
SAP
SharePoint
System operation/Administration
Active Directory
Backup
Cisco
Citrix
Exchange
ITIL
LAN/WAN
SQL Server
Storage
Unix / Linux
Maintenance
Windows clients
Windows servers
Test/Quality Assurance
Engineers• Oil engineers, • Gas engineers, • Engineers with experience in project management, • Engineers dealing with large constructions, • Engineers specialised in underground construction –
metro/road/railway, • Railway engineer, • Local safety engineer • Engineers specialised in Metallurgy • Hydraulic engineers • Electrical engineers
Good English skills are mandatory. Extensive experience is needed in most positions
Biotech pharma specialists
• Regulatory Affairs • Chemists • Experienced salesmen of medical devices • Automation Engineer • Quality Engineer • HSE consultant • Patent • RAS • Senior Engineer within HVAC • Fill finish process engineers
• Researchers:
• - cancer, neurology, protein, biosustainability, metabolism etc.
Medicon Valley
Medicon ValleyOne of the largest life science clusters in Europe
• Bi-national life science cluster
• Greater Copenhagen and the region of southern Sweden
• 150 biotech and pharma companies
• 200 medtech companies
• 33 hospitals
• 9 science parks
• 11 universities
Graduate Programs
Graduate ProgramsNovo Nordisk
Graduate ProgramsNNE Pharmaplan
Research at academic institutionsPhD/Postdoc/Doctor
• Technical University of Denmark: www.dtu.dk
• University of Copenhagen: www.ku.dk
• University of Aalborg: www.en.aau.dk
• University of Aarhus: www.au.dk/en
• University of Southern Denmark: www.sdu.dk
CV
We DON’T use EUROPASS in Denmark.
So, how to write an effective CV?
How to Structure a Chronological CV
1. Personal details
2. Personal profile
3. Education
4. Work experience
5. Skills
6. Interests
7. References
How to Structure….
2. Personal Profile= brief and targeted summary about yourself
• What are your main skills? What are your personal qualities?
• Think in keywords
• Target the content
• Keep it short and to the point
Inspiration on www.workindenmark.dk > search field ”CV”
Thank you for your attentionQuestions? [email protected]