Nurse for the Clinical Research Unit

A 2-year position as a research nurse at the Clinical Research Unit, Memory Clinic, National Knowledge Center for Dementia, Department of Brain and Nerve Diseases, Rigshospitalet

Clinic profile

The Memory Clinic is part of the National Knowledge Center for Dementia (NVD), which also houses a research unit and a knowledge center. NVD is anchored in the Department of Brain and Nerve Diseases as an independent cross-specialty and multidisciplinary unit.

The clinic handles outpatient diagnostics and treatment of patients with dementia and cognitive diseases in collaboration with general practitioners, with other dementia units and municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark in accordance with the region's dementia care pathway. The clinic also has a number of highly specialized functions within dementia and neurogenetics and receives patients from across the country.

NVD also includes a nationwide knowledge center and a research unit and a clinical research unit, where clinical phase I-III trials with new drugs for Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease and other dementia diseases are conducted.

The research nurse will be part of a team of a total of 4 research nurses responsible for coordinating clinical drug trials and other clinical research projects. The unit's staff perform tasks related to drug testing trials including nurse tasks related to research projects that are not drug trials. The nurse also serves as the contact nurse for patients participating in clinical trials.

We offer

• engaged colleagues and visionary leadership.
• high professional level with focus on the individual patient's course and needs.
• a good multidisciplinary working environment.
• opportunity for development and education.
• an individually tailored onboarding program with an experienced nurse attached.

We expect that you

• are a trained nurse with a minimum of 2 years' experience
• have good organizational skills
• are flexible and thrive with varying tasks
• have good teamwork skills

It would be advantageous if you have

• experience with neurological or psychiatric patients
• knowledge of GCP and preferably experience with clinical drug trials or other forms of clinical research
• experience with blood sampling, setting up IV access and administration of IV medication
• a good familiarity with clinical IT systems at user level including the Health Platform.

Working hours

The position is 37 hours per week, primarily day shifts.

Salary and employment terms in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. The position is fully funded by a grant and initially 2-year with possibility of extension.

See the region's overview of starting salaries here.

Application and employment procedure

Applications interviews will be held in week 47. The position is desired to be filled by 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible

Send application and CV via the link below no later than

Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 23:59.

Further information can be obtained by contacting

Chief Physician and Head of Clinical Research Unit Kristian Steen Frederiksen, tel. 35 45 61 46 or research nurse Lea Virenfeldt Damgaard, tel. 35 45 59 52.