Henriette Bak-jensen
Director, Global Project Lead Manager at Lundbeck
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
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Top SchoolHenriette Bak-jensen is a seasoned leader at the intersection of early clinical development, translational science, and project governance with over 20 years of academic and industry experience and a decade in formal leadership roles. Currently Director and Global Project Lead at Lundbeck, she has steered cross-disciplinary drug discovery programs and translational research centers, bridging hospital, university, and industry stakeholders to accelerate bioinnovation. Her background as a neuroscientist (PhD, Karolinska) and hands-on research experience in psychiatric indications give her rare credibility translating preclinical hypotheses into clinical development plans. Known for building operational frameworks—budgeting, fundraising, and governance—she combines strategic vision with practical execution across global teams. A Copenhagen-based leader, she often operates where science, policy and industry meet, enabling collaborations that others might miss.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Neuroscience, Ph.D., Neuroscience at Karolinska InstitutetGreen College, Bachelor of Science, visiting student, Neuropharmacology, Green College, Bachelor of Science, visiting student, Neuropharmacology at University of OxfordM.Sc., Biochemistry, M.Sc., Biochemistry at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
Github Skills (6)
biodiversity9
taxonomy9
computational-biology9
biology8
bioinformatics2
data-model1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
bio-tools/biotoolsDocs
Apr 2016 - Nov 2017
Documentation for bio.tools and related community projects
Contributions:49 commits, 1 PR, 47 pushes in 1 year 6 months
biodiversitybiologycomputational-biologytaxonomybio
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