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Nikolina Nakic

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Head of Digital Biology at Novo Nordisk
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Nikolina is the Head of Digital Biology at Novo Nordisk, where she leads global teams in genetics, AI, and data science to accelerate drug discovery. With PhDs from Imperial College London and the University of Barcelona, her expertise lies in translating complex data into actionable biological insights.

She is a passionate advocate for open science, frequently highlighting her contributions to the OpenTargets collaboration between industry and academia.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head of Digital Biology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Genomic Target Discovery
Her work and publications focus on leveraging human genetics and genomics to discover and validate novel drug targets for the development pipeline.
AI in Drug Discovery
She leads an "Artificial Intelligence & Digital Innovation" organization, aiming to transform R&D by integrating AI and data across the discovery process.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Head of Digital Biology
Novo Nordisk
7-2025 - 11-2025
VP, Target Discovery
Novo Nordisk
3-2025 - 7-2025
VP, Computational Biology, Interim
Novo Nordisk
3-2022 - 7-2024
Senior Director, Head V2G2F Computational Biology
GSK
12-2020 - 3-2022
Director, Computational Biology
GSK
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Imperial College London
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedicine
Universitat de Barcelona
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