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Simon Baumgart

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Associate Director Bioinformatics at Asgard Therapeutics
📍 Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Simon is a leader in pharmaceutical R&D at Asgard Therapeutics, with over eight years of experience specializing in translational medicine and data science. His background includes impactful roles at Novo Nordisk and Bayer. A colleague described him as an inspirational combination of deep scientific knowledge, passion, and leadership.

He is passionate about the intersection of science and technology, reflecting on how diverse data modalities generate great findings. He has also expressed interest in finding online platforms that can better facilitate high-level scientific discourse, recently trying BlueSky after leaving X (formerly Twitter).

Unique Fact: As a Product Owner at Novo Nordisk, he drove an 80% improvement in high-throughput RNAseq analysis turnaround time.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Associate Director Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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Translational Medicine
His career focuses on bridging complex scientific data with R&D strategy to drive high-impact pharmaceutical projects.
Data & AI Strategy
He has led teams defining data strategies and leveraging data for algorithmic decision-making to create high-value digital tools in pharma.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Associate Director Bioinformatics
Asgard Therapeutics
1-2025
External Innovation Lead (Short Time Assignment)
Novo Nordisk
12-2023 - 10-2025
Scientific Product Owner
Novo Nordisk
1-2021 - 12-2023
Computational Biologist
Novo Nordisk
2-2019 - 11-2019
Research Scientist
Bayer Pharmaceuticals
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Education
1-2023 - 12-2025
Executive MBA
Vlerick Business School
2012 - 2016
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
The University of Göttingen
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