IT Product Owner, Team Storage & Collaboration

Are you passionate about delivering right-sized storage and collaboration solutions to users? Do you have experience within SharePoint Online, file services and other storage and collaborations systems?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Product Owner in Team Storage and Collaboration.

Ascendis Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon® technology platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.

At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing programs in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners on the development of TransCon-based products in other therapeutic areas and markets.

We are seeking a passionate Product Owner to join our newly established Storage and Collaboration team. As a key member of the Ascendis Pharma team, you will play a pivotal role in establishing a data-driven culture, improving business performance, and supporting strategic decisions. You should possess a blend of technical business intelligence expertise and a strategic mindset, with strong business partnering skills and business acumen.

This role, together with the product team will own the vision, roadmap, governance model, and user adoption strategy for how Ascendis stores, secures, and collaborates on information — both in regulated (GxP) and non-regulated environments.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.

You will be joining the Storage and Collaboration team consisting of an interim product owner, 2 consultants and 1 internal employee who will join the team in 2026, and report directly to People Manager Babak Bajelanwho is based in Hellerup. You will be based in Hellerup.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Help in defining the product vision and roadmap for storage & collaboration.
• Own the governance model for “what goes where” across regulated and non-regulated environments.
• Partner with QA and IT Compliance to ensure GxP compliance, data integrity, and audit readiness.
• Drive adoption and continuous improvement through training and clear guidance.
• Collaborate with IT Security, Compliance, Infrastructure, and business functions to ensure platforms are fit-for-purpose.
• Manage platform lifecycle, vendor interactions, and enhancement prioritization through a backlog.
• Stakeholder Management: Must gather information to understand expectations and clarify any inconsistencies or conflicting requirements to ensure alignment.
• Make tactical decisions regarding the management of the product backlog. This involves prioritizing requirements, clarifying them, splitting stories, and approving implemented items.

Qualifications and Skills:

You hold a relevant academic degree – preferably a bachelor in IT Management – and have 5+ years of experience in Product Ownership, and Collaboration Platforms.

Furthermore, you have:

• Experience with Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams) and Azure storage.
• Experience translating business requirements into platform capabilities
• Ideally you are familiar with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines

Key competencies:

You are a strong team player, analytical, and have a can-do attitude.

You possess an entrepreneurial mindset and can thrive in an informal, open environment where innovation and change are key.  

To succeed in this role, we also expect you to be

• Strong in stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experienced with Agile ways of working
• Experience in biotech/pharma or regulated industries is a plus but not a must

Travel: up to 10 days per year.

Office: Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark 

Apply now.

We evaluate applications when received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we conduct interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to remove the job posting at any time.  

All applications must be submitted in English and are treated confidentially. Please submit it through the specified platform - applications sent by email or other channels will not be evaluated.

For more details about the position or the company, please contact Babak Bajelan at bab@ascendispharma.com or visit our website www.ascendispharma.com