Nicholas Doucette had just started an investment career in Boston, thinking this was going to be his future. Then one day, everything changed. Nicholas’ best friend was diagnosed with a rare form of renal cancer, hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC).

“Accompanying him on this journey was transformational for me,” Nicholas said. “I learned first-hand what it takes to go through that battle with someone you love, and how important it is for cancer patients to receive high-quality care.”

Nicholas frequently travelled to Maryland to visit his friend and volunteer at Driven to Cure, a non-profit organization founded by his friend. At the same time, Nicholas started research into companies that were offering cancer treatments with a strong patient focus.

“That’s how I first learned about Novocure; they stood out by supporting their patients in any way they could,” he said.

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Nicholas Doucette in our office in Portsmouth, NH. He joined Novocure in 2019 out of a deep personal commitment to help cancer patients.

One day in 2019, when he was on a train to Boston returning from a visit with his friend in hospice, Nicholas became determined to work for Novocure and make a difference in cancer.

Later that year, he joined Novocure as a Reimbursement Specialist.

For the next couple of years, Nicholas worked in multiple areas of the company, drawing on his financial background and growing professionally.

“It was an exciting time, and I learned a lot quickly. I always focused on the question, ‘What can I do to make the biggest impact where I am right now?’” he said.

Nicholas received a promotion to the position of Manager, Patient Administration Strategy and Project Support in 2023. He joined a team dedicated to working directly with patients to ensure any financial or insurance coverage questions are resolved to help patients start using our therapy in a timely manner.

“I was so grateful to be offered this position,” he said. “It provided an opportunity to innovate and directly impact the quality of support that Novocure could provide to patients.”

"I always focus on the question, ‘What can I do to make the biggest impact where I am right now?’”

Nicholas Doucette, Manager, Patient Administration Strategy and Project Support

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Thanks to the work of Nicholas Doucette and his colleagues, our U.S. patients now know when they are receiving a call from Novocure.

‘One text can make a difference’

Nicholas collaborated with his colleagues to implement a text messaging solution that would make it simple for patients to contact Novocure.

Patients in the U.S. now receive an initial text message informing them that Novocure would like to reach out regarding their recent prescription for Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy.

“It motivates the patient to call us, at a time of their convenience, and that helps,” Nicholas said.

Another solution that Nicholas and his colleagues implemented enabled the Novocure name to display above the phone number.

“Now patients know it is us calling to assist them with their therapy, reassuring them to accept the call,” he said.

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Nicholas Doucette is following his dream of improving the quality of care for cancer patients at Novocure.

Nicholas is excited about the momentum his work created for further innovation, towards personalized patient support.

Because of his personal experience, Nicholas knows the psychological and physical challenges that cancer patients face every day, and that high-quality support can mean the world to them.

Nicholas is proud to contribute to Novocure’s mission of striving to extend survival in some of the most aggressive forms of cancer.

He feels that it really means something when we say that we are a patient-forward company.

our culture

working behind the scenes of our clinical trials
working behind the scenes of our clinical trials
With her colleagues, Alice Chen, Associate Director, Clinical Trial Management, has been managing our clinical trials from beginning to completion.
working behind the scenes of our clinical trials
‘we have the privilege to live our patient-forward mission’
‘we have the privilege to live our patient-forward mission’
Karin Gottwald’s passion for nursing was ignited at the age of nine. Today, she works for our company as a Senior Device Support Specialist with empathy and a smile.
‘we have the privilege to live our patient-forward mission’
enhancing awareness, scientific understanding of our therapy
enhancing awareness, scientific understanding of our therapy
Lamia Kalfane is determined to dedicate the remainder of her career to making the most significant difference possible in the lives of cancer patients.
enhancing awareness, scientific understanding of our therapy
enabling smooth starts
enabling smooth starts
Starting work in a new company can be challenge. At Novocure, our team of dedicated HR Specialists work diligently so that new employees have what they need for smooth starts.
enabling smooth starts
‘helping patients is what keeps me motivated’
‘helping patients is what keeps me motivated’
Empathy is one of Syed Ali’s greatest strengths. He uses the skill as Manager of the Financial Coordinators, a patient-facing team.
‘helping patients is what keeps me motivated’
making a difference as a business analyst
making a difference as a business analyst
Ana Sofia Pinheiro Nunes helps her colleagues improve their processes. She learned from her late mother that when facing challenges, courage makes all the difference.
making a difference as a business analyst
the foundation of trust
the foundation of trust
DeEtta Ard-McDonald, a Senior Territory Manager in South Chicago, draws on her long marriage as an example of unwavering trust that has shaped her life and led to her career at Novocure.
the foundation of trust
supporting patients in Israel
supporting patients in Israel
As our the first contact from Novocure for patients in Israel, Karen Huller aims to empathize and make a trusted connection.
supporting patients in Israel
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careers at Novocure

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