Would you like to join a dynamic global company and work on an exciting new capacity expansion project? Are you interested in an opportunity to work with exciting processes in a new active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) manufacturing facility? Do you dream about being part of a company that bridges new and automated technologies with strong know-how and expertise in biotech manufacturing? 
 
If so, you might be our new Process Scientist to join the brilliant team on our site in Kalundborg, Novo Nordisk’s hub for API manufacturing. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!

 

The Position

As a Process Scientist, you will join a highly skilled team, that offers support of the best quality and highest capacity utilisations for production lines within area of responsibility. We are responsible for design, construction, commissioning & qualification and handover.

 

Our team members communicate frequently with a wide range of stakeholders, from colleagues on production floor, Product Supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (PS API) Manufacturing Development team members, principal scientists across PS API and Process Groups, senior stakeholders, project owner and members of the management team.

 

This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic work environment, where no day is the same and there are many opportunities to learn and grow.

 

The main tasks will be to: 
•    Plan validation.
•    Specify user requirements.
•    Participate in supplier selection to ensure quality in equipment and process.
•    Drive design, construction, and verification.
•    Plan operational readiness.

 

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:
•    A min. bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical engineering, chemical engineering, microbiology, biotechnology, or similar natural science field.
•    Operational process engineering experience, which is considered a plus. 
•    Multidisciplinary knowledge and/or experience from pharmaceutical industry or other highly regulated industries.
•    Project management and project experience, which is considered a plus. 
•    Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English. 

 

On a personal level, you enjoy close teamwork, are a natural at planning tasks and thrive in a dynamic working environment. Being energized by a multicultural environment, where everybody is treated with respect is crucial in this role. 

 

Having great stakeholder management skills and excellent communication skills is key to succeed in this role. We will welcome a colleague who enjoys building structure and robust processes around tasks to maintain focus on most important things.

 

About the Department

Today, 3,200 employees of Novo Nordisk Kalundborg produce half of the world’s insulin and a number of biopharmaceutical products. With more than 50 years of expertise in large-scale biotech manufacturing, we are today the world’s largest insulin-producing facility. By joining Novo Nordisk Manufacturing in Kalundborg, we promise you a developing career, where you will be met with trust and responsibility by dedicated colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a successful company with a higher purpose and an inclusive environment. Together, we make a difference every day for more than 30 million people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases.

 

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

 

Contact 

For further information, please contact Senior Project Manager Karolina Martyniuk-Sohbati at +45 34447735 or via email kyis@novonordisk.com.

 

Deadline 

23 February 2025.

 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.
 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.