Are you passionate about working with APIs, intermediates, and regulatory starting materials, contributing with your downstream purification experience? Do you want to work on the development of complex production processes at Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) around the world and be part of a super-engaged team? Do you thrive in collaborating with diverse stakeholders?

If so, we offer an exciting opportunity to join our CMO Process & Product team in Manufacturing, Science and Technology (MSAT) in PS API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients). Apply today for a life-changing career!

The Position

As a Senior Development Scientist, you will play a crucial role in establishing and optimizing processes and equipment standards for outsourced API production. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and international CMOs to supply critical raw materials, starting materials, intermediates, and bulk API. In this dynamic role, you will:

• Be responsible for key aspects of commercial, cGMP production such as master formulas, risk evaluations, control strategy, and development/stability studies.
• Be a part of an experienced, cross-functional team working with outsourced API, intermediates, starting materials, and support proteins.
• Work with a wide range of production technologies such as chromatography, chemical synthesis, filtration, and lyophilization.
• Take on a leading role in technical transfers and the implementation of manufacturing processes in new production facilities.
• Act as a subject-matter expert within development and optimization projects.
• Build and maintain good relations with a wide range of Novo Nordisk stakeholders such as Global Contract Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Quality Control.

Communication and collaboration skills are of key importance to ensure efficient distribution of tasks and alignment across the team, the department, and within Novo Nordisk since we work with many internal stakeholders to ensure the success of the CMOs. You can expect to be on business travels approximately 5-10 days per year.

Qualifications

We realize that few people are experts at everything. But if you can nod your head at the following attributes, then you could be the person we are looking for:

• A minimum of a Master’s degree within a scientific field such as engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, or similar.
• Some years of experience working with API manufacturing operations or development.
• Experience with complex stakeholder management, where collaborative skills are essential.
• Experience in pharmaceutical production and cGMP. Familiarity with systematic problem-solving tools such as LEAN would be beneficial.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

Applicants without this experience are still recommended to apply for the position and will be evaluated.

As a person, you are outgoing, self-driven, and thrive in an international environment. You are quality-focused, have a problem-solving approach, and are driven to create new solutions and challenge the status quo. Additionally, you excel in managing stakeholders and have a proven track record of establishing and nurturing relationships across various functions and geographical locations.

About the Department

In the Product Supply (PS) section of Novo Nordisk, we manufacture the pharmaceutical API backbone of our many quality APIs. PS API MSAT Manufacturing Support consists of four teams responsible for timely support of multiple drug substance processes. You can look forward to becoming part of a dynamic, well-functioning, and cross-functional team consisting mainly of process scientists and specialists.

Our team thrives on professional challenges and works independently with great individual responsibility and a high level of commitment, as well as together with colleagues in the team and internal stakeholders in project groups. We take pride in balancing ambitious goals, working diligently, and maintaining a healthy and enjoyable approach to our tasks. You will join a skilled and inclusive team, where collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and personal development are focal points. Our department is mainly situated in Bagsværd, but this team is split over offices in Bagsværd and Gentofte. Your primary location will be in Gentofte, but the office in Bagsværd will also be relevant.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life-changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact Hiring Manager, Casper Mørck at +45 3079 8657.

Deadline

20 March 2025.

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so submit your application as soon as possible. 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 process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all job applicants.

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.