Validation Scientist for CMC API Pilots

Do you have the courage for a steep learning curve in Novo Nordisk, both professionally and personally in collaboration with a strong team? Are you ready to take on responsibility for keeping our operational equipment running? 

If yes – and you can imagine yourself as our new pilot scientist – this is the job for you!

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career! Get introduced to CMC API Pilots and meet our employees by visiting our career site. 

The position
As our new Validation Scientist, you will get up to speed and have a large responsibility. You will be part of a support team with approximately 11 dedicated and talented colleagues. 

In this role you will:

• Be responsible for implementation and validation of equipment as well as optimizations and finding the right solutions for the API production. 
• Handle change requests, deviations, validation protocols, reports, and solve bigger and smaller optimization projects across the department.
• Be working cross-functionally with colleagues both within and outside of the department to solve tasks within projects. The complexity of your tasks will increase with your experience.

In this role, you have a great opportunity to explore the opportunities that Novo Nordisk can provide. You will touch base with a wide variety of knowledge fields, such as R&D, GMP, Production facilities, Deviations, Quality Assurance, Health and safety, minor investments etc. 

We have a flexible working environment which includes the possibility of being present at the office, in the production facility as well as working from home.

Qualifications
To thrive and succeed, we expect you to have:

• A Master’s degree in natural science, engineering or equivalent combined with a technical interest in production equipment. Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree complemented by 2–3 years of relevant work experience. 

In addition to that, the optimal candidate has:

• Preferably experience within validation and equipment.
• Process and technical skills within operation of systems, building and construction, installation, and operational verification.
• Experience with the LEAN way of working/mindset.
• GMP experience.
• Fluency in English. Basic understanding of Danish is preferred, as most members of the production speaks Danish fluently.

As a person you are a strong team player who can collaborate well with a diverse group of stakeholders e.g., development chemists, project managers, and QA. You contribute with great spirit, initiative, and flexibility. You are known for your can-do attitude, are comfortable with practical tasks, and find it natural to bring your technical knowledge within operation of systems or processes into play when finding the right solution to a specific task. You can challenge existing ways of working while proactively driving implementation of new solutions. 

About the department
As part of the Novo Nordisk PSQIT organisation, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Development & Scaling makes a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop, manufacture, and distribute drug candidates for clinical trials and have a strong culture with a “can do” mindset.
In Chemistry Pilot Plant we are responsible for production of API to clinical studies where chemical synthesis, chromatographic purification, and spray drying is part of the production. The department is part of the area Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control API Pilots (CMC API Pilots) that has approx. 300 employees and are responsible for production of API to all developmental productions in Novo Nordisk. This includes fermentation, cultivation, chemical synthesis, and purification. 
The support team is responsible for maintenance and support of equipment used in the production as well as process optimization regarding equipment. We drive investment projects of varying sizes continuously in the team and in collaboration with other teams to meet the future demands of the facility. LEAN principles are the fundament of how we work to continuously improve our processes and procedures.

About Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk it is your capabilities, your commitment and your ambitions that helps us to improve many people’s lives. You will have the pleasure to work together with extraordinary talented co-workers, and we offer you a broad range of opportunities to develop both at a professional and personal level. 

Contact 
If you have any questions feel free to contact Associate Manager Rebecca Eickhardt-Sørensen at +45 3079 2618.

Deadline
9 February 2025

We may conduct interviews before the deadline. Therefore, we may take the liberty to close for new applicants before the deadline. 
You do not need to attach a cover letter, but we encourage you to write you motivation and contribution to this job in your CV. 
We are obligated to secure an inclusive recruitment process with equal opportunities for the applicants. We also ask you not to include a photo of yourself in your CV as a help to us for a more fair process. 
 

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.