Process engineer for capacity modeling

Are you recently graduated or someone working in the industry with focus on mathematical modelling for process improvement-optimization? Are you interested is applying theory into application for making business impact and supporting key decision processes? Are you interested in working with full-scale manufacturing processes? Then please consider if you can see yourself as one of our process engineers for capacity modelling.

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career !

The position

We are looking for someone who is motivated by and enjoy working with data, developing advanced models and deploying and applying these models for helping with setting the direction for short and long-term project portfolio generation.

Specifically, we will depend on you to:

• Develop, apply and maintain flowsheet models for designing/retrofitting manufacturing facilities
• Analyse, test and identify optimizations for existing processes in collaboration with project stakeholders
• Develop a model library for model re-use and improvement
• Develop models at varying levels of fidelity for representation of processes and ultimately facilities

This job gives you a great opportunity to play a considerable part in shaping the future of bioprocessing across the organization, in close collaboration with development, manufacturing, and research teams in Novo Nordisk. Here, you will help us understand even more about our complex processes and connect a dedicated manufacturing environment with a market that depends on us, every day yielding new opportunities for people living with chronical diseases.

Qualifications

We are seeking candidates with the following prerequisites:

• A PhD in chemical engineering or industrial engineering. If you a hold a MSc with 2-3 years of experience you are also welcomed to apply

• Domain knowledge on flowsheet modelling, optimization, unit operations understanding and data analysis.
• Experience with equation/object-oriented programming, for example, Matlab, python, VBA, etc.
• Understanding of how to convey complex information to varying audiences and thereby, explain the purpose to get everyone onboard
• An appetite for solving complex problems applying a systems approach to manage complexity and reach feasible applicable solution.

As you will be sharing your ideas and understandings in many different fora, we trust your interpersonal skills to be great, allowing you to easily connect with colleagues across professional and cultural distances.

About the department

You will be a part of the Novo Nordisk Insulin production, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (PS API) and assigned to Manufacturing 1 (M1), the world’s largest Insulin Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturing facility located in Kalundborg with fermentation, recovery, purification and utilities production under the same roof.

You will be employed in M1 Bioprocess Improvement-Optimization (M1 BIO), a group of 8 highly skilled colleagues plus MSc students all working with advanced mathematical modelling for bioprocess improvement and optimization. We follow the multiscale modelling approach for problem solving and we have activities in Applied Mathematical Modelling, Mechanistic Modelling, Process Control Modelling, Capacity Modelling and Supply Chain Optimization Modelling. We enjoy a trustful, inclusive, and enthusiastic work environment, we are good at supporting each other, and we look forward to making you feel welcomed.

As our new colleague, you will join us in the Capacity Modelling group where we focus on capacity analysis for production planning-scheduling.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we have been changing diabetes since 1923. If you are ready to strengthen our position as an innovative pioneer and respected industry leader, we encourage you to join us to make the most of your talent.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Marta González García, Manager, at +45 30 75 87 11.

Deadline

28^th March 2025

Please note that applications will not be reviewed if they don’t include CV, latest transcripts and cover letter.

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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.