Energy Professional

Would you like to become an integral part of our mission to drive energy efficiency?. Are you ready to lead the charge in enhancing our energy management system and ensuring compliance with energy legislation, ISO standards, and our Environmental Strategy—Circular for Zero? If you're a passionate energy professional, ready to contribute to a greener future in pharmaceutical manufacturing, we invite you to apply and make a difference at Novo Nordisk. 

The position 
As Energy professional for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) you will be the key player in driving and supporting the Energy agenda on many different tasks in API, such as: 

• Maintain and improve the energy management system in API ensuring effective procedures and processes in compliance with energy legislation, ISO standards, API Energy Policy, Novo Nordisk (NN) environmental strategy (Circular for Zero).  
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• Ensure that the energy management system is data driven with focus on energy efficiency, reduction targets, consumption, key figures, data collection and reporting, forecasting, continues improvements and alike 
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• As an energy Subject Matter Expert (SME), collaborate across API with primarily Energy Professionals in API Corporate Vice President (CVP) areas and API Environment and Energy Process Group. Also, collaboration out of API with corporate functions and other stakeholders must be prioritized 
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• Assist in planning and accomplishing of internal and external audits including own participation 
• Be a strong support for other employee handling tasks within energy  
• Be an active team player in PS API across Energy organization. 

You will be API’s Energy Subject Matter Expert mainly located in Kalundborg, but also supporting factories in Hillerød, Bagsværd and the US. You will be reporting to Senior Manager for API Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and in dotted line SVP Environment and Energy Partner. You will work closely together with the API’s Senior Vice President (SVP) Partner for Environment and Energy and the energy responsible persons in the CVP areas under API. 

API is responsible for producing the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for all of Novo Nordisk’s medicines and consist of approximately 8000 employees.

Qualifications 

To succeed in this role, we imagine that you have: 

• Relevant Master’s degree eg. within Energy Engineering, or you could have  a  Marine Engineering background, with a minimum of 5 - 7 years of relevant experience within energy. 
• Deep cross-functional work experience within high subject matter expertise, and project management experience. 
• Expert knowledge of Energy legislation, and familiarity with Danish energy legislation and ISO 50001 standard 
• Analytical and thorough, ability to manage data and quality assure reporting from API 
• Fluent in spoken and written Danish and English 

 
On a personal level, you present a “can-do” approach and a result-oriented attitude, which enables you to establish strong professional relations internally and externally. You have  strong stakeholder engagement/management skills along with the ability to build trusting relationships at all levels while driving agendas in an independent fashion 

Moreover, you are a Team player with an international mindset and enjoy being part of a global work environment. You have the ability  to work independently, set the direction when needed and manage changes in processes and deliver on high quality. You can 

 communicate complex issues in an easy-to-understand manner and to proactively manage numerous and changing priorities effectively. Most importantly, you are flexible, eager to take up new tasks and projects. 

About the department 
API EHS is a specialist function supporting PS API within External Environment and Energy and Health and Safety. We are driving the External Environment and Health and Safety strategies for PS API and as such our main tasks are to ensure that PS API stay in compliance with Authority requirements and ISO standards.  We strive to identify improvement areas leading to reduction of energy, water and waste in the API and ultimately realize Novo Nordisk Circular for Zero ambition. 

In the EHS team, we are proud to be part of PS API, and we enjoy maintaining the humorous and motivating environment, we all contribute to. Here, we are good at helping each other with complicated challenges and celebrating each other’s victories. We look forward to welcoming you to the team, and to sharing our knowledge and experience.  

Working at Novo Nordisk 
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for a change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care. 

Contact 
For further information, please contact Elisa Rosenbohm (Senior Manager): +45 3444 9110 Helle Nayberg (SVP Environmental Partner): +45 3075 8796. 

Deadline 

27 April, 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.