Chemist for Chemistry Pilot Plant

Are you passionate about organic chemistry and eager to take processes from the lab to pilot scale? Do you have the skills to collaborate across teams while ensuring high-quality production in a fast-paced environment?

If you find challenges like this exciting and inspiring, you may be our new chemist within chemical modification and process development of new active pharmaceutical peptides and proteins.

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The position
Your responsibility as a Chemist for Chemistry Pilot Plant is to transfer the processes from the development laboratory to pilot scale. The processes are within organic chemistry, solid phase chemistry and chemical modification of peptides. The transfer of the processes includes planning of the production, the acquisition of raw materials and preparation of production recipes.  

Your tasks will include: 

• Acting as a sparring partner with chemists in chemical development to make sure a robust process is developed and responsible to instruct pilot technicians to produce in a safe manner.
• Being responsible for the preparation of all documents needed by authorities.
• Overseeing the production in the pilot facility and ensuring a strong quality mindset is present during production.
• Participating in problem-solving and ongoing optimization of the processes, both as ad-hoc projects and larger improvement projects.    

Qualifications
You hold a Master or PhD in organic chemistry or chemical engineering. Experience from upscaling of chemical processes and GMP is an advantage but not a must.

On a personal level, you are well structured, have good planning skills and are prepared to learn how a pilot plant is operated. We expect you to have excellent collaboration skills since the job involves collaboration across different areas with people from different backgrounds. Further, you should feel confident with and have the ability to make carefully considered decisions in a hectic work environment.

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.
The job is within Novo Nordisk Research & Development area in Bagsværd in the department Chemistry Pilot Plant. In the department you will find around 45 highly skilled colleagues divided in three teams. You will be in a team with 8 other pilot chemists with extensive experience in the field and 10 highly skilled pilot technicians that operate the pilot expertly. 

The characteristics of your coming colleagues are their “can-do” attitude and a mind that constantly challenge themselves to develop and upscale robust chemical processes. Our main responsibility is to produce synthetic API and intermediates for pre-clinical and clinical studies. 

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for 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.
 

At Novo Nordisk, your skills, dedication, and ambition help us change lives for the better. In exchange, we offer you an opportunity to work with extraordinary talent and benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.
 

Contact
For further information, please contact Mads Holger Rønnest (Associate Manager) on +45 3077 7701 or Anders Holm (Specialist) on +45 3077 6694.

Deadline
2 February 2025

We will review applications and perform interviews on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

You don’t need to attach a cover letter, but a few sentences about your motivation for applying are appreciated.

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.