Qualified Person Delegate - QPD

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Quality

Qualified Person Delegate – QPD

Are you a Qualified Persons Delegate (QPD) seeking a rewarding career opportunity in the pharmaceutical industry? Look no further!

We're embarking on an exciting expansion at Novo Nordisk and are on the hunt for talented QPDs to join our growing team. As a key player in ensuring regulatory compliance and product quality, you'll have the chance to make a real impact on our company's success.

If you're passionate about upholding the highest standards of pharmaceutical manufacturing and eager to be part of a collaborative and innovative environment, we want to hear from you! Take the next step in your career with us and be a part of something extraordinary. Apply now!

The position
As QA professional or QPD you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, efficacy, and compliance of pharmaceutical products. Responsibilities encompass a range of tasks aimed at maintaining high-quality standards throughout the manufacturing process.

Main tasks will be to:

• ensure that all manufacturing activities adhere to relevant regulations and guidelines set forth by regulatory authorities
• review batch records and release of each batch of pharmaceutical products for distribution
• set direction and guidance for improve and maintain robust Quality Management Systems to monitor and continuously improve manufacturing processes
• document approval of deviation, change control, and CAPAs to address any issues that may arise during production
• identify potential issues within the manufacturing process and implement mitigation strategies to minimize the likelihood of non-compliance

This role will allow you to collaborate with cross-functional teams to address any findings and implement corrective actions to drive continuous improvement.

Overall, you will play a critical role in safeguarding patient safety and maintaining the integrity of pharmaceutical products.

The successful candidates will be employed at either Taastrup or Måløv.

Qualifications

Candidates interested in applying for the QPD role should be aware that the eligibility criteria are stringent and are determined by the Danish Medicines Agency. Therefore, we encourage you to carefully review the specific requirements outlined by the agency here before submitting your application.

To succeed in this role, you:

• hold masters’ degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, Chemistry or Biology
• have at least 1 year of experience in a QA related or Process Supporter role
• have gained said experience within the pharmaceutical or medical devices industry
• are fully proficient in English, while Danish knowledge will be seen as an advantage

As this is an expansive hiring initiative across multiple departments, we want to emphasize to potential candidates that while we are eager to welcome diverse talent to our team, specific skill sets may be assessed at later stages in the recruitment process. As the selection process progresses, we will delve deeper into specific skill requirements for each department, ensuring the best possible alignment between candidate expertise and role expectations.
On a personal level, with your good cooperation and communication skills you are able to organize and drive tasks working across departments in an international organization. You have a pragmatic approach to problem solving, are detail-oriented with a strong quality mindset and are a team player but are also able to work independently.

About the department
The area is newly established to support a revised Novo Nordisk Strategy, where used of acquisitions, partnership and contract manufacturing will play a key role in supplementing the future organic growth.

The Corporate Vice President (VP) area consists of four VP areas: Due diligence and Integration Quality, responsible for quality related matters around business development; ET QA who is responsible for Quality of tablet production and manufacturing with emerging technologies and GCM DS QA and GCM DP QA, responsible for Quality Assurance of Global Contract Manufacturing.

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.

Contact
For further information, please contact Linea Rigét Frenk Alsing at +45-30756596

Deadline
19 May 2024

Please ensure to enclose a comprehensive transcript of your academic education with your application, as we need to assess eligibility for the QPD role according to the Danish government requirements.

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.