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It’s not unusual to push the boundaries of supporting processes in a state-of-the-art active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) manufacturing facility, but in this role, you’ll push the boundaries of strong know-how/expertise in biotech manufacturing by using new and automated technologies too.

Your new role

As part of Novo Nordisk Manufacturing Kalundborg, your role in PPV Process Line 1 Process Support will be to understand pharmaceutical processes, develop monitoring tools and analyse data for recommendations and improvements. An understanding of business impact and the interconnectedness of decisions in pharmaceutical manufacturing is essential for this role. As we transition from project to operational phases, your expertise will be invaluable in ensuring a smooth and effective shift to full operations.

Day-to-day your tasks will include:

  • Analysing large amounts of data for extracting correlation and causation for process understanding. Also, developing, maintaining, and recommending statistical process control charts for process monitoring
  • Utilizing a science, data-based approach for quantifying process deviations and handling deviations when processes do not operate as intended
  • Operating in a team-based approach for recommending process improvements and optimizations
  • Writing and executing change requests to implement improvements including validation when required
  • Coordinating with other disciplines in the department to ensure optimal production capacity at all times

Your new department

In CMC & Product Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

Within CMC & Product Supply, sits Novo Nordisk Manufacturing Kalundborg, where you will become part of a fantastic team in a leading company that produces insulins and GLP-1 analogues and supports millions of people with diabetes and other chronic diseases. With over 3,400 employees, you will collaborate with skilled colleagues in a thriving environment. Our commitment to innovation and expertise means that you will work alongside passionate colleagues driving progress in technology and processes. Your contributions will play a crucial role in our shared mission to have a positive impact on global health.

Your skills & qualifications

We’re looking for a new Process Scientist who will enjoy working in a high-paced, dynamic environment. You’ll bring with you:

  • Knowledge and experience with Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), alongside an understanding of scientific principles required for manufacturing pharmaceutical substances related to the interaction of chemistry and equipment
  • A keen interest in technology and digitalization. Experience with business intelligence (BI) tools, data analysis, statistics and programming, that are considered are an advantage
  • Exceptional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with an ability to take initiative and handle multiple tasks at the same time, while staying self-driven and proactive
  • Excellent communications skills to all levels and fluency in English, while having proficiency in Danish is nice to have
  • A master's degree and/or PhD in biology, engineering, biotechnology, pharmaceutical science, or equivalent life science, with a quality mindset

About Site Kalundborg

At Novo Nordisk manufacturing hub in Kalundborg, we are growing. From 2022-2029 we will invest 60 billion DKK to expand existing facilities for the current and future portfolio within serious chronic diseases. This will establish additional capacity across the entire global value chain from manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to packaging, with the vast majority being invested in API capacity. With the investment, more than 1200 new jobs will be created. This is your opportunity to be part of our journey and help establish the future factories of Novo Nordisk.​

Today, our 4,500 employees at Novo Nordisk Kalundborg produce half of the world’s insulin and a number of biopharmaceutical products, and we are never standing still. Together, we make a difference every day for more than 40 million people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. ​

Our site is located a few minutes from the city, and just one stop with the train from the site. The train can also take you directly from the site to Copenhagen in around one hour.

Many newcomers find it easy to build a network of like-minded people coming from Denmark or internationals. Some can find a network through hobbies and sports, social network groups, colleagues or employees from other local businesses.

Novo Nordisk Kalundborg

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

More information

You are welcome to contact Associate Manager Sohrab Ayoubi on +45 3075 1702 if you have questions about the role. Be advised Sohrab will not support queries about your recruitment status.

Deadline

21 July 2025. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

Novo Nordisk is not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.

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