Do you have a strong interest in organic/peptide chemistry, coupled with a curious mind that drives you? Have you been exposed to collaborating with Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs) and seeking a position with a high degree of autonomy?

If this sounds like you, we are looking forward to you joining our team and representing our CMOs within Novo Nordisk, and Novo Nordisk within our CMO network! Submit your application today!

The Position

As Specialist MSAT, you primary focus involves collaborating with CMOs who partner with Novo Nordisk to facilitate further production of drug substance. You serve as the bridge between what the CMOs can do and what Novo Nordisk wants to achieve, with a special focus on facility, equipment, and Quality Management System (QMS).

Your responsibilities include:

• Drafting and reviewing project documentation, validation reports, master batch records, and change requests
• Being the go-to person for technical questions about processes and equipment
• Facilitating collaboration between Novo Nordisk and CMOs to ensure business objectives are achieved
• Ensuring seamless coordination between the two QMSs, understanding differences, and assisting in closing any gaps
• Providing guidance, suggesting innovations, and actively participating in continuous improvement initiatives until completion

International collaboration is an integrated part of your job and you can expect to travel around 25 days per year.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, we imagine you:

• Hold at least a Master’s Degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Engineering, or a related field
• Possess prior expertise in QMS, documentation management, and successful collaboration with or within a CMO
• Showcase strong knowledge of organic chemistry (small molecules, fermentation, peptides, sidechain, etc.) obtained either within the pharmaceutical industry, food production, or dairy industry
• Display fluency in both written and spoken English

As a person, you have outstanding communication skills and thrive in building reliable relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders, as well as possess an innate talent for analysing and sharing crucial information. Driven by natural curiosity, you flourish in independent work environments, while your commitment to active listening and adept negotiation skills define your approach, enabling you to maintain your position when necessary.

About the Department

Global Contract Manufacturing Drug Substance (GCM DS) is part of Novo Nordisk’s Product Supply organisation. We are responsible for all Novo Nordisk contracts and licence manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API’s), starting and raw materials and intermediates used for our global markets. Our main office is located in Søborg, Denmark.

The primary role of GCM is to monitor and control the production handled by external CMOs located in Central Europe, North America and in East Asia, ensuring delivery of products from the CMOs to our respective customers.

The position is in the MSAT department, GCM MSAT DS, a team of highly experienced specialists with a well-documented history in pharmaceutical sciences.

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 Thomas Lindblad, Director, Global Contract Manufacturing MSAT, Drug Substance, at tlib@novonordisk.com or +45 3075 5179.

Deadline

April 1st 2024. Please note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Therefore, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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.