Process Engineer for Expansion project

Do you want to be a part of Novo Nordisk's most significant expansion project in Hillerød to expand our Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) capacity for Biotech production? The finished facility will employ approximately 340 colleagues and feature state-of-the-art technology for new processes and products. 

We have several open positions for Process Engineers profiles with different levels of experience in our new facility project, both within Downstream Process and Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) Systems.
 

The Position

As a Process Engineer you will join the project in a phase, where we are finalizing the design on our equipment and have started FAT on other. We are preparing to install process equipment in our facility, validation activities are on-going and we are preparing for running a production.  

Your key tasks will include:
•    Participation in FATs and project execution to enable a streamlined implementation of the new equipment.
•    Align on the technical decisions together with our local project team, central core team stakeholders and the suppliers.
•    Review of Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT) protocols and reports, oversight during qualification tests, supporting project team with qualification, deviations etc. 
•    Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for future production and developing training procedures in collaboration with operators and other users. 
•    After validation is complete, you will ensure stable production of the running manufacturing facility, perform re-qualifications, handle deviations and compliance issues.
 
In this position, you will work in collaboration with a wide network of stakeholders. This will include the Work Package Owner (WPO), local production specialist, IT/Automation specialist, operation responsible and operators, as well as engineering partners during the project phase.

Some travel activities must be expected.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:
•    An academic degree within engineering, pharmaceutical science or similar.
•    Experience within life-science industry and working with cGMP. 
•    If newly graduated you have experience with large scale production equipment from your studies.
•    Experience within API production / validation will be highly advantageous.
•    Full professional proficiency in English, Danish is a plus.

On a personal level, you like to work independently, take initiative, and have a forward-thinking outlook. As someone who enjoys collaborating, learning, and sharing information with others, you are driven by achieving great results together with colleagues. 

Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential in this role, making it easier to interact effectively with stakeholders across the organization.

About the department

Our team is working to expand the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) capacity of our Biotech production in Hillerød. You will become a part of one of the most significant expansion projects in Novo Nordisk. The highly automated facility will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology that is flexible to accommodate new processes and products. It will expand our capacity for our portfolio of clinical late phase products to serve more people living with serious chronic diseases including rare diseases. We do not only drive change for our patients – we also drive life-changing careers for our employees by promoting a learning culture with high levels of trust, innovation, and development throughout the organisation. To drive the project and reach the initial phase of production, we need your help! Are you ready to join the project team and our journey?

Working at BRD, Novo Nordisk

Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD) is part of Novo Nordisk Product Supply, which is a global production network at the forefront of technology and quality production of pharmaceutical products. In BRD, we are not only supplying all Novo Nordisk products to people living with serious chronic diseases, but we also use our competences in biotech to support the growing efforts into completely new production platforms and therapy areas for Novo Nordisk. We are more than 3000 dedicated colleagues working at six production sites in Denmark and the United States. Here we cover the entire production value chain where raw materials are cultivated, purified, formulated, filled, assembled in devices, packed, and distributed across the globe. As more and more people need our products, we support Novo Nordisk's initiatives in new therapy areas. Every day, we work to streamline and expand our capacity through process innovation, automation, and the introduction of new technology. 
 
Contact
For further information, please contact Manager Helle Baltzer Hattel  at +45 3079 7266.

Deadline

Apply before April, 28 2024. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged 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.