Process Engineer / Engineering Responsible

Would you like to join a dynamic global company and work on an exciting new capacity expansion project? Are you interested in the opportunity to establish new active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) manufacturing facilities that bridges new and automated technologies with strong know-how and expertise in biotech manufacturing?  

Then you should be our next Process Engineer in our media production/propagation area in Fermentation!

The Position

As a Process Engineer you will responsible for setting up the processes and equipment in our media production/propagation area in new Fermentation facility.

Your main tasks will be to:

• Take professional responsibility for the equipment in the media production area

• Support stakeholders by providing expertise and solutions to ensure stable production with the right quality

• Contribute to the ongoing optimization of existing processes and equipment, bringing new knowledge and collaborating with stakeholders from other teams and departments

• Challenge existing processes in a respectful and constructive way, acting as a mentor for colleagues in the team and department

• Provide proactive support to the media production/propagation area, ensuring daily operations and equipment perform at the highest output and quality

If you are passionate about working with quality and improvement in a production area that is the heart of Novo Nordisk, this is the job for you. Your work will help create a stable process and deliver quality products to downstream processes.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:

• A bachelor’s degree in sciences, engineering, or a similar field, or a strong background as a laboratory technician

• Experience in relevant manufacturing processes, manufacturing development, production, or the laboratory

• A solid understanding of the pharmaceutical value chain, documentation, regulatory requirements, and GMP

• Proficiency in English, both verbal and written

On a personal level, you will thrive in this job if you enjoy close teamwork and are a strong motivator of others. You like working in an international environment that demands independence to make critical decisions. Building structure comes naturally to you and you enjoy simplifying wherever simplicity can benefit reaching the right goals faster.

About the Department

Today, more than 4,000 employees of Novo Nordisk Kalundborg produce half of the world’s insulin and a number of biopharmaceutical products. With more than 50 years of expertise in large-scale biotech manufacturing, we are today the world’s largest insulin-producing facility. By joining Novo Nordisk Manufacturing in Kalundborg, we promise you a developing career, where you will be met with trust and responsibility by dedicated colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a successful company with a higher purpose and an inclusive environment. Together, we make a difference every day for more than 42 million people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases.   

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

For further information, please contact Project Vice President Bettina Lund Andreassen +45 3079 6039.

Deadline

Apply before April, 21 2024. We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so 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.