Scientist - Mammalian Cell Cultivation

Do you have experience with mammalian cell cultivation at a pilot scale or motivated to learn? Are you curious and driven to work as part of a team to execute production campaigns for our newest products? If so, this job could be for you. Apply now!

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The position

We are looking for a new Scientist to join our CMC Cultivation Pilot Plant team. We work with mammalian CHO cell cultures with a final volume between 500-1000L in a single use facility.

In this role, you will work at the interface between new process development and production scale-up to optimize the production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) for clinical and development trials.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Plan and coordinate production campaigns in a fast-paced environment

• Manage raw materials and plant utilities

• Manage cultivation operations in a single-use facility together with skilled process technicians

• Coordinate with various stakeholders to gather and share vital information and supportDocument and report results on every production campaign

• Ensure timely execution of production campaigns

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A Master’s degree in biochemistry, biochemical engineering, fermentation-based manufacturing, or chemistry

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices

• Previous experience working in a production environment is preferred but not required

• Knowledge about electronic systems is preferred; we work with PAS-X, SAP, Delta-V, LIMS, among others

As a person you are a team player who can collaborate to find solutions to production challenges and an excellent communicator with the ability toreach out to various stakeholders for support. You are comfortable with structuring and planning work with a sound quality mindset.

About the department

As part of Novo Nordisk’s Product Supply organization, CMC Development (Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control) makes a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop, manufacture, and distribute drug candidates for non-clinical and clinical trials which is a complicated journey that requires about 10 years of dedicated work in CMC Development.

CMC API Pilot is divided into five departments, three facilities, and two locations. The Cultivation Pilot Plants department includes pilot scale facilities for cultivation and recovery of proteins at around 1000L scale. Our pharmaceutical production processes utilise mammalian cells, yeast, and E. coli. Our purified proteins are utilised in clinical trials and developmental trials. The department consists of around 80 employees divided into 4 teams: 1 X Cultivation, 2 X Recovery teams & 1 X Support team. There is close collaboration with the API Development teams as well as across the API Pilot facilities.

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 Associate Manager Christina Rose Vildeskov Lyngsø at +45-34484072.

Deadline

Apply before April 28 2024.

Applications will be reviewed continuously, and we will begin conducting interviews already during the posting period, so please do not hesitate to apply.

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. Toensure 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.