Chemical Engineer in Manufacturing Intelligence Department

• Engineering
• Kalundborg

Are you driven by teamwork and cross-functional collaboration to solve challenging business tasks? Do you strive to create change by establishing new, better manufacturing processes that help save lives across the globe daily? Then Novo Nordisk Kalundborg invites you to be part of our team and come work at the largest insulin production facility in the world. You get to leave your footprint on solutions that make a big difference to the lives and health of millions of patients. Your successful career continues with us being a chemical engineer by joining the ´Manufacturing Intelligence´ department established in 2018 at Novo Nordisk in Kalundborg.

About the Department

You get the opportunity to join an expanding, international, high performing team of 6 people in Kalundborg, responsible for the ´Manufacturing Intelligence´ program focusing on production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The primary goal of the program is to identify relevant data and turn a large amount of manufacturing data from various systems into knowledge and drive business results based on that knowledge. The team consists of project managers and experts in chemistry, engineering, and computer science.

In close collaboration with key internal stakeholders in production and business support functions, we establish an analytical platform integrating three dimensions: manufacturing management processes, IT infrastructure and business priorities. Evolution of Manufacturing Intelligence is following from performance measurement (analysis) to predictive modelling to decision making (optimisation).

The projects listed but not limited to the following scope below:

Reconciliation: Waste & Loss accounting, Bill of Materials calculation in Real-Time

Build a system infrastructure enabling implementation of a software monitoring/visualizing the reconciliation in the process and facilitate identification of unknown waste areas and potentially introduce other/new key parameter to visualize process performance.

Production Process Monitoring in Real-Time

Live production data stream for shop-floor users aimed to alert on any changes and process deviations from the baseline as well as correlations and total effects on other upstream and downstream production nodes in order to both react to existing issues and foresee any coming.

Dynamic Raw Material Supply Planning

Reduce supply planning operational bias and increase forecast accuracy via “Loss accounting & Bill of Materials calculations” technology. Implement traceability of Stocks and Production planning (consumption forecast) accuracy.

Fermentation concentration prediction (optimum production time)

Establish visibility of product concentration on current running batches in real-time and increase the mean product concentration based on machine learning models. To focus on identification of the main contributors to the overall variation. The ideal time to stop a batch is identified based on production economy for each running batch in the real-time.

Recovery process Tank Load optimization and prediction (optimum load)

Predictive analytics algorithms in Recovery process of insulin production are aimed to control flow through production columns based on continuous flow of concentration prediction and process losses of concentration before column in insulin production process. Flow recommendations take the product concentration, the column state and the flow history of each column into account and machine learning to enhance accuracy over incoming dynamic data analysis.

The position

You will support the implementation of Manufacturing Intelligence program using proven technologies to meet quality, cost, schedule, and performance goals. Also you serve as an Expert in the implementation of Material Balance and Production Accounting solutions in manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

• Participate as Lead Team member in the Implementation of Sigmafine and OSIsoft PI according to project scope and specifications; deliver training courses on reconciliation tools

• Periodically provide status updates on project issues and progress to Project Manager to ensure scope, schedule, budget, change control, and quality parameters are met

• Prepare detailed plans, generally spanning several weeks, necessary to complete assignments; plan work to comply with project schedules

• To be prepared to travel to Diabetes API facility in the US, up to 20%

• Multidisciplinary interest – the success in this role lies in understanding and bridging over to other engineering and business disciplines

Skills / Qualifications

• An MSc and/or PhD in chemical engineering

• Proven record of participation in basic and detail engineering projects in the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and oil & gas industries

• Experience in the development and maintenance of all process deliverables, including: process flow diagrams, piping and instrument diagrams, process timelines, utility analysis and summary, equipment data sheets and specifications, process descriptions

• Ability to collaborate with project team members demonstrating the leadership capabilities to insure a successful project delivery

• Previous experience supervising, developing and encouraging growth for entry-level engineers

• 10+ years of progressive experience in process engineering design, or 5+ years of relevant experience in consulting

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English essential, Danish is an added asset)

Desirable

• Knowledge of Process Historian (OSIsoft PI), experience in process reconciliation and simulation tools

• Knowledge of networking design, management, configuration, troubleshooting (LAN, WAN, VMPLS, VLAN, Routing, Firewalls, etc.)

• Knowledge of Business Intelligence applications (Tableau, Alteryx) and Relational Databases (Oracle or SQL Server).

The position is limited to 24 months with an opportunity to convert it to a permanent contract after 2-year assignment.

Working at Novo Nordisk Kalundborg

Join us at Novo Nordisk Manufacturing Kalundborg, where more than 3,500 Novo Nordisk employees share the ambition to continuously make a difference for more than 28 million people living with diabetes and other serious chronic conditions. You will be in excellent company, working alongside dedicated and highly competent colleagues. We are at the forefront of development in technology and processes, and we know success depends on dedicated individuals contributing to every step of the way. This is where we need you.

Contact

For further information please call Artur Umerkaev at +45 30 777 343.

Deadline

June 30th, 2020.

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.

Millions rely on us
To work for Novo Nordisk you will need the skills, dedication and ambition to change lives for the better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronical diseases. In exchange, we offer the chance to be part of a truly global workplace, where passion and engagement are met with opportunities for professional and personal development.