Are you driven by continuous optimisation and securing high level of compliance? Are you highly motivated to work in an analytical laboratory and want to ensure fast delivery of quality products to our patients?
We are looking for a new chemist to one of our HPLC teams in Biotech & Rare Disease QC and it might be you! If you are as ambitious as we are, you can look forward to an exciting job in an environment where we always strive to be the best in class in everything we do. The Position
As analytical QC chemist you will be responsible for approving analytical results and you will support the laboratory technicians with the analytical work in the laboratory through guidance and coaching, securing timely delivery of analytical results. You will also work in close collaboration with the chemists in the team and ensure that the analytical performance and equipment live up to industry standards and cGMP. You must find chromatography interesting and have a wish to deep dive into obtained results to understand analytical variations. We have 16 dedicated employees in the team (11 laboratory technicians and 5 chemists), and the core tasks for the team are:
• Timely delivery of analytical results to our stakeholders ensuring medicine reach the patients.
• Solving laboratory investigations and deviations utilising systematic problem solving as a tool.
• Continuous improvement and optimisation of our processes using cLEAN principles. You can look forward to an exciting and varied job where you must contribute to ensure that your team reach its target. We want to work smarter and to implement digital and innovative improvements in our processes. You will get the possibility to influence your daily routines and responsibilities, and the position offers great opportunities for personal and professional development. This could also be your opportunity to build a strong network within Novo Nordisk while developing your skills further. Qualifications
We value the following competencies in our new colleague: • You are a chemist, pharmacist, engineer or have similar background.
• It is considered an advantage, if you have experience from the pharmaceutical industry and is used to work in accordance with cGMP.
• Knowledge about chromatographic analysis and HPLC equipment is also considered an advantage.
• You are professionally proficient in both written and spoken Danish and English. As a person, you are responsible, dedicated and have an open-minded approach. In addition, it should be natural for you to take the initiative and put yourself in play. You are good at creating an overview and have the courage to solve new types of tasks both individually and in close collaboration with your colleagues and stake holders. You must also be able to keep an overview of your tasks and work with documentation in a structured way to be able to prioritize. About Biotech & Rare Disease QC
Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD) is part of Novo Nordisk, which delivers products for treatment of rare blood and endocrine disorders. BRD QC consist of six departments supporting our production facilities by performing Quality Control (QC) analysis on the whole product portfolio in BRD.
Our department's area of responsibility is chemical, biological and general compendial analysis of stability samples, drug substance samples, drug product samples and intermediate samples. In our QC department in Gentofte, we are approximately 100 motivated and talented colleagues divided into 6 teams. Your new department is characterized by high professionalism, quality mindset and an informal tone. Contact
Should you have further questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Signe Baldvinsson Frewald at +45 30 75 07 37.
Please feel free to submit your application in Danish. Deadline
June 11th, 2023. Applications are reviewed at an ongoing basis. To maximize your chances, kindly submit your application 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 for this job in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.
Working at Novo Nordisk
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