Automation Engineer with Data Historian

Would you like to work with digitalization in the manufacturing value chain? This is your opportunity to be involved in a new, high-profile greenfield project, and to be involved in shaping a new department. It is our ambition to release products by real-time quality control and assurance, where digitalization is of crucial importance. We are looking for an Automation Engineer with a focus on Historian setup and data collection interfaces between Novo Nordisk’s global PI platform and local control systems running in our plant in Hillerød. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career! The position In Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD) we are planning to expand our production facilities in Hillerød, Denmark, to meet the future needs of our growing product pipeline. Plant control system is composed of DeltaV (DCS) and various PLC controlled equipment. As our new Automation Engineer, you will be working in a project team, developing, and maintaining the local Historian configuration as well as interfaces to other IT systems. You will be one of the drivers to ensure data availability to other stakeholders. Assignments also could include troubleshooting tasks related to the process control system DCS (DeltaV) and the MES system PAS-X, together with other experienced engineers. You will play a central role in maintaining and optimizing our interface configurations and infrastructure while ensuring the stability and support of our production. In this position, you will primarily work with interfaces between different IT systems, including OSIsoft PI, DeltaV and different PLC controlled equipment. Your main responsibilities will be:

Development and maintaining data-driven architectures in close collaboration with data architects, process responsible etc.

Maintenance, monitoring and updating configurations and infrastructure of interface servers to ensure stable data transfer between different IT/OT systems.

Supporting day-to-day operations and testing IT/OT systems deviations in production environment.

Contributing to the efficient execution of our manufacturing processes during hyper-care period after project ends, and the facility enters production.

Qualifying & documenting the changes made in IT/OT systems and interfaces also ensuring QA Department approvals. Collaborating with operators and supporters to analyse and identify possible optimizations with special focus on data availability and system interfaces.

Understanding the API production processes and ensuring uptime and reliability of interfaces among different IT/OT systems and OSIsoft PI / AVEVA PI Server.

Development and maintenance of disaster recovery plans.

Qualifications To succeed in this role, you have:

A Bachelor's or master’s degree in engineering, Data technician or similar.

Experience from working within production support, preferably knowledge of API in a GMP-regulated environment. Preferable experience with validation/qualification.

General knowledge of API processes, DCS (Distributed Control system) systems, industrial communications, S88 and OSIsoft PI / AVEVA PI Server.

Specific knowledge about data contextualization and PI asset framework.

Experience with patch management, backup and restore processes.

Fluent in English, both oral and written.

On a professional level we also expect you to have a structured working approach and high data quality mindset. As a person, you enjoy collaborating, learning, and sharing information with others. You are driven by achieving great results together with colleagues. This drives you to be close to the manufacturing processes and everyday lives of your stakeholders as you are curious to learn and understand how IT & Automation can help improve the production processes. About the department Our team is part of the BRD Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Denmark Area located in Gentofte, Hillerød and Kalundborg. This is where the active ingredients, going into all our life-saving biotech products, are made by app. 500 committed colleagues. We manufacture through complex chemical and biotechnological processes (this includes cultivation, recovery, purification, and freeze-drying), which requires a high level of expertise, commitment, and engagement from our employees. We are producing at full speed in existing facilities while building and ramping up new state-of-the-art additions to keep up with demand and new Novo Nordisk products. We bring value to patients by delivering the purest possible high-quality API made in compliance with GMP. We drive change by always looking for improvements within our processes, and in the way we work together to make our products reach as many patients as possible. Working at BRD, Novo Nordisk 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 for Rare Diseases but also using our competencies in Biotech to support the growing efforts into completely new production platforms and therapy areas for Novo Nordisk. We are app. 2650 colleagues committed to driving change for people with serious chronic diseases. We produce our life-saving medicines out of five state-of-the-art production sites in Denmark and United States - covering the entire production value chain where raw materials are cultivated, purified, formulated, filled, assembled in devices, packed, and distributed across the globe. Not only are we making a difference for patients – but we also strive to make a difference for our employees by promoting a learning culture with a high level of trust, innovation, and development for everyone. Are you ready for a life-changing career? Contact For further information, please contact Senior Automation Engineer, Seyed Aref Hakim +45 30 79 94 95, Director Helle Grubbe at +45 34 48 11 29 or Senior Project Manager Michael Saaby +45 30 79 91 66 Deadline 28 May 2023. We will review applications and 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.