Are you someone who thrives in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment? Are you excited about being part of a new capacity expansion project that will have a significant impact on future API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) production facilities? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team, where we transform ideas into reality. Apply today for the position of junior or senior commissioning manager in our new large green field project and be a part of something truly transformative.
The position
In Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD), we are seeking to expand our production facilities in Hillerød to meet the future needs of our expanding product pipeline. As a result, we are looking to fill two new positions: a junior and a senior commissioning manager. In these roles, you will be responsible for providing technical commissioning guidance to the project team in relation to actual test activities throughout the entire facility. You will also play a critical role in ensuring technical subject matter expert (SME) knowledge for the commissioning activities in relation to the time schedule. The day-to-day activities of these roles include (but are not limited to):

Providing guidance to the work packages regarding commissioning activities

Offering technical oversight and guidance to engineering responsibilities

Confirming that the commissioning documentation packs are in the construction tool/application

Facilitating sufficient overlap in commissioning activities between work packages

As commissioning managers, you will be part of ensuring that our commissioning activities and documentation comply with Good Engineering Practices (GEP) throughout the entire project. Qualifications The ideal candidate for the junior commissioning manager position should have at least 2 years of experience working on commissioning projects. For the senior commissioning manager position, we require a minimum of 5 years of experience working on commissioning projects. On top of that to qualify for this role, you should have:

A degree in mechanical engineering, marine engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with many concurrent tasks

Fluent in spoken and written English

Experience from pharma facilities is an advantage but not a requirement

As commissioning managers, you will work independently and thrive driving initiatives with a forward-thinking outlook. You enjoy collaborating, learning, and sharing information with others. You are driven by achieving great results together with colleagues, and you possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, which enable you to interact with your many stakeholders from different functions and parts of the organization.
About the department
Join us at 25L API Capacity Expansion and become a part of one of Novo Nordisk’s most significant expansion projects, embedded in Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD). In BRD, we are building a new API production facility in Hillerød that will employ around 340 colleagues. The highly automated production facility will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology that is flexible to accommodate new processes and products. We manufacture through complex chemical and biotechnological processes requiring a high level of expertise, commitment, and engagement from our employees and including cultivation, recovery, purification and freeze-drying. It will also expand our portfolio of clinical late phase products and increase our capacity to serve more people living with rare disease and serious chronic diseases. To drive the project and reach the initial phase of production, we need your support. We do not only drive change for our patients – we also drive life-changing careers for our employees by promoting a learning culture with high levels of trust, innovation and development throughout the organisation. Are you ready to join the project team and our journey?
Working at BRD, Novo Nordisk
Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD) is part of Novo Nordisk Product Supply, which is a global production network at the forefront of technology and in quality production of pharmaceutical products. In BRD we are not only supplying all Novo Nordisk products for Rare Diseases, but also using our competences in Biotech to support the growing efforts into completely new production platforms and therapy areas for Novo Nordisk. We are app. 3000 colleagues committed to drive 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 – we are also stiving to make a difference for our employees by promoting a learning culture with high level of trust, innovation, and development for everyone. Are you ready for a life-changing career?
Contact
If you would like to discuss further, you are welcome to contact Project Manager Martin Rosenkjær at +45 34 48 32 48 or Project Director Esben Hvidtfeldt Munck +45 34 48 11 28 (both available from 7th of August) Deadline
20 August 2023
Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged 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. 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.