Do you want to be part of one of the biggest greenfield pharmaceutical investment projects in the Nordics and strengthen our position as an innovative and respected life-science pioneer? If you’re ready to take on a new role and become part of our exciting journey to develop and build a new and innovative purification factory for diabetes API, and you’re curious about the opportunity to bridge new and automated technologies with strong know-how and expertise of life-science manufacturing, then make the most of your talent and join our team! As our team is expanding, multiple Associate Process Supporter positions are opening. Are you a newly or recently graduated engineer, biochemist or similar with a can-do attitude and great problem-solving skills? Now is your opportunity to join a recently established team, where you will be able to improve and exercise your cooperation and analytical skills. This job will require a lot of agility and ability to adapt to new and everchanging situations. This is your chance to work with exciting tasks, supporting the set-up of innovative systems and processes involved in purification of APIs at production scale. The position As an Associate Process Engineer/Scientist, you will be joining a project that is ramping up, so there will be opportunities to influence your own tasks by weighing-in and taking responsibility for your work. You will support getting the equipment up and running and validating the process. After this initial phase, you will become a part of our normal production team, with responsibility for a specific part of the process. The main tasks will be to:

Support daily operations and maintaining stable processes in an advanced and automated manufacturing setup.

Work with production challenges, validating processes and implementing projects

Optimize standards, develop and improve workflows

This position is a great opportunity to become knowledgeable about API purification processes and automated systems in manufacturing through a complex value chain. It is key that you have a mindset, where you can see through challenges, propose solutions, and figure out a way to resolve them. Qualifications Tou succeed in this role, you have:

A master's or bachelor's degree in Engineering or Scientific area e.g. Chemistry, Pharmacy or similar.

2 years of relevant experience after graduating. But as we are hiring for multiple positions, we can adjust the role according to experience.

GxP and LEAN experience is an advantage.

You have strong communication skills both in spoken and written English

When delivering your work and results, you are comfortable using tools and systems like Excel, PowerPoint and Visio with ease and impact. Knowledge within automation systems for production will be a plus. You take full ownership of your tasks and complete your work within the given timeframe, and you are always structured and systematic in your work. Your natural curiosity will be crucial to your success, as well as your skills in coordinating and collaborating efficiently throughout the organisation. You welcome meaningful changes and do not back away from challenging how we do things – so that we can improve together. About the department We are expanding our capacity to increase production of Novo Nordisk’s current and future oral and injectable products by establishing a new and ground-breaking biotech facility in Kalundborg. We embrace new technologies and we’re building a purification factory with a strong focus on digitalisation, automation and robotics. You will be joining one of the following teams: Chemistry and Dissolution or Separation bays, including filtration steps and chromatography steps, which are all part of Process Support. Both teams will continue to expand over the coming years. You will be collaborating closely with colleagues with backgrounds in chemistry, engineering, project management, automation and facility planning. We know that a diverse group of people, delivers the best results, and we are eager to build teams where collaboration across professional backgrounds ensures a right first-time execution of highly complex projects. You will play a vital role in building and maintaining a healthy and inspiring work culture and have an abundance of opportunities for professional and personal development. Working at Novo Nordisk We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease. Join Novo Nordisk Manufacturing in Kalundborg in times of expansion. Join us in the early stage of our future journey and make your mark on a newly established organisation that will be growing in the coming years. If you want to work with dedicated and experienced biotech manufacturing professionals and are eager to take part in establishing a factory that bridges new and automated technologies with strong know-how and expertise in biotech manufacturing, then apply to join our team. Today, 3,200 employees of Novo Nordisk Kalundborg produce half of the world’s insulin and a number of biopharmaceutical products. With more than 50 years of expertise in large-scale biotech manufacturing, we are today the world’s largest insulin-producing facility. By joining Novo Nordisk Manufacturing in Kalundborg, we promise you a developing career, where you will be met with trust and responsibility by dedicated colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a successful company with a higher purpose and an inclusive environment. Together, we make a difference every day for more than 30 million people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. Interested in a life-changing career? Read more about the opportunities at Novo Nordisk Kalundborg at https://novonordisk.com/kalundborg-careers Contact If you have questions about the position, please contact team leader Maja Christiansen on +45 34483717 or team leader Katrine Greve on +45 34488754 Deadline Apply before January, 15 2024. We will process applications as we receive them, so apply now rather than later. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about your motivation to apply in your 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.