Scientist for Product Compatibility (Maternity cover) (Denmark, Bagsværd)

Jobbeskrivelse

Placering
Bagsværd, Denmark

Jobkategori
Manufacturing

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your knowledge within drug product, analysis, and polymer materials? Are you an innovative and open-minded person with an ability to create a way forward in a complex environment?

Then you might be the future Scientist we are looking for to join us in SUS & Compatibility Competence Centre in Bagsværd. Read on to find out more!

The position
As a Scientist, you will be part of the Product Compatibility team, and you will work in different projects, where you will evaluate suitability of new materials, design and document laboratory studies related to product compatibility within production materials (single-use systems and components) and primary packaging across our portfolio of injectable products!

This will include:

• Designing the compatibility studies, including monitoring, trending stability and reporting.
• Preparing documentation such as suitability evaluations, study reports and protocols.
• Preparing external documentation of production materials and primary packaging for submission.

Your tasks will be done in a close collaboration with colleagues in the department and you will work cross functionally with various stakeholders across departments and productions sites.

You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and changing environment with a highly engaged and supportive team. We are committed in offering you a creative work environment with great possibilities of developing your professional and personal competences.

Qualifications
To succeed in this position, you have:

• MSc or PhD within Engineering, Pharmacy, Chemistry, or other relevant academic area.
• Experience from manufacturing within a GMP regulated environment, ideally in pharmaceutical industry, preferably within production/ aseptic production.
• Experience within product compatibility and extractables & leachables will be considered an advantage.
• Experience/knowledge with stability studies.
• Full proficiency in oral and written English.

As a professional, you enjoy taking on new challenges and can navigate within a complex and energised environment. You have a personal drive that is reflected in your desire to take initiative and have an impact on the business. Furthermore, as you will be working cross functionally with multiple stakeholders, this will require excellent communication skills and ability to share ideas and solutions openly.

About the department
The SUS & Compatibility Competence Centre consists of 25 employees divided between 3 teams situated in Bagsværd, Denmark. The main responsibility of the Competence Centre is to guide and set direction for the standardisation of SUS and process aids towards all aseptic production sites in Novo Nordisk.

The Product Compatibility team is working with evaluating and testing the suitability of use of process aids and primary packaging materials for our drug products. It is the responsibility of the team to support with suitability evaluations and supportive laboratory tests for the entire portfolio of injectable drug products in Novo Nordisk from development to drug products on the market.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
For further information you are welcome to contact Nadia Oliveira (Associate Manager, Product Compatibility) at +45 34 48 29 50.

Deadline
03 July 2024.

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.