Project Engineer

At the end of 2024, Novo Nordisk acquired the Catalent Anagni S.r.l. manufacturing site with the ambition of expanding our capacity to meet the needs of millions of patients. You will be joining a global team working on pharmaceutical plants that utilize advanced technologies within the site's fill & finish facilities.

Are you a Project Engineer eager to support and be part of complex projects? If so, this is the right role for you!

The Position

As a Project Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the successful execution of engineering projects at our Anagni site.

You will be responsible for collaborate with the Project Manager (PM) during the entire lifecycle of capital expenditure projects, ensuring they meet scope, budget, and timeline expectations while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support CapEx projects from initiation to completion, collaborating with Project Managers on budgeting, resource planning, and timelines.
• Act as Project Engineer within cross-functional teams (Sterility Assurance, Quality, Engineering, Production, Validation), ensuring alignment throughout all phases.
• Coordinate with design firms, system/equipment suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth execution during design, construction, installation, and validation.
• Oversee the procurement and development of tools, equipment, and machinery, ensuring compliance with cGMP, ISO 13485, and CFR 21 Part 111.

• Facilitate effective communication and structured handovers at project close-out, ensuring long-term operational readiness.

This is a hybrid position based at our Anagni location, with 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we imagine that you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is essential for this role, while a Master’s degree is highly desirable.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in engineering projects, validation, or design activities, ideally within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device industry, with a focus on sterile or biological production environments.
• English and Italian language fluency is a must.
• A proven track record of having worked with projects, ensuring delivery within scope, time, quality, and budget constraints.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills to effectively manage teams and projects.

You should also be someone able to build and manage relationships with stakeholders, ensuring their expectations are met throughout the project lifecycle.

About the Department

You will be joining a fantastic team consisting of Project Managers, project Engineer and Process Engineers all reporting to the Capex & Process Engineering Manager. In this team, a positive mindset and strong collaboration are highly valued!

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

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Deadline

Apply before June, 18th 2025

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.