Assembly and Packaging Specialist

Would you like to take the next exciting step in your career by playing a key role in a dynamic and impactful business support unit, driving meaningful changes in Local Manufacturing? Are you an expert in validation activities, process optimisation and medical device standards? Are you motivated by  using your hands-on expertise in pharmaceutical production processes and validation activities to enhance operations  and elevate our quality standards?  

Then you might be our new Assembly and Packaging Specialist in our Business support office in Bagsværd! Apply today for a life-changing career! 

The Position 

As our assembly and packaging specialist, you will be at the forefront of our global operations, and your expertise within medical devices and finished products will greatly influence our direction and operation excellence. 

In this role you will provide production support, setting direction and give guidance to our local manufacturing sites based in Russia, Japan, Iran and Algeria. 

Although we are primarily office-based and mainly offer remote support and guidance, some travel may be required for project activities and to address urgent needs. 

The main tasks will be: 

• Provide Site & Project Support to our Local Manufacturing Sites, within validation activities, complex deviation handling and process improvements. 

• Act as subject matter expert and Process group Member within FPM processes  

• Coaching/mentoring professionals on process knowledge for competence and quality mindset development. 

• Participation in process group meetings, setting direction and seeking solution for transferring improvement and new requirements into Local Manufacturing. 

• Guide, train and coach sites on effective deviation handling practices to enhance compliance and operational efficiency. 

Qualifications 

To succeed in this role, you have: 

• A min. bachelor’s degree in natural science, engineering or similar field. 

• Minimum +5-8 years of pharmaceutical production experience, within medical devices and packaging of finished products. 

• Proven experience with LEAN and effective systematic problem-solving methodologies. 

• Full professional proficiency in English. 

• Experience within project and stakeholder management. 

As a person, you are used to navigate in complex and global organisation and can set clear direction within GMP, Production excellence and validation activities. Being a strong team player, who can easily build relationships and partnerships is crucial in this role.  

We will welcome a colleague who is proud of having great communication skills, the ability to understand and act within foreign cultures, while also fostering teamwork, knowledge sharing and collaboration across our global organization. 

About the Department  

Local Manufacturing - Projects and site Support, is part of LM Business Support, Denmark and our primary role is the establishment and operation of local manufacturing sites in countries where local presence is required to obtain market access.  

We are overseeing our local production sites in Algeria, Russia, Iran, and Japan and provide quality and project support to our local factories on a daily basic. 

We have high ambitions and aim, as a team, to raise the quality and performance level at our Local Sites. 

We are currently 23 employees in the entire department in Denmark and we are currently located in Bagsværd but will relocate to site Høje Taastrup in Q4-2025. 

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. 

Contact  

For further information, please contact Senior Manager Projects and Site support Karin Løbel-Moberg at +45-34442643 or via email at KPHL@novonordisk.com. 

Deadline  

23 Juni 2025. 

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