Development Scientist

Are you a skilled protein purification scientist with a strong interest in manufacturing optimization and support? Would you like to work in an exciting position where development meets manufacturing, helping to improve processes and ensuring consistent production? Do you thrive in a self-directed environment, where prioritizing tasks and taking ownership of your work assignments are key to success? 

Then you might be our new Development Scientist to join our Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Manufacturing Support and Technology (MSAT) Downstream Process Support Department! Read on and apply today!
 

The Position

As a Development Scientist, you will get a unique chance to work with amazing colleagues at the crossroad between development and cGMP manufacturing. You will work closely with scientists, technicians, production employees, project managers, and analytical laboratories.

The API MSAT Downstream Process Support Department provides support to all commercial downstream production such as optimization for current manufacturing processes, troubleshooting and transfer of new processes from development to production.

Your main focus will be on: 
•    Commercial API process optimization.
•    Providing support to production facilities.
•    Planning and evaluation of laboratory and/or pilot plant experiments.
•    Preparation of protocols and reports and maintenance of development documentation.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:
•    A master’s degree or a PhD in chemical engineering, biotechnology, biochemistry or a similar field.
•    An interest and/or experience in manufacturing/production.
•    Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English, while proficiency in Danish is nice to have.

If you have just completed your PhD and have extensive knowledge of chemistry, which you would like to further develop in a commercial downstream production, we welcome you to apply.

As a person, you work independently, can handle a complex workday and enjoy a close and friendly collaboration with the team and department. Responsibility, flexibility, and the courage to take on new assignments and see them through to completion are a crucial part of this role.

Having strong communication skills is of the utmost importance, as the role involves working closely with colleagues from different backgrounds. A positive mindset fits well in our environment, where a good laugh is appreciated even during hectic times.

About the Department

API MSAT Downstream Process Support is a department with over 80 employees located in Bagsværd (where this position is located) and Gentofte. We have our own laboratories where you will plan and run the experiments needed for your process optimizations and process support. We strive to be a technical lighthouse that helps other departments and bring innovation to Novo Nordisk.

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 Mdev Manager Guillermo Serrano at +45 30775610. Please be aware that the Hiring Manager will be out of the office for the Christmas holidays and might be unavailable for contact during this period.

Deadline 

5 January 2025.

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.