Development Scientist

Are you skilled within protein chemistry and knowledgeable within industrial recovery processes? Would you like to be part of final development activities including scientific support for industrial scale Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) recovery processes? 

Then you could be our new Development Scientist for protein recovery in Bagsværd. Apply today for a life-changing career!
 

The Position

As a Development Scientist for protein recovery, you will join Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Manufacturing Development, Process Support department and be part of the Fermentation & Recovery Support Team. 

Our team is a dynamic and well-functioning one, consisting of 7 development scientists and 6 laboratory technicians, who are specialised in providing support to the Novo Nordisk API fermentation and recovery production processes. As a team, we thrive on professional challenges and work independently with great individual responsibility and a high level of commitment, and we focus on sharing knowledge.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work with multiple stakeholders including late-stage development, analysis teams, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, pilot facilities, production facilities, and external partners.

Since the role requires a high degree of self-organization, prioritizing work assignments is crucial. You can anticipate both personal and professional growth in this position.

While role is based in Bagsværd, the primary objective is to support the API manufacturing facilities in Kalundborg, DK, and Clayton, US. You can look forward to spending 1-3 days a month in Kalundborg, along with occasional minor travel activities.

Your main focus will be on: 
•    API process optimization.
•    Providing support to production facilities, including problem-solving.
•    Planning and evaluation of experiments. 
•    Preparation of protocols and reports.
•    Preparation and maintenance of development documentation.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:
•    A master’s degree in chemistry, pharmacy, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical design and engineering, or a related field.
•    Preferably hands-on experience or knowledge in one or more of the following fields: protein recovery and purification, separation techniques like filtration, chromatography, and precipitation or/and organic chemistry and chemical modifications.
•    Experience with programming and utilising large data sets for predictive modelling are skills, which is considered an advantage. 
•    Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English, while having proficiency in Danish is nice to have.

As a person, you excel in working independently and as a team player through complex and sometimes demanding workdays. A strong sense of responsibility and dedication propels you to tackle new assignments and ensure their completion. 

Effective communication skills and a collaborative approach with various stakeholders enable the achievement of shared goals in our team.

About the Department

Novo Nordisk’s Product Supply organisation, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (PS API) is responsible for manufacturing of APIs for Novo Nordisk’s products. You will be assigned to API MSAT Upstream Process Support, a cross-functional area that works at the interface between R&D and full-scale manufacturing with a focus on process understanding, implementation and optimisation. 

The department, API MSAT Upstream Process Support, consists of approx. 30 employees distributed into 2 teams. The department is in Bagsværd, but also has a team in Gentofte, the department is a part of the PS API MSAT organisation.

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 Manager Claus Juul-Mortensen at +45 30 75 97 32 or at CJMo@novonordisk.com.

Deadline 

30 March 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.