IT & Automation Specialist for CMC Pilots Engineering

IT & Automation Specialist for CMC Pilots Engineering
CMC Development
CMC Pilots Engineering
Bagsværd, Denmark

Bridge automation and manufacturing to create real impact

We are looking for an IT & Automation Specialist with strong experience in industrial automation systems and OT/IT integration within a regulated (GxP) environment. The role focuses on PLC and DCS platforms, secure OT system architecture, industrial networking, and reliable operation of automation systems supporting manufacturing. You will act as a key technical contributor and automation lead, ensuring robust, scalable, and compliant solutions across production environments. Apply today and be part of building reliable, secure, and scalable automation platforms.

Your new role

As IT & Automation Specialist you will work in a highly skilled environment and play a key role in shaping automation solutions that support the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing

Your key responsibilities will include:

Automation Platforms & Control Systems

• Act as technical lead within automation, ensuring robust, scalable, and compliant solutions across production and utility systems.
• Drive automation activities across projects from equipment upgrades to large‑scale capacity expansions, working with ABB 800xA, Emerson DeltaV, and Siemens Automation platforms.
• Provide technical leadership across e.g. PLC, SCADA, HMI, DCS,
• Define, implement, and maintain automation standards and best practices to support scale‑up from prototype or pilot installations to full‑scale GMP production
• Troubleshoot complex automation and control system issues in production environments.

OT / IT Architecture & Security

• Design and maintain secure OT architectures aligned with ISA/IEC 62443 principles and internal cybersecurity standards.
• Implement and maintain IT/OT network segmentation, including zones, conduits, and industrial DMZs.
• Collaborate with IT and cybersecurity teams on firewall configuration, access control, patch management, system hardening, and backup, restore, and disaster recovery for OT systems.

Data Integration & Historian Interfaces

• Support GxP‑compliant data interfaces from PLC and DCS systems to historian and reporting platforms.
• Contribute to data availability for AVEVA PI, ensuring data integrity, traceability, and compliance.

Compliance & Documentation

• Work in accordance with GxP requirements, ALCOA+ principles, and validation standards.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, specifications, SOPs, configuration documentation, and validation material (IV/OV/PfV).
• Support internal and external audits and inspections.

Collaboration & Support

• Act as a technical interface between Automation, Engineering, IT, Quality, and external vendors.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support for automation and OT infrastructure issues.
• Contribute to standardization, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for an experienced specialist with a degree in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, IT, or a similar technical discipline. You also bring:

• Proven hands‑on experience with:

• • Siemens PLC systems
  • ABB 800xA and/or Emerson DeltaV
  • Industrial communication protocols and networking (Profinet, Modbus, OPC, Ethernet)
• Strong understanding of OT/IT security, automation architecture, and industrial networks.
• Experience working in a GxP‑regulated manufacturing environment 
• Familiarity with historian systems (e.g. AVEVA PI) is an advantage, but not a primary requirement.

As a person, you bring a structured and analytical approach to problem‑solving, combined with a strong sense of ownership and a quality‑driven mindset. You are comfortable taking technical leadership responsibility within automation and communicate effectively across both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. In addition, you confidently in cross‑functional and regulated environments.

Your new department

You will join Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control (CMC) Pilots Engineering, part of CMC Pilots within the CMC Development organisation. CMC Development plays a key role in Novo Nordisk’s value chain by turning molecules into approved products in close collaboration with Research & Development and Global Manufacturing & Supply.

CMC Pilots supports the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for clinical trials and is critical to enabling product development and smooth transfer to commercial production.

You will be part of the Engineering Project department, consisting of more than 80 colleagues, delivering complex investment and major projects that expand and modernise pilot capacity. The department works in a collaborative, project‑driven environment where engineering, quality, and science are closely integrated to ensure safe, compliant, and reliable manufacturing.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. We do this through dedication, curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For more than 100 years, this mindset has driven us to create lasting change for long‑term health. When you join Novo Nordisk, you become part of a company where diverse perspectives, shared purpose and mutual respect enable meaningful impact.

More information

We do not offer pre-interview calls. However, if there are practical challenges related to the application process, please contact Talent Acquisition at HKGS@novonordisk.com

Deadline

14 May 2026.

A cover letter is not required. Please include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying for the IT & Automation Specialist role and note that we ask candidates not to include a photo to support a fair recruitment process.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.