Implementation QA within Warehouse

Are you a highly motivated, solution oriented and self-confident individual with a passion for working with Quality Assurance in a large organization? Do you have the ability to transform requirements from the authorities into simple and compliant solutions that are understandable for our stakeholders globally? 

Do you have experience with supplier management or audits, and are curious how to link Novo Nordisk’s quality processes with Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) and Good Distribution Processes (GDP) in a multi-cultural environment with stakeholders across the globe? Then the role as Implementation Lead QA within Warehouse QA, is possible the next exciting job opportunity for you, read more and apply!

The position 
As Implementation Lead QA, you will be responsible for implementing new external warehouses, ensuring the right quality level at Novo Nordisk external warehouses. In the role, you will have to gain deep insight into the processes at NN external warehouses, ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements and be able to communicate with a vast variety of people with different cultures across the globe. 

Your key responsibilities will be but are not limited to:

• Implementing new external warehouses and ensuring the right quality level. This includes their Quality Management system, licenses/certificates, warehouse validation, etc.  
• Drive the Quality agenda and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and Novo Nordisk QMS during implementation of new external warehouses. 
• Ensure Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) & Good Distribution Practise (GDP) compliance at Novo Nordisk external warehouses. 
• Write, review, and approve quality related documents, such as Quality Agreements, etc. 
• Perform on-site QA present at NN external warehouses. 
• Participate in relevant audits with external suppliers and internally in Novo Nordisk

Further, you will help with improvements both between NN and the external WH, and in their own processes  

Our department is currently located in Bagsværd, Denmark, with plans of moving to the new Novo Nordisk site in Hoje-Taastrup, Denmark, in by the end of 2025.

Qualifications 
To succeed in this role, you must:

• Hold an academic degree in e.g., supply chain, logistics, chemistry, biology, engineering, pharmacy, or similar field. 
• Have 1-3 years of relevant experience within quality assurance, and/or have a good knowledge of both GMP and GDP
• Preferably have experience with audits and knowledge of validation processes.
• Have worked with quality processes related to supplier handling. 
• Be fluent in English both written and spoken. 

On a personal level you are ambitious, sociable individual who is ambitious and thrives under pressure, adept at implementation projects with tight deadlines and crucial milestones to deliver exceptional results.

Finally, you demonstrate great communication skills, this includes being able to communicate and collaborate with different nationalities and cultures. 

About the department 
Supply Chain QA is responsible for Quality Assurance of and support to Supply Chain Planning and Logistic activities, including cold chain distribution of Novo Nordisk products worldwide, production planning across the entire Novo Nordisk supply chain, and data management and governance across Novo Nordisk. The department has 27 employees and is expected to grow in the coming years.
In our daily work we work closely together with Supply Chain, primarily Global Logistics & Distribution – our Line of Business, whom we support in quality matters, are involved in high impact projects, and set quality direction for. You will become part of a team focusing on ensuring the quality level at our external warehouses, operated by suppliers. It is a team which have a high level of self-governance, good working relations, are informal and value professional sparring and good humour highly.

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 
For further information, please contact hiring manager Maria Ósk Valdemarsdóttir at +45 3079-6976 or by mail at moqv@novonordisk.com
 
Deadline 
4 April 2025

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as suitable candidates have been identified.  

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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.