Lead Auditor with solid GMP experience

Are you an experienced Quality Auditor or specialist and skilled within GMP? Do you have pharmaceutical or related industry knowledge? Are you highly skilled in ISO/GMP and ready for the next step of your career? Then you can be part of a life-changing career in Novo Nordisk Internal Audits.
 

The position
As our new Lead Auditor, you will join our Internal Audits department and be responsible for auditing Novo Nordisk GMP regulated areas world-wide.
Your daily tasks will focus on:

• Initiating and preparing the audits.
• Conducting and reporting on routine-, for cause-, process and qualification audits.
• Sharing up-to-date knowledge of external requirements and best practices with peers and stakeholders.
• Identifying and reporting compliance trends and signals.

 
Moreover, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate personal impact through your competencies and knowledge deployed critically to the GMP regulated processes across Novo Nordisk, the anticipation of opportunities and threats, and adjustment of own objectives.
 
As Lead Auditor you will get to see many Novo Nordisk GMP regulated areas and be part of knowledge sharing and setting standards across the company. The position will as well open new development opportunities, as well as new career paths for the future.

There will be some travel expected for the position estimated at 6-8 weeks per year.
 
Qualifications
You have a master’s degree within a relevant field and several years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry or related industry. 
We expect you to have the following qualifications:

• Solid knowledge and experience within GMP and ISO coming alongside experience from pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Extensive knowledge of the potential risk of key processes and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Good IT skills and understanding of digitalization processes.
• Excellent understanding of business, value chain, and pharmaceutical industry as well as strong stakeholder and collaboration skills in a multinational context.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

 
On a personal level, you possess strong communication skills and a genuine interest in the quality and audits domain. You have the ability to identify risk areas, manage time effectively, and reach conclusions while being flexible and adaptable to change. Additionally, you are willing and able to travel internationally.

About the department
Internal Audits is a part of Novo Nordisk Costumer Compliance, Inspections & Audits (CI&A) and delivers value by:

• Conducting independent, objective and risk-based audits.
• Escalating signals, trends, and recommendations to senior management.
• Seizing opportunities to maximize value creation for Novo Nordisk using the unique role and expertise of quality auditors.

 
Our mission is to provide executive management with assurance of the highest quality for patients, to ensure product quality and compliance, and to drive improvements and simplicity for Novo Nordisk.
 
Internal Audits employs 17 highly specialized auditors and is one of four departments in the CI&A area. The Audits function has 90+ employees in Denmark, India, US, Israel, UK, Canada and China. CI&A conducts more than 700 audits annually and has process responsibility for the audits conducted globally within GMP, ISO, GCP, GDP, PV and GLP. CI&A offers an engaging work environment, with collaboration across the organization and people with many different backgrounds.
 
Working at Novo Nordisk 
Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 60,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing. 

Contact
For further information, please contact Director, Internal Audits Mads Christian Nielsen at mcni@novonordisk.com. 

Deadline
18 March 2025

We will review applications received on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to apply today. 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. 
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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.