Process Development Chemist, CMC Chemical Development

Are you motivated to be part of a high-growth area and an ambitious venture in CMC Chemical Development? Do you want to become a key player in the drug development process, utilizing your skills in organic chemistry to ensure future submissions?

Join us in External Chemical Development for a stimulating working environment at the technological forefront of organic chemistry (peptide, oligonucleotide and small molecules chemistry). If you are passionate about developing robust, technically feasible industrial and economical processes with minimal environmental impact and building solid control strategies to ensure patient safety, then apply today!

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The positions

We are expanding External Chemical Development with several positions and are looking for colleagues with varying levels of experience. Your responsibilities and employment terms will be commensurate with your experience and competencies.

The primary focus for External Chemical Development is to deliver material to clinical trials (late phase 2 and phase 3) in collaboration with our network of external partners (CDMOs), building a robust control strategy, and overseeing projects through process validation and transfer to commercial production. The range of tasks encompasses all aspects of chemical process development and related fields. With your acquired knowledge, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring ongoing progress with our stakeholders.

Your primary objectives:

• Ensure a seamless flow of technical and scientific knowledge between Novo Nordisk and our CDMOs, whose laboratory, pilot plant, and production activities you will be supporting.
• This includes being deeply involved in the details of process development, reviewing documentation, and troubleshooting on manufacturing issues, to develop robust and scalable manufacturing processes.
• You will, together with a team of internal colleagues, including analytical scientists, drug product, quality assurance and regulatory affairs, ensure project progression according to plans and delivery of products.
• The position does not include hands- on laboratory work since this is taking place at the CDMOs. You will on the other hand be expected to actively participate in interpretation of data generated in the lab and setting the direction for process development.

Here you will develop your scientific expertise, securing task and knowledge sharing in close collaboration with highly talented and motivated colleagues. You will become part of a department with an informal working environment with focus on well-being and flexibility in workplace and hours.

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate holds a PhD, or equivalent, in organic chemistry or a related field supplemented with industrial experience in process development. Furthermore, you:

• have experience with either small peptide, oligonucleotide and small molecule chemistry
• drive complex tasks independently and can set direction when challenges arise in your projects
• have previous experience in cGMP-regulated chemical manufacturing areas would be highly advantageous
• have been writing and reviewing regulatory and quality documentation
• have the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• You are fluent in written and spoken English

Your tasks will require that you both submerge in scientific details and maintain and communicate overview of the project to your stakeholders – so it is important that you thrive in both settings. As a person, you possess a solution-oriented mindset and have a strong practical capability to translate theory into practical solutions for technical challenges. Your positive attitude enables you to work efficiently, whether as a team player or independently, even when dealing with complex tasks, to ensure timely progress.

About the area

As part of Novo Nordisk PSQIT organisation, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Development & Scaling makes a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop, manufacture and distribute drug candidates for clinical trials and have a strong culture with a “can do” mind-set.

In CMC Chemical Development we are currently more than 90 employees, and we are expanding. The area contributes to the delivery of chemical and semi-recombinant APIs, including synthetic peptides, oligonucleotides, small molecules, as well as novel excipients and complex building blocks. Furthermore, the area is responsible for development of chemical intermediates and starting materials for the modification of recombinant peptides and proteins. New technologies, to support our pipeline with sustainable processes, are also being pursued internally and externally in collaboration with business partners and academia.

The External Chemical Development department consists of three teams, responsible for setting the direction for outsourced chemical process development, maturing the processes towards both internal requirements and expectations from the authorities.

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 64,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact Department Manager Hanna Cotton +45 3075 3887.

Due to Christmas vacation, we would like you to only contact Hanna from the 6th to the 12th of January 2025.    

Deadline

January 12, 2025.

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously, thus the advert may close prior to the indicated deadline. 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.