Scientist - Manufacturing Science for Drug Products

Are you looking for an opportunity to play a key role in delivering injectable drug products to treat serious chronic diseases? Can you function in a high-paced environment where you change the way we work, shaping the future of manufacturing at Novo Nordisk?

We are looking for highly skilled professionals to ensure technology transfer of aseptic production processes to manufacturing sites around the world. If this sounds of interest to you, then you could be our new Scientist based in the Greater Copenhagen area, Denmark. 

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career.

The position 
Through the job, there will be great opportunities for building a large network, since you’ll be working with both departments across AMSAT and production sites – Novo Nordisk’s own sites, as well as with CMOs. 

Your main responsibilities will include: 

• Execution of technology transfer.
• Spearheading tasks leading to production readiness of formulation and filling.
• Support process validation activities to prepare for market production. 
• Collaborate with colleagues within the department and with various stakeholders. 

You will be given the opportunity to work in a professionally challenging setting with a highly engaged and supportive team. We will offer you a creative work environment with great possibilities of developing your professional and personal competences.

You can expect up to approximately 20 travel days a year to primarily EU.

Qualifications 
To succeed in this role, we expect you to have:

• Minimum B.Sc. degree in Engineering, Pharmacy, or other relevant academic area.
• Experience within aseptic production/manufacturing within a GMP environment.
• Experience with aseptic formulation/filling systems, and knowledge of validation activities. 
• Familiarity with regulatory documentation.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, prioritizing team success above personal achievements.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

On a personal note, you are self-driven and ambitious, and you are comfortable in a setting with unknowns and several stakeholders, where your actions make a real impact. As you will be working in a changing and complex environment, it is important you are able to adapt, learn and stay in control of challenging situations, with the support of your colleagues. You are quality-minded and have good time management and planning skills to ensure ambitious deadlines are met. You enjoy working closely in a team to get prioritized tasks completed.

About the department 
In Product Supply Aseptic Manufacturing (PS AM), we produce a large portfolio of products fighting serious chronic diseases worldwide.

The area Manufacturing Science & Transfers (MS&T) is a part of Aseptic Manufacturing Science & Technology (AMSAT) and consists of approximately 130 employees across 4 departments.

The position is within the Global Transfers department, a group of 24 highly skilled employees. The department is responsible for the technology transfer of aseptic production processes (formulation and filling) for products across the portfolio of marketed products to Novo Nordisk sites and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) globally. We work in cross-functional project groups but are united to meet team goals and share experience and knowledge.

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 more information, please contact Signe Gerling Engmark on +45 30791790
 
Deadline
1 June 2025

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few lines about your motivation in your resume or CV. Please assist us in maintaining a fair and inclusive selection process by not attaching a photo to your application.

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.