Senior IT Quality Professional

Do you have a passion for working in a team of initiative-taking and skilled IT QA professionals/specialists with ambitious goals? Do you have the desire to strive for the highest quality in IT? Do you wish to be at the forefront of working with new digital technologies?

Then you might be our next Senior IT Quality Professional, apply now to join our company!

The position

At Novo Nordisk, the ITQA is responsible for defining, implementing, and verifying quality activities for regulated (GxP) applications/solutions. Together with the IT specialists, analysts, and validation managers, you will be a key contributor in setting the direction for implementing global solutions with strict regulatory requirements, based on pharmaceutical industry standards and best practices.
 
Key responsibilities include:
•    Provide IT QA subject matter expertise (SME) in the GMP domain to projects/systems/services and operations with focus on key quality activities and deliverables. Among others quality activities will range from advising and providing guidance on risk management, quality planning, approving quality related deliverables, performing IT quality oversight to preparations for internal audits and external inspections by authorities  
•    Coach, mentor and provide training and set the direction for IT colleagues in IT quality  related tasks/issues or assisting stakeholder with IT quality matters
•    Work closely with the agile project management teams and stakeholders in Line of Business (LoB). You are expected to leverage quality assurance, IT and business process knowledge (GMP), including IT technical expertise to apply both efficient and effective quality assurance measures to secure compliance in an Agile setting.
 
The position offers a unique possibility to work with IT Quality Management globally at Novo Nordisk and an opportunity to develop your professional career through challenging opportunities on the job as well as through formal training.
  
Qualifications

The position requires significant insight into quality processes like audit, deviation handling, validation, CAPA, change control, records management, data integrity, as well as insights into Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), including solid working knowledge from within manufacturing and or working with infrastructure services for intended use. Further, sound knowledge of key IT processes, like Incident and Problem management, Configuration and Change management, Release and Deployment management, Testing and Validation (CSV), Operations management, Security and Risk management, etc. are implied.  

We are especially looking for a candidate who can tick off most of the following:
•    BSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another relevant field, preferably with a strong IT substance
•    5+ years of work experience, as an IT QA in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in the GMP domain
•    You can easily take full ownership for your work and have a strong sense for meeting objectives and delivering high quality
•    You thrive with stakeholder interaction, and you can present complex matters in a clear and precise way
•    You are fluent in written and spoken English
•    It is an advantage if you possess solid IT technical knowledge and if you are familiar with agile methodology and have experience working with Azure DevOps.
 
About the department

Novo Nordisk IT QA Office is a part of Novo Nordisk IT Quality which employs 60 highly skilled and ambitious quality professionals in Denmark and India. We are responsible for ensuring that external and internal requirements are reflected in Novo Nordisk IT processes, and the department serves as competence center for IT quality assurance throughout Novo Nordisk. Our responsibilities also include quality assurance of IT projects and IT systems, services and infrastructure used globally.
 
At ITQA Office we have highly motivated, engaged, and independent colleagues, an international and diverse working environment where we share knowledge, experience, and help each other as needed.
 
Working at Novo Nordisk

Founded in Denmark in 1923, Novo Nordisk has become one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. At Novo Nordisk, we are committed to driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. To fulfil this purpose, we pioneer scientific breakthroughs, expand access to our medicines, and work to prevent and ultimately cure disease. That said, we are anything but linear. With us, your skills, commitment, and ambition help us change patients’ lives worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a rewarding and purpose-driven culture with talented and diverse co-workers. Therefore, your professional and personal development is essential for us, and in Novo Nordisk, the sky is the limit for career opportunities.
 
Contact

For further information, please contact department manager Sanaz Torab at sztr@novonordisk.com
 
Deadline
19 March 2024.

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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.