Quality Specialist

Quality Affairs Department

Lead the transformation of quality management systems through innovation and technology – where cutting-edge thinking meets pharmaceutical excellence.

Your new role

As a Quality Specialist, you'll be at the forefront of reimagining how we approach quality management at a pivotal time for our organization. With product distribution models evolving and technology reshaping our possibilities, you'll play a critical role in making our quality processes more agile, cost-effective, and innovative.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Driving the transformation and simplification of our quality management system, exploring innovative approaches and digital solutions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Leading technology-linked quality initiatives that streamline processes and reduce complexity while maintaining our uncompromising standards
• Supporting CCA (Corrective and Preventive Action) audits, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement across operations
• Collaborating across all organizational levels to deliver training, implement process improvements, and build quality capabilities
• Acting as a business partner to stakeholders, balancing quality requirements with business agility and operational efficiency
• Ensuring adherence to pharmaceutical regulations, medical device standards, and internal compliance requirements
• Championing a culture of quality that embraces change, innovation, and continuous learning

Your new department

Our Quality team is navigating an exciting transformation period, where we're rethinking traditional quality approaches and embracing technology as a key enabler. This is a moment of strategic importance as we evolve our distribution models and quality frameworks to meet the demands of a rapidly growing global healthcare company.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for a quality professional who thrives in dynamic environments and sees technology as an opportunity, not a challenge. You'll bring with you:

• Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Químico Farmacéutico) (mandatory)
•  Intermediate English proficiency (mandatory)
• Minimum  3 years of experience in Quality functions within pharmaceutical or medical device industries
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels
• Flexibility and adaptability – you're energized by change and ready to embrace new ways of working
• Self-management and proactive mindset, with a business partner attitude that balances quality with operational needs
• Strong ethical foundation and commitment to compliance in all aspects of work
• Experience in a multinational environment (desirable)
• SAP proficiency (highly desirable)
• Experience with medical device certifications (desirable)

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline

25 April 2026 (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis)

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.