Data Engineer I - API

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we are helping to improve the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains.  Our newer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) facility in Clayton, NC sits on 825,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art equipment, and houses the Fermentation, Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisk’s innovative oral products.  At API, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.  

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance 
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career.  Are you ready to realize your potential?  Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.
 

The Position

Responsible for executing advanced data analysis projects that support site data and digitalization efforts with respective complexity (according to the technical development pathway) and with little to no guidance from the manager.

Relationships

Reports to Manager.

Essential Functions

• Execute projects with the aim of developing, validating, implementing, and maintaining analysis tools to support data-driven decisions using established methodologies
• Implement advanced predictive modeling/forecasting, real-time monitoring and business control systems integration, statistical process control and optimization techniques, using front-end applications
• Identify and ideate improvement-optimization projects using input from stakeholder needs. Define problem formulation, objectives, and scope with stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the design and building of data pipelines for cleaning, transforming, and combining datasets from wide variety of data sources
• Support manufacturing, business, and project departments with process understanding, analyses, and systematic problem solving
• Train stakeholders in relevant areas on implemented AMS solutions
• Maintain and improve AMS solutions when manufacturing or business issues/process changes occur, new user requirements are provided, or for continuous improvement efforts
• Own self development & initiative to understand the site process control systems, data management systems, and differing data sources (PCS, MES, SAP, PI Historian)
• Understand cLEAN® within the main areas of Systematic Problem Solving, process improvement, & project management
• Operate within compliance with a quality mindset that focuses on risk management & mitigation
• Support Corporate, PS AM, local IT, & local stakeholder initiatives & projects
• Adhere to the Change Management standards and always manage assignments within compliance with a Quality Mindset that focuses on risk management and mitigation. Utilize the appropriate cLEAN® tools when relevant
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role.)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or relevant field of study from an accredited university required
• May consider an Associate’s Degree in Engineering Technology or a relevant field of study from an accredited university with a minimum of two (2) years of Engineering experience required, preferably in a process-based manufacturing, utility and/or packaging systems
• May consider a High School Diploma (GED) with (4) years of Engineering or related field experience required, preferably in a process-based manufacturing, utility and/or packaging systems
• Minimum of two (2) years of Engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, &/or packaging systems preferred
• Knowledgeable in the following applications or technologies:  MES, PCS, PI Historian, Data Analytics and Visualization Platforms (Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI)
• Experience (e.g., project management) in planning/organization & project execution, follow-up, & completion preferred
• Ability to translate high level direction into actionable tasks that deliver results using cLEAN® / Six Sigma methodologies preferred
• Strong engineering knowledge, demonstrating ability to handle most situations independently and with minimal guidance preferred
• Ability to identify better practice and create improvements in methods, techniques, approaches, etc. Required
• Proven expertise in Windows based operating systems and associated applications preferred
• Pharmaceutical industry experience (GxP) preferred

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

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.