Equipment & Qualification Professional

Equipment & Qualification Professional

Cell Banks Team within CMC API Process Operations

Hillerød, Denmark, Onsite

Shape the technical backbone of life-saving therapies and help ensure reliable, compliant operations for the biological starting materials behind Novo Nordisk’s medicines.

Your new role

As an Equipment & Qualification Professional in the Mammalian Cell Bank, you will be responsible for ensuring that equipment and systems remain qualified, compliant, and ready to support operations. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will drive qualification activities, support equipment lifecycle management, and contribute to reliable GMP operations.

A significant focus of the role during the coming period will be qualification of equipment supporting cell bank activities. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in ensuring that critical equipment is implemented, qualified, and ready to support current and future development activities.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Owning and supporting GMP production and laboratory equipment to ensure reliable and compliant operation
• Planning, coordinating, and executing equipment qualification activities for new and existing equipment
• Supporting operations through deviation handling, change requests, troubleshooting, root cause investigations, and implementation of corrective actions
• Participating in equipment-related projects, including implementation, upgrades, and optimisation activities
• Collaborating closely with stakeholders across Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Engineering, IT, and other support functions
• Supporting audits and inspections by providing technical expertise and documentation within your area of responsibility
• Identifying opportunities to improve equipment performance, compliance, and operational robustness
• Participating in a rotational on-call duty (approximately every 6th week) supporting critical cell bank equipment and freezer systems

Your new department

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues worldwide, dedicated to supplying life-changing medicines to the patients who depend on them.

Within GMS you will join the Cell Banks team. The team is responsible for manufacturing and maintaining the cell banks that serve as the biological starting material for Novo Nordisk’s therapies.

We are a team characterised by strong technical competencies, high engagement, and close collaboration. We work across development stages and functions to ensure robust, compliant, and reliable processes while continuously seeking opportunities to improve the way we work.

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, we imagine that you:

• Hold an academic degree within Engineering, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, or a related discipline
• Have experience with qualification of equipment in a GMP-regulated environment
• Have experience working with technical equipment and enjoy solving technical challenges
• Can independently plan, structure, and execute tasks while collaborating effectively with stakeholders across functions
• Take ownership of your responsibilities and have a strong quality mindset

As a person, you are proactive, structured, and curious. You thrive in a collaborative environment while being comfortable working independently and taking ownership of your area of responsibility.

What we offer

At Novo Nordisk, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.

Salary:  For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 570,200.00 to 838,100.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Deadline

June 17th – 2026.

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 preventing 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.