Senior Health & Safety Partner - Chemistry and Enzymes

CMC & Product Supply

NN Pharmatech Koege

Are you able to oversee and support implementation of safety protocols and procedures in the context of chemical and enzymes processes and handling, be a sparring partner, and drive compliance with all relevant regulations and standards? We are seeking a passionate and experienced Safety, Chemistry and Enzymes professional to join our team.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we encourage you to apply for the Senior Health & Safety Partner position at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech in Køge. Take the next step in your career and join our team dedicated to safety and innovation in chemistry and enzyme operations.

We are seeking a recognized subject matter expert in Safety, Chemistry, and Enzymes to serve as the organization’s primary authority on chemical and enzyme safety. In this SME role, you will provide advanced guidance, develop best practices, and act as a strategic advisor to cross-functional teams, ensuring our operations meet and exceed industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting risk assessments and hazard analyses related to chemical processes, enzyme handling, and supplement production.
• Developing and implementing safety protocols and procedures specific to chemistry, enzymes, and supplement processing.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure safety measures are integrated into all aspects of operations.
• Providing training and guidance to personnel on safe chemical handling, enzyme usage, and supplement production protocols.
• Keeping abreast of industry best practices and regulatory requirements to continuously improve safety standards in chemistry, enzymes, and supplement processing.
• Developing safety data sheets (SDS) and material attributes (MA) documentation.
• Reporting to authorities regarding chemical handling, enzyme usage and GMO use for example REACH related information.

Your new department

You will be a part of the NNPR´s Business Support department, where the Health & Safety team is a key cornerstone in securing a safe working environment at NNPR. The team consists of 12 employees including you. We work diligently to support NNPR embracing diversity and inclusion, whilst focusing on having a fun and encouraging a curious working environment.

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S is a 100% owned subsidiary of Novo Nordisk located in Køge. We are approximately 500 people covering the entire value chain from R&D and Business Development to Manufacturing, Marketing and Sales. NNPR is a global and leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical ingredients for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Our purpose is to enable better medicines, enabling better lives by providing sustainable pharmaceutical materials through innovative and customized solutions. Our product range consists of quaternary ammonium compounds (QUATs), Recombinant Insulin, Customized Purification Resins, and Specialty Enzymes.

Your skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s in chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field is required with 5+ years’ experience with relevant work ideally from a pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical production
• In-depth knowledge of relevant regulations and standards pertaining to chemical, enzyme, and safety.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills within both Danish and English
• Ability to negotiate the right solutions with our business needs, and an interest in both strategic and hands-on tasks.

As a person, you will thrive in this role if you appreciate a diverse workday with hands-on tasks, facilitations and presentations, data crunching, reporting and project group participation with key deliveries. You have high personal drive and a positive attitude enabling you to pursue key focus areas and achieve results. You are good at communication and training, and you can communicate complex subjects in a simple way. You have a qualitative and analytical mindset with a proactive, structured, and systematic approach to tasks. Your colleagues will see you as highly motivated, flexible, and friendly, but also persistent and able to get things done.

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.

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.

More information

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Senior Manager of the Health & Safety Team, Martin Houmand on +45 30 79 50 08

Deadline

1 February, 2026.

Applications will be evaluated continuously, and candidates may be called for an interview before the deadline, so please apply as soon as you can. 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. Additionally, please avoid the use of photos in your CV. This provides a better and more fair process.

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

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.