Lead solution architect for IT and Automation in API expansion projects

Are you an experienced solution architect with a broad knowledge of IT and Automation solutions? Would you like to drive the architectural direction in Novo Nordisk’s strategic manufacturing expansion projects? If so, then join our team as lead solution architect for IT and Automation! Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.  

The position 

As the Lead Solution Architect, you will lead projects of significant  strategic importance to Novo Nordisk, with high visibility and strong support from Senior Management.  

In this role, we expect you to collaborate with projects managers, architects, vendors and subject matter experts across multiple solutions and organizational areas. The role is pivotal in defining the IT and Automations solutions required to operate new facilities, and you will set the solution direction across different expansion projects. 

Your main tasks will be to:  

• Drive standardization and compliance to Novo Nordisk application target architecture and reference model. 

• Act as subject matter expert within enterprise and manufacturing solutions for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) production. Key systems used are: SAP ERP, SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse management), Manufacturing Executions System PAS-X, DCS (Distributed control systems) 800xa and Delta V, Transport fleet management system, different AGVs and industry robots, Labvantage LIMS system.  

• Guide dedicated team members to ensure oversight and offer direction for issue resolution, together with our engineering partner and other automation specialists.  

• Create, review, and approve documentation related to the design, operation, and validation of systems and you will be leading employees through coaching, mentoring, and training in a technical capacity.  

Your primary location will be Kalundborg, with regular presence required at other API construction sites in Greater Copenhagen or with other stakeholders. Additionally, some travel may be required depending on the specific project needs.  

You primary location will be Kalundborg, with regular presence required at other API construction sites in Greater Copenhagen or with other stakeholders. Additionally, some travel may be required depending on the specific project needs. 

Qualifications  

We are looking for an experienced architect with a broad knowledge of IT and automation solutions, who can contribute to the team both professionally and personally. You will have a proven track record in most of the following skills & experiences stated: 

• An academic degree in a relevant field (E.g. Software Engineering or Computer Science)  

• 8+ years of experience with different IT and Automation and IT infrastructure solutions preferably 800xa or Delta V, Manufacturing Execution systems (MES), Embedded control systems (ECS) and Integrations (between systems and to equipment) 

• 3+ years’ experience as a solution architect in large organisations  

• Preferable experience in change management and regulatory compliance within the pharmaceutical industry or other regulated industries. 

• Experience from a large global company and are used to working with different cultures. 

• Ability to solve complex tasks in a structured way  

• You are able to perform stakeholder management at various organisational levels, including senior management teams  

• You have worked in a complex vendor setup. We want to work as one team and drive for joint results. 

• Full proficiency in English, both written and spoken is a requirement.  

As a person, you are energised by taking responsibility, not only for the IT and Automation Architecture but also for ensuring cross organisational alignment and communication on different levels regarding the solution. You are proactive and curious, visionary and want to take the lead in ensuring we design and deliver a future proof and solid IT/OT architecture to our production based on their requirements, and you are energized by bridging business and IT/Automation. You are structured in your way of working and open to share information with your colleagues and work together as a team. You thrive in a multicultural environment. 

Working at Novo Nordisk  

You will be joining PS API Expansions. The area is anchored in Novo Nordisk Product Supply, which globally employ approximately 30,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 64,000 employees. 

PS API Expansions is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan and build all major API Expansions projects across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. 

We build and design our future API facilities as multi-product facilities with flexibility to accommodate future processes and display state-of-the-art technology. We focus on delivering the highest quality to patients globally in an efficient and environmentally sustainable way. 

We are setting the standards for the future, designing facilities we will still be proud of many decades from now. We drive world class execution of capacity projects, and together we are building the future of Novo Nordisk.