Senior Process Engineer

Do you dream of working with Clean Utilities and Water systems for a state-of-art facility in Novo Nordisk? Would you like to be decisive in setting the standards of the future, work with dedicated and resourceful colleagues and improve lives of millions of people living with a chronical disease? 

Then you might be our new Senior Process Engineer for one of our support teams in API Manufacturing I (M1) in Kalundborg.
 

The Position

As a Senior Process Engineer, your job will be to contribute to continuous stable operations and quality in the production, as we support the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) production. Our department Utility & Solvents provides support to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient's production departments within the areas: process optimisation, troubleshooting and daily operations.

In this role, we offer opportunities for personal and professional development. Join us during this exciting expansion period! 

Your main focus will be on:
•    Working in clean utility (water, steam, nitrogen). 
•    Working in our team to support both production, projects across the factory and projects in our own department.
•    Reprioritise between work assignments.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:
•    A master’s degree in natural science or similar field. 
•    Strong experience with clean utility within production facilities.
•    Experience in a regulated production and have a deep understanding of legislative and quality demands.
•    Experience within the areas of GMP, Projects and LEAN, which will be considered a plus.
•    Full professional proficiency in English and Danish.

As a person, you are data-oriented, decisive and have methodical structured approach towards work. Embrace the challenge of balancing diverse stakeholder needs while upholding the highest standards of quality and safety. Standing firm on what is right is paramount.

In this role, taking on significant responsibilities with confidence, sharing knowledge and experience with a steady hand is crucial. Your expertise will be sought after in production, projects, and various parts of the organisation. Clear communication is key to explaining complex problems to colleagues with different backgrounds.

Being able to build trustful relationships across the organisation and thrive as the go-to expert for your colleagues, when they rely on for advice and sparring.

We will welcome a colleague who enjoys the autonomy of a largely self-organised role, prioritising work assignments effectively. Finding comfort in a dynamic and ever-changing work environment is essential part of the role.

About the Department

M1 (API Manufacturing I) is one of the world’s largest insulin API facilities and is one of the largest production sites in Novo Nordisk. Our department Utility & Solvents consist of around 80 employees who handle supplies of raw materials and solvents for the production. The department is organised in several teams including a support team which main responsibility is the various process and utility plants that supply the 4 production lines of the factory. We are a team of 15 colleagues with a scientific background.

About Site Kalundborg

At Novo Nordisk manufacturing hub in Kalundborg, we are growing. From 2022-2029 we will invest 60 billion DKK to expand existing facilities for the current and future portfolio within serious chronic diseases. This will establish additional capacity across the entire global value chain from manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to packaging, with the vast majority being invested in API capacity. With the investment, more than 1200 new jobs will be created. This is your opportunity to be part of our journey and help establish the future factories of Novo Nordisk.

Today, our 4,500 employees at Novo Nordisk Kalundborg produce half of the world’s insulin and a number of biopharmaceutical products, and we are never standing still. Together, we make a difference every day for more than 40 million people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. 

Our site is located a few minutes from the city, and just one stop with the train from the site. The train can also take you directly from the site to Copenhagen in around one hour. Many newcomers find it easy to build a network of like-minded people coming from Denmark or internationals. Some can find a network through hobbies and sports, social network groups, colleagues or employees from other local businesses. Novo Nordisk Kalundborg

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact 

For further information, please contact Manager Simone Witzansky at +45 34 48 39 39.

Deadline 

16 March 2025.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.
 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 
 
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.