System Manager

Are you looking for a career opportunity where you unfold your skills within the workflow process of the Building Management System (BMS) for our new factory in Kalundborg? We are expanding to provide capacity for the production of Novo Nordisk’s current and future oral and injectable products by establishing new and ground-breaking biotech facility in Novo Nordisk Kalundborg.

Here is your opportunity to join a newly established team, where you will be able to have impact by exercising and improving your technical and analytical skills. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!

Your new role

You will be responsible for monitoring and improving the operation of our Building Management System (BMS) in close cooperation with our HVAC engineers, the Automation and IT teams.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Play a key role for our ability to be operational ready within BMS and FMS, ensure preparation and completion of various qualification tasks
• Ensure and maintain validated state of production IT Systems and computerised equipment and compliance in accordance with GMP

• Supervise the operation and maintenance of the IT systems and identify new requirements for the systems you are assigned to.

• Provide guidance to system owner and LoB as subject matter expert, and support with technical input.
• Manage the expectations of customers, system owners, end-users, quality assurance personnel, and other key stakeholders concerning the use and operation of the IT systems.
• Substitute System Managers for other IT systems in PPV IT

It is a vital success criteria to enhance and standardise the system compliance regarding documentation and improve the analytical approach with data-based investigations.

Your new department

We are currently building a new factory, and our department will continue to expand over the coming years as we go from project phase to production. In this new team, you will be collaborating closely with colleagues with backgrounds within IT, chemistry, engineering, project management, automation and facility planning.

We know that a diverse group of people, performs the best results, and we are eager to build teams where collaboration across professional backgrounds ensures a right first-time execution of highly complex projects. You will play a vital role in building and maintaining a healthy and inspiring work culture and have an abundance of opportunities for professional and personal development. 

Your skills and qualifications

We are seeking candidates who fulfil the following prerequisites:

• Minimum a bachelor’s or technical degree in IT, automation or similar fields or has had a similar position in the pharma or another regulated production environment. You have 3-5 years of experience and a solid level of technical understanding and knowledge of basic production IT systems and the data flow within. Furthermore, you are well experienced in the MS Office.
• Experience within the Pharma industry or other highly regulated industry (GMP) preferred.
• It is an advantage if you have GAMP5 and/or GMP knowledge, Lifecycle management (LCM) experience and technical knowledge of BMS, FMS and potentially HVAC
• You have proficiency in writing documents related to quality activities within the area of responsibility of the team.
•  Fluent in English is a necessity, while Danish proficiency is an advantage.It is also an advantage if you have worked with or have knowledge about cLEAN/LEAN principles.

As a person, you have a structured approach to challenges, you have a strong quality mindset, and you enjoy providing support within your area of expertise. You have a positive can-do attitude and manage to get the job done with the right sense of urgency, prioritization and communicating status and solutions accordingly – while supporting and keeping a touch of fun our day-to-day work environment. You like working together with stakeholders of different professions, and it is natural for you to take the lead on crucial improvement activities and present and report the progress to management. Finally, you are thorough and find it natural to work independently. In your daily challenges you have the personal skills of understanding complex systems, subsequently define necessary arrangements and set direction with the right level of GMP focus.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordi-nary 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

For further information, please contact Lars Thomas Sørensen, Associate Manager, at +45 30 75 35 53 or lts@novonordisk.com

Deadline
The 4th of January 2026

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

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.