NIR Scientist - Maternity Cover

Do you want to use your NIR expertise to set global standards, or are you just starting your career and eager to apply your knowledge of MATLAB, spectroscopy techniques and chemometrics in the industry? Do you thrive in troubleshooting, managing lifecycle updates, and integrating procedures with cutting-edge systems? As PAT Scientist with us, you’ll ensure Off-line NIR methods meet validation requirements and provide scientific support across global production sites. Sounds interesting? Then apply now and join us in making global impact!

The position

In this role, you will be responsible for global methods for Off-line NIR procedures across manufacturing sites. Your main responsibilities will include:

· Ensure NIR methods are fit for the intended use and in a validated state.

· Drive and support Life Cycle Management activities e.g., update of models, revalidation, performance, and transfer of methods across production sites and QC labs.

· Participate in/lead method troubleshooting and investigations across sites by analyzing data to identify anomalies and propose solutions.

· Provide scientific support on NIR on a global scale.

· Participate in a cross-organizational collaboration (QC, IT, Production, QA).

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you need to:

· Hold a MSc or a PhD degree in pharmacy, chemistry, engineering, food science, or a related field.

· Be experienced in mathematical modeling using MATLAB.

· Have skills or experience with some spectroscopy techniques such as NIR or FTIR off-line methods.

· Ideally, have skills/experience with chemometrics.

· It will be advantageous if you have experience with method implementation in a GMP environment in the pharmaceutical industry or in medical devices or food industry.

On a personal level, you enjoy working with people from different professional backgrounds in a global and dynamic environment. You have a positive mindset and approach to challenges; you seize opportunities and have a holistic and data-driven approach to reaching your goals. You also need to be fully proficient in English.

About the department

The position is a 12-month maternity cover in the Launch & Scaling department in the Manufacturing Science and Technology area in Emerging Technologies. This area is part of Novo Nordisk’s oral solid dosage units, where we validate, optimize and maintain analytical methods for oral products and support QC around the world to get tablet products for patients living with obesity, diabetes, and any future oral solid dosage treatment for other diseases to the market.

The department currently consists of around 35 employees, including professionals, laboratory technicians, specialists, project managers and managers, distributed in two teams.

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.

Contact

For further information, please contact Manager Agnete Krabbe Katholm at +4530777208 after the 5th of January, for technical questions related to the role please Area Specialist, Solveig Warnecke at +4530776954 after the 5th of January.

Deadline

11th January 2026

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.

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.