Advanced QA Professional for Qualification/Validation

Advanced QA Professional for Qualification/Validation  

Are you eager to play an important role in ensuring the quality and safety of products for clinical trials? Would you like to use your QA and validation experience in a project context? 
Then we can offer you a unique position with a lot of impact in a dynamic environment and an opportunity to really develop your skills professionally and personally, read more below and apply! 
  
The position 
Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) QA is looking for a new colleague to be part of an optimization project that is already running at full speed.  

The CMC API pilot facilities are expanding their production capacity for clinical trials and phase 3 productions. We are looking for a new QA colleague to work with our 7 dedicated and highly skilled Project QA´s allocated for this project. 

In this role, you will be responsible for: 

• delivering best-in-class quality for qualification of facilities and equipment 

• communicating cross functionally with scientists in the project and your QA colleagues 

• challenging and approving qualification documentation  

• participating in project workshops prior to setting the criteria for the new facilities and equipment’s 

• evaluating requirements and setting the quality direction for the projects 

  
When Warp Speed Project ends (ultimo 2026), the team will continue supporting the API area in CMC. You will - in close cooperation with your colleagues - identify and contribute to strengthening our production facilities compliance level and contribute to find solutions for ad hoc questions and challenges within GMP compliance, and you will challenge and approve documentation regarding qualification of facilities and equipment as well as other supporting documents for the Pilot facilities. 
  
An important asset that you can bring to succeed in this job is a well-developed understanding of quality and a natural urge to handle quality issues with a necessary and sufficient mindset.  You have a profound understanding of the important aspects of regulations, requirements and guidelines for pharmaceutical development and production and hence can navigate without adding complexity. 

To qualify for this role, you: 

• hold an MSc in Pharmacy, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry or similar 

• have experience within the pharmaceutical industry, in either QA or production 

• have expertise around qualification/validation processes 

• possess extensive GMP understanding 

• are fully proficient in English 

Experience within IT Quality qualification will be considered an asset but is not a requirement.  

On a personal level, you can work with several tasks at the same time and can make decisions and follow up on quality related problems, demonstrating the ability to take full ownership of tasks and a strong commitment to meeting objectives and delivering high-quality results. 

You are a self-driven and independent person with a high sense of responsibility and initiative, other than showcasing interpersonal skills, with the ability to clearly and precisely communicate complex matters to stakeholders. 

Finally, you thrive in a dynamic environment, where teamwork is on the top of the agenda and you like working with many different stakeholders.  

  
About the department 
CMC API QA is a department which employ 39 skilled and motivated colleagues divided in 4 teams based in site Bagsværd. We work with assuring quality and compliance of the CMC API facilities & equipment as well as the release of raw materials, cell banks and API for clinical trials. We participate as QA for smaller or bigger investment projects to make our Pilot facilities more prepared for the future. 
  
We are continuously improving the quality of work, and we optimise our methods and processes to increase simplicity across CMC QA and CMC Development. We make a difference in the lives of people participating in clinical trials in Novo Nordisk A/S, by ensuring that the products they receive are safe, of the highest quality and produced in compliance with legislation. 

Our department values teamwork, diversity, and humour and we will make sure that you, as our new employee, feel welcome and included. A thorough individual training plan will be made for you together with your mentor.  

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 Associate Manager Charlotte Hellesøe Ørtoft +45 3075 1742 or Validation Specialist Rune Munk Pedersen +45 3079 8106 

Referral (internal posting only) 
Do you know someone who might be a great fit for this position and is it someone who you would like to have as a colleague? All you need to do is select “'Refer a candidate” on the specific job and your friend will receive an email allowing them to send their official application and be registered as referral. 
  
Deadline 
18 September 2024 
  
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.