Development Scientist - enzyme production process

Are you skilled within enzymes structure-function and enzyme purification processes and do you want to be part of final development activities including scientific support for industrial scale enzyme manufacturing processes? Then, you could be our new colleague in Bagsværd.

Apply today for a life-changing career!

The position

You will join the API Manufacturing Development, Process Support department being a part of the Fermentation & Recovery Support Team. You can look forward to joining a dynamic and well-functioning team consisting of 8 development scientists and 6 laboratory technicians, who are specialised in providing support to the Novo Nordisk API and enzyme production processes. As a team, we thrive on professional challenges and work independently with great individual responsibility and a high level of commitment, and we focus on sharing knowledge.

So, what will be your role? In this position you will be handling:

• Enzyme manufacturing process optimization
• Support to enzyme production facilities incl. problem-solving and review of documents 
• Preparation and maintenance of development documentation
• Preparation and review of scientific rationales and study protocols and reports

This job gives you a unique opportunity to work with multiple stakeholders including late-stage development, analysis teams, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, pilot facilities, production facilities, and external partners.

Since the role is self-organized to a large extent, it is very important that you can prioritize your work assignments. You can look forward to gaining personal as well as professional development.

The role is based in Bagsværd but your primary objective is to support the enzyme manufacturing facilities NNPR in Køge, DK and potentially, in the future, at contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs).

Qualifications

To succeed in this position, we imagine that you:

• Have an academic background in biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, engineering or a related field
• Are preferably experienced or knowledgeable in one or more of the following: Enzyme chemistry, enzyme (protein) recovery and purification, separation techniques like filtration, chromatography, and precipitation
• Are fluent in English. Ability to read documentation in Danish would be a plus

Experience with programming and utilising large data sets for predictive modelling are skills which are preferred but not a prerequisite.

On a personal level, you excel in working independently through complex and sometimes demanding workdays. Your strong sense of responsibility and dedication drive you to tackle new assignments and see them through to completion. You are an effective communicator, and you enjoy collaborating with different stakeholders to achieve shared goals.

About the department

Novo Nordisk’s Product Supply organisation, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (PS API) is responsible for manufacturing of APIs for Novo Nordisk’s products. You will be assigned to PS API Manufacturing Development (MDev), a cross-functional area that works at the interface between R&D and full-scale manufacturing with a focus on process understanding, implementation and optimisation.

The department, MDev Process Support, consists of approx. 104 employees distributed into 6 teams. The department is in Bagsværd, but also has offices in Kalundborg, and Gentofte.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 60,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact Gry Ravn Jespersen at +45 3079 6452.

Deadline

19 September 2024

Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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.