Downstream Process Scientist

Are you ready to make a difference for people living with haemophilia and other rare diseases? Do you want to work with purification of proteins at laboratory scale? Would you like to be part of a super engaged team? 

If so, you might be our new Downstream Process Scientist in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) Downstream Support Department. Apply today for a life-changing career!
 

The Position

As a Downstream Process Scientist, you will work with many different assignments within protein purification in a non-GMP environment using state-of-the art chromatography and filtration systems, and we are constantly exploring new technologies and ways of working.

Our team is a small group, and you will have a broad variety of assignments and great opportunities for developing skills. Team spirit is important to us and although we like working independently, we believe in succeeding together. We enjoy getting together around social activities and looking out for each other.

This role offers an opportunity to interact with numerous stakeholders, e.g. the development part of our organisation as well as our API production sites in US, Gentofte, Kalundborg and Hillerød.

Your main tasks will be to: 
•    Do hands-on laboratory work.
•    Have daily interaction with the technicians.
•    Take good care of documentation.
•    Be involved in helping to solve emerged problems and contribute to ongoing optimization of systems and processes.

Qualifications

The qualifications we value include having:
•    A master’s degree or a PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, bioengineering, chemical engineering, pharmacy, food and dairy engineering, or similar field.
•    A couple of years of experience from manufacturing support or process development function, with a wide range of assignments.
•    Knowledge and experience in purification of proteins.
•    Experience in using Unicorn and ÄKTA, is considered a plus.
•    Full professional proficiency in English, while having a proficiency in Danish is nice to have.

As a person, you are a true team player, with good collaboration and stakeholder management skills. You are not afraid of taking initiative and do a deep dive into finding solutions for any challenge that might happen.

Being self-driven, passionate about work and patient is crucial in this role.

About the Department

Our department API MSAT Downstream Support is located in both Gentofte and Bagsværd and is part of PS API MSAT. The department consists of 5 teams and is responsible for supporting new and marketed API products.

You will become part of a MSAT Downstream team, which is primarily responsible for support to as well as optimization and development of the Downstream API processes for our API productions.

Our key stakeholders are the process development organisation on the one side and production departments in Denmark and in the US on the other side. 

Our group currently consists of 3 specialists, 2 scientists, 7 technicians and a master student and we are now looking for a new colleague with a passion for protein purification. We are motivated by professional challenges and individual responsibility. Teamwork, dedication and social interaction are keywords – coming to work must be both fun and challenging.

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 Associate Manager Birgitte Langer Eriksen at +45 3075 5068, or Purification Specialist Matthias Wiendahl at +45 3079 3156.

Deadline 

23 February 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.