Experienced Downstream Development Scientist

In this job, 371 million people worldwide depend on you to develop the world’s best drugs. Are you the future star that could contribute to our journey? Then you may be our new scientist within Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) development.

The Position

As a Downstream Development Scientist, you will develop robust and scalable downstream processes (eg. purification, filtration, enzymatic modification etc.) both by hands-on laboratory work and in close collaboration with our CDMOs/CMOs.

Your main tasks will be to:

• Perform, evaluate and report experimental work in the laboratory and analyse the data
• Collaborate with laboratory technicians, including trouble shooting on technical issues
• Ensure a seamless flow of technical and scientific knowledge between Novo Nordisk and our external partners, whose activities you will be supporting, including review of documents and troubleshooting during production   
• Participate in cross-functional project groups and professional collaboration forums
• Innovate in experimental design and optimization, identifying new solutions to technical problems, data handling and secure IPR

You can look forward to a broad range of exciting challenges and the opportunity to work with highly skilled colleagues feeding into your personal and professional development. Our working environment is dynamic and informal with a lot of drive and strong culture of cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:

• A master’s degree in molecular biology, biochemistry, chemical/bioprocess engineering or similar and a PhD degree or experience from a relevant position
• Industrial experience in process development and/or outsourcing is an advantage but not a requirement
• Theoretical understanding and lab experience within downstream processing steps such as chromatography, UF/DF, enzymatic reactions and supporting analytics, a plus if they involved purification of plasmid DNA or mRNA

We operate in a fast-changing environment, with an increasing level of automation and digitalization. It is therefore considered an advantage to be an innovative individual with ability and experience within the areas of mechanistic modelling, machine learning or statistic modelling for experimental design. 

As a person, you enjoy collaborating, learning, and sharing information with others. You are driven by achieving great results together with colleagues. You possess excellent communication and collaboration skills enabling you to interact with your many stakeholders from different functions and parts of the organisation. 

About the Department

The job is placed in the department Downstream Development in CMC Development & Scaling, located in Bagsværd, Denmark. Our main responsibility is to develop downstream purification processes for APIs used in clinical trials. We do so in close collaboration with the research and manufacturing units, pilot facilities, and Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs). The department has 100+ employees divided in 8 teams that work together.
Currently, we are expanding the gene therapy area within the company and developing technologies involving process development for plasmid DNA, mRNA, LNP and AAV particles. 

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 Silvia Pirrung at +45 30 79 81 72.

Deadline 

12 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.