Experienced QA professional for International Validation Projects

Imagine working on an international expansion project, making a difference, advancing your validation skills, and continuously developing and growing in your career. If this excites you, then you might be the QA professional we are looking for to support the establishment of our new aseptic production and warehouse facilities across the world. Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!

The position
Novo Nordisk is establishing new, ground-breaking biotech facilities and factories utilising modern technology with fully automated operations and digitalised processes globally.
As a QA professional, you will be part of a global project, working with the project team in delivering best-in-class quality for qualification of pharmaceutical aseptic facilities and warehouses in line with the science and risk-based validation principles. 
You will be responsible for:

• Providing direction for quality assurance and ensuring compliance in your designated area (aseptic production, intralogistics and warehouse).
• Performing QA oversight of validation activities, including Factory Acceptance Test at suppliers.
• Reviewing and approving documentation related to the validation activities.

This role will allow you to work with experienced colleagues and stakeholders across the organisation and globe. Thus, giving you an opportunity to travel internationally, which is expected is to be monthly (around one week per month).

We offer a flexible work schedule that allows you to plan your daily tasks and occasionally work from home when suitable for the operation and your team needs.

Novo Nordisk provides various opportunities for professional growth and impactful achievements. You will have various possibilities to contribute to an exciting growth journey within Fill & Finish Expansions QA Project, ensuring product quality and patient safety. As a QA professional, you will have the chance to develop your competencies, especially within science- and risk-based validation, broaden your knowledge and skills and make a significant impact on the organization.

Qualifications
We are seeking an individual with excellent skills in collaborating with stakeholders from different organisational levels and diverse cultures, possessing a strong quality mindset and a result-oriented approach.

To thrive and succeed in this role, we believe you have:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree (could be pharmacy, chemical engineering, natural sciences or similar).
• Some years of experience working as a QA in a GMP regulated environment, preferably within aseptic processes and/or intralogistics and warehouse.
• Experience with validation (computerized equipment, IT/OT systems, processes), or a strong willingness to learn.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

As a person you are positive, cooperative, detail, and solution oriented, and you work systematically, logically, and proactively. You present a risk-based approach and the ability to balance compliance and product quality.
Additionally, you thrive in a dynamic environment where cooperation with many different stakeholders will be crucial to your success.

About the department

Fill & Finish Expansions QA Project belongs in the newly established Fill & Finish Expansions area. The new area is working to increase the aseptic production and warehouse capacity across the Novo Nordisk network to ensure we continue to deliver high quality products for our patients, also in the future.
Our department has a global responsibility for quality assurance and compliance of the new facilities. We ensure a high level of quality and compliance with GMP in close cooperation with our stakeholders. And we have an international collaboration with local QA for the new facilities.

You will be part of a team and a department that works in a vibrant and positive working environment and values exchange of knowledge and experience. Networking and cooperation are key to our success.

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 (during week 6) call Saqib Akhtar, Manager at +45-30793017 and (after week 6) Morten Vermehren Jensen, Manager at +45 3077 5551.

Deadline
16 February 2025.
Please be advised we are reviewing CVs and organising interviews on an ongoing basis therefore 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.