Process Analytical Technology Professional

Are you ready to join a company that has the ambition to be in the forefront of technology within manufacturing and IT operations? Do you want to make a difference and transform needs and ideas into concrete actions within Process Support API (Production of API)?

Do you aspire to become a professional within Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and influence the implementation of new processes and analytical technology in PS API? Then we have the perfect job for you!

The Position

As our new PAT Professional, you will join a team, where our primary tasks are focused on implementing PAT that are being used to monitor and control the production processes and for quality control of the final drug products.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

•    work with spectroscopy (primarily Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) to start out with) to analyse in-process, intermediates, and products from our production processes, using In-Line and At-Line analysis.
•    collaborate with colleagues from the process development area and manufacturing development, to develop and validate PAT methods, including preparation of study protocols/reports, hands-on work, data evaluation and reporting.
•    monitor and be the owner of NIR methods to ensure that the methods are functional and up to date.  

We are building up our PAT competences and you will be a part of a very dynamic team working with implementation of new technologies across productions.

Qualifications

The qualifications we value include:

•    a bachelor or master in pharmacy, chemistry, or a related field, preferably coupled with experience from the food or pharmaceutical industry. 
•    experience with chemometrics and modelling of spectroscopic data.
•    GMP regulated environment experience within the laboratory world.
•    knowledge or experience within Spectroscopic methods – NIR, RAMAN, Fourier Transform Infra-red (FT-IR) or manufacturing development or Real Time Release Testing (RTRT) will be considered as a distinctive advantage.
•    proficiency in written and spoken English.

At a personal level, you enjoy working with people from different professional backgrounds who are dedicated to meeting our common goals. You enjoy working in an informal atmosphere where flexibility and responsibility go hand in hand and are eager to see things progress. You have strong analytical background and a proven ability to bridge the gap between the analytical and process part in manufacturing.

About the department

The team you will join is named PPQC support and consists of 10 colleagues. PPQC support is a part of PPQC lab supporting 4 purification plants in PS-API. The department consists of 4 teams with approx. 65 lab technicians and chemists. PPQC support is responsible for all equipment in the lab and PAT NIR instruments placed in the PS-API production.

Novo Nordisk has started a journey to modernize the way we manufacture and perform quality control of medicine. A key strategic initiative to support the journey is the development of PAT applications. And the best part - it is truly a cool team with an open and welcoming culture where we are excited about doing something new and be a part of the Novo Nordisk PAT journey.

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 Søren Johnsen at +45 3075 8110 or [email protected].

Deadline 

30 June 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.