Process Engineer within cleaning for expansion project

Do you want to be a part of Novo Nordisk's most significant investment project at site Hillerød, aiming to expand our Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) capacity? Are you eager to work with cleaning processes in the pharmaceutical industry? Once completed, the facility will employ approximately 350 colleagues and feature highly automated and state-of-the-art technologies for new processes and products.

Positions

Within the cleaning/CIP team we have several open positions for Operational Responsibles (OR´) focusing on either autoclave or part washer implementation and operation. In our team we are currently 15 OR’, engineering Responsible or specialists with different backgrounds, experience level and nationalities, working together to establish cleaning processes across the facility.

As an Operational Responsible (OR) for either autoclaves or part washers you will join the project at an exciting time. We have finalized most facility and equipment design and have moved into factory acceptance testing (FAT) in close collaboration with Suppliers and our engineering partners. On site, we are preparing to install process equipment, planning validation activities as well as all activities required for operational readiness.

Your key tasks will include:

• Collaborate with our local engineering partners, your team colleagues and engineering responsibles/OR’s from other discipline areas (automation, upstream, downstream, utility, logistics) and Suppliers to agree on technical issues, process and IT topics related to manufacturing.
• Review of Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT) protocols and reports and participation in FAT and SAT.
• Plan and perform cleaning/sterilization validation and coverage tests.
• Develop/give input to protocols for final on-site verification of equipment installation and operation and execute such tests and other validation tests in close collaboration with other team members, CQV-engineers and technical disciplines.
• Ensuring the facility will be ready for operation by preparing SOPs for production and developing training procedures in collaboration with operators and other users.
• When the facility has been fully validated and production has started, you will work to ensure stable production of the running manufacturing facility, perform re-qualifications, handle deviations and compliance issues, as well as support operators and maintenance personnel.

In these positions, you will work in collaboration with a wide network of stakeholders. This will include the Work Package Owner (WPO), local specialists, IT/Automation specialists, other engineering-/operation responsibles, operators as well as engineering partners.

Some travel activities must be expected.

Qualifications

We are looking for both experienced and newly graduated profiles.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• An academic degree within engineering, pharmaceutical science or similar
• +3 years of experience within cleaning in the pharmaceutical industry and working with GMP. If newly graduated, you have experience with production equipment from your studies or similar, or strong interest in cleaning processes
• Experience within validation / cleaning processes will be highly advantageous.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

As a professional, you like to work independently, take initiative, and have a forward-thinking outlook. As someone who enjoys collaborating, learning, and sharing information with others, you are driven by achieving great results together with colleagues.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills and a positive mindset are essential in this role, making it easier to interact effectively with stakeholders across the organization.

About the department

We are working to expand the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) capacity of our production in Hillerød. You will become a part of one of the most significant expansion projects in Novo Nordisk. The highly automated facility will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology that is flexible to accommodate new processes and products. It will expand our capacity for our portfolio of clinical late phase products to serve more people living with serious chronic diseases including rare diseases. We do not only drive change for our patients – we also drive life-changing careers for our employees by promoting a learning culture with high levels of trust, innovation, and development throughout the organisation. To drive the project and reach the initial phase of production, we need your help! Are you ready to join the project team and our journey?
 

Working at site Hillerød, Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk Site Hillerød, we are around 4,000 employees developing, producing, and filling injection pens to help patients around the world living with serious chronic diseases, such as diabetes and obesity. Here we also house a large factory dedicated to the production of life-saving medicine for patients with rare diseases.

At Site Hillerød we employe a diverse range of talent working across the value chain, and we are growing fast. In fact, we are one of the most rapidly expanding sites in Denmark. For this reason, we have many exciting job opportunities and therefore we are continuously looking for new talented colleagues. Join us and become a part of extraordinary teams implementing new technologies to take our production to new heights and serve even more patients.

The site is located in beautiful surroundings and offers good transportation options from Copenhagen, Hillerød, and the rest of North Zealand.

Currently, we are hiring many new colleagues in various engineering roles, including mechanical, automation, robotics, IT, validation, processes, manufacturing and much more. Also, we are looking for process operators, electricians, mechanics, technicians, project managers, associate managers, and pharmacists or similar background. 

Now is an extremely exciting time to join, as we are on an unprecedented growth journey and are serving more patients now than ever. Site Hillerød has a critical role to play in empowering Novo Nordisk to meet the needs of our patients now and in the future. Join us on this journey! 

Join us as we shape the future of pharma production and contribute to our purpose of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases!

Get to know us better - meet us at www.novonordisk.com/site-hilleroed-careers

Contact
For further information please contact Manager, Christian Grahn Nielsen, at [email protected]

Deadline
12 January 2025. 

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

We do not require a cover letter, but please include a few sentences in your resume or CV about why you are applying. To ensure a fair and efficient recruitment process, please do not include 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.