QC Chemist for a 1-year maternity cover

- in a crucial role in our QC laboratory. 
 

Are you motivated by taking responsibility and ensuring Quality Control (QC) of high standards on new and existing products?
Do you thrive in a dynamic environment with a wide range of tasks and collaboration with highly qualified colleagues? If yes, apply today and join our team! 

The position

As our new QC Chemist, you will be responsible for handling deviations, participating in systematic problem-solving, and assisting with optimizations in our laboratory.
our primary tasks will be:

•    To ensure timely approval of world-class products.
•    To work in accordance with documents in the Quality Management System (QMS) and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
•    Assessing and approving analysis results
•    Assisting with problem solving and professional knowledge
•    Optimizing and validating analysis methods

Your main interface will be with laboratory technicians, supporters as well as QA. 

Qualifications

•    An academic degree within natural science. 
•    Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is considered an advantage. 
•    Proficiency in English and Danish, both written and spoken.
•    Due to our many stakeholders, it is important that you are adept at building relationships and are skilled in communication.

If you are a recent graduate, it is crucial that you are prepared for a steep learning curve and possess the necessary drive to succeed in the role. 

On a personal level, you are a team player who is solution-orientated and have a positive attitude. You are analytical and at the same time keep an eye on the bigger picture. You thrive in an open and dynamic environment with a high degree of contact with colleagues both inside and outside the team. You grasp the importance of meeting deadline and thrive in doing so. Embracing change and proactively bringing forward new solutions, processes, and improvements are key qualities we are looking for in the ideal candidate. Moreover, you are comfortable in a dynamic environment where priorities shift rapidly. A sense of humor and a drive for success is highly valued in our team culture.

About the department

We are a well-functioning department, and you will be joining a team of 15 highly professional and motivated lab technicians and chemists, who support the development of products and production with high-quality assays. The team also handles tasks like stability tests, raw material controls, implementation of new analytical equipment and software, development and validation of methods etc. It is a laboratory with high complexity as we have many different analytical techniques. The laboratory is moving towards more digitalisation and use of data analyses, and we are in the process of replacing our current Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solution.

Working at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S (NNPR) is in Køge, Denmark, and is 100% owned by Novo Nordisk. The company has approximately 450 employees and the core task of the business is to enable better medicines through biopharmaceutical manufacturing for Novo Nordisk as well as for the global industry. NNPR is in the coming years expanding an already wide product portfolio within Enzymes, Synthetic Molecules, and Resins. The company has the full value chain with both R&D laboratories, production facilities, and a commercial organisation, plus a wide range of support departments on top.
 
Contact

For further information, you can contact Manager, Philip Vikkelsø Stennicke on +45 30754175.

Deadline

31. March 2025. You may submit your application in Danish or English. We will take candidates into the recruitment process continuously, so do not hesitate to apply today.

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.