Quality Specialist

Are you passionate about driving improvement and standardisation in quality processes? Do you want to play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of quality for our products and services? If so, we invite you to join us as a Quality Specialist at Novo Nordisk. 

Read more and apply today for a life-changing career. 

The position 

As a Quality Specialist at Novo Nordisk, you will define, monitor and improve activities, processes, and standards to fulfil quality requirements for Novo Nordisk products.  

Other responsibilities will include: 

• Report on process deviations and defects 
• Support and develop external suppliers ensuring adherence to organisational quality control standards and policies. 
• Drive systematic problem solving for complex and critical issues related to quality. 
• Develop and implement quality strategies, establish quantitative measurements, and drive improvements across external suppliers network. 
• Participate in global travel opportunities to support training initiatives of Novo Nordisk’s external suppliers regarding quality control of our products. 

Qualifications 

We are looking for a candidate who are self-driven and outgoing, with great communication and collaboration skills to validate the work of your colleagues, without compromising our high-quality standards.  

You are a perfect candidate if you: 

• Hold an academic degree in Biotechnology, Engineering, or a related field, with at least 8+ years of experience in quality of the pharmaceutical or medical industry. 
• Possess in-depth knowledge of quality strategies, control processes, and techniques for measuring and ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory standards. 
• Demonstrate expertise in developing and implementing quality control strategies, assessing risks, and preparing activity and progress reports. 
• Excel in communication and problem-solving, with the ability to explain complex and critical issues effectively to high-level stakeholders and management. 
• Are fluent in spoken and written English. 
• Have experience in project execution. 

About the department 

You will join our team of Quality Supporters. Focus of our team is to support process of inspection of Novo Nordisk components. We are dedicated to ensuring the highest quality standards of our products. Our team works collaboratively to drive improvements and standardisation across the organisation. The job is based in Hillerød in Denmark, where we foster a fast-paced and dynamic atmosphere, with a strong focus on teamwork and continuous improvement. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing. 

Contact   

For further information please contact associate manager Klaudia Borys, [email protected]. You can get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers. 

Deadline 

We are evaluating applicants on an ongoing basis. The job will be closed once we find the right candidate.  

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.