Senior Analytical Scientist - API

Are you an experienced scientist excited about collaborating with global CMOs to bring new products to market? Do you want to join us on an exciting journey as we pursue an ambitious strategy for synthetic chemical Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)?

If this sounds like you, we look forward to welcoming you to our newly established department for External Analysis in Emerging Technologies (ET). Submit your application today!

The Position

As a Senior Analytical Scientist - API, your primarily role involves providing scientific and/or procedural expertise to laboratories within CMOs. You will join our newly established department for chemically synthesised APIs, working as a remote support function and subject matter expert to the external QC laboratories, with analytical tasks within method life cycle management.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing scientific and/or procedural support and expertise to CMOs or to other stakeholders
• Supporting analytical activities (incl. submission) from phase 3 clinical studies throughout commercial life cycle
• Handling technical transferring and implementing analytical methods to/from collaborative partners

• Authoring and editing SOPs, reviewing protocols, reports, tech transfer plans, and other documentation

You will extensively collaborate across Novo Nordisk and with external stakeholders, such as CMOs and acquired companies. This will present a variety of complexities, making strong cross-functional collaboration with your colleagues essential.

You will be part of a team of subject matter experts, fostering an open, positive, and collaborative atmosphere for discussing ideas, problems, and solutions. Given that many CMOs are internationally based, the position may involve some travel, and meetings outside of normal working hours can occur.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you:

• Hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other similar scientific disciplines
• Demonstrate a minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar position, ideally within the pharmaceutical sector
• Possess expertise with GMP, ICH guidelines, and regulatory requirements
• Showcase full professional proficiency in both spoken and written English

Knowledge of late phase (phase 3 and ongoing) pharmaceutical development projects and previous experience working with synthesized oligonucleotides is a plus.

Additionally, experience working with CMO’s on various topics such as method validation, method transfer, and equipment qualification, would all be advantageous.

As a person, you thrive on a high level of flexibility and adaptation, enabling you to excel in a role where the quality of your work is paramount. You have “a firm hand” when it comes to science and possess good skills at communicating with all types of stakeholders both verbally and in writing, and you are motivated by the opportunity to expand your network within our field.

About the Department

ET - External Analysis & QC is a new department currently with teams based in USA and Denmark. We have a growing pipeline, many of which are based on new technology platforms coming through internal development projects or acquisitions.

You will join a diverse team of Analytical Project Managers, Senior Analytical Professionals & Analytical Professionals. We are not a traditional support laboratory, as the APIs that we are responsible for are produced and analysed at different CMOs. The main task of the department is supporting the CMOs in analytical matters, ownership and life cycle management of analytical methods and validations for the respective API.

ET is well-known for having a pioneering spirit as well as a curious and daring approach and we play a key role in developing and producing future treatments for millions of patients around the world.

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 Manager Jonas Hamann at +45 30 75 16 11.

Deadline

26 January 2025.

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 to 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.