Senior Research Scientist - CMC Analytical Support

Are you eager to be part of our voyage towards the break-through formulation, development and production of novel pharmaceutical products? Are you an enthusiastic scientist  with interest within analytical development? Then this might be just the right career move for you.

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!
 

The position

As Senior Research Scientist, you will oversee analytical method development, automatisation, validation and coordination of all analytical activities. You will be part of our Raw Materials, Residues and Reference Materials team and contribute to our daily development work and handle day-to-day troubleshooting and stakeholder management. We are a team of 10 laboratory technicians, 5 scientists, 1 specialist and our primary focus is analysis of raw materials (including supporting proteins e.g. enzymes) and residues such as solvents, salts etc., but we also handle peptides and proteins through our analysis of the entire range of Novo Nordisk’s reference materials.

As our new Senior Research Scientist, you will be responsible for:

• Analytical development and validation of a wide variety of analytical methods e.g., (U)HPLC, LC-MS, GC, IR and more
• Play a key role in site integration and transfer of analysis to a newly acquired site
• Challenging, evaluating and troubleshooting on analytical work in collaboration with scientists and technicians internally and externally
• Driving optimisation, automatisation and digitalisation of processes and systems
• Planning and coordinating experiments and documenting the results

Qualifications

As our ideal candidate, you have:

• Master’s degree within Life Sciences (Chemistry, Pharmacy, Engineering or other relevant discipline) and a PhD or similar experience
• Practical experience within a variety of analytical methods, e.g. HPLC, LC-MS, GC, or IR
• Knowledge of enzyme analysis development would be an advantage
• Natural flair for stakeholder management
• Good knowledge of general chemistry/biochemistry and a natural flair for thinking in new solutions and automation
• GMP mindset

On a personal level, you are a team player who also enjoys driving your own area of responsibility. You are not afraid to lead the way for your colleagues and stakeholders. You are eager to see things moving forward in a dynamic environment where projects and processes vary and therefore require you to be flexible and willing to adapt. Additionally, you can communicate complex content to people with different backgrounds and skills, motivating them to hear and follow your ideas and suggestions.  We expect you to be fluent in written and spoken English. Fluency in a Scandinavian language is an advantage.

About the department

As part of Novo Nordisk PSQIT organisation, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Product & Process Developlent makes a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop, manufacture and distribute drug candidates for clinical trials and have a strong culture with a "can do" mindset. 

CMC Analytical Support is a department within CMC Analysis & Characterisation, and located in Novo Nordisk Park, Måløv, greater Copenhagen. The department is responsible for developing analytical methods, validation, documentation, characterisation, and delivering analytical results for drug substance, drug product, side chains, raw materials, excipients, and leachables, all supporting the progress of the pipeline in Novo Nordisk.

Providing analytical support to all parts of Novo Nordisk, the department acts as a link between Research and Product Supply, spanning from early development to phase 3 clinical trials and registration. We have an innovative mindset, and we are on an interesting transformation journey to become a truly digital and automated laboratory.

We are approximately 90 colleagues in the department, organised in five teams all working within good scientific practise as well as GMP. The department is characterised by a can-do attitude, an open-minded culture where we are proud of our work and focused on customer satisfaction.

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, Amalie Møller Hillmann at [email protected]

Deadline
26th March 2025

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 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.