Vice President | Strategic Expert Synthetic Protein & Peptide APIs

Vice President | Strategic Expert Synthetic Protein & Peptide APIs

Are you an expert and thought leader in the field of chemical synthesis of proteins and peptides for the pharmaceutical industry? Do you have a knack for driving innovation in chemical manufacturing of proteins and peptides? If so, we invite you to join our team as Vice President and Strategic Expert for synthetic Protein and Peptide APIs within our newly formed Emerging Technologies (ET) API Manufacturing Science and Technologies & Quality Control (ET API MSAT & QC) area. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

As Vice President and Strategic Expert for Synthetic Protein and Peptide APIs within ET API MSAT&QC you will be the resident expert on state-of-the-art commercial protein and peptide API synthesis at Novo Nordisk.

In addition, you will:

• Use best-in-class principles for chemical protein and peptide synthesis to develop new drugs and enhance existing products.
• Establish and optimize related manufacturing technologies and develop innovative application-specific solutions.
• Act as thought-leader for protein and peptide synthesis and provide input and advice to senior management when/if required.
• Provide scientific input to commercial strategy at SVP/CVP level and lead international collaborations with external partners. Support and influence stakeholder organizations with technical know-how.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of product development processes across lab, pilot, scale-up, and commercialization phases.
• Create and lead projects to improve synthetic and engineering solutions for commercial manufacturing.
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend their acquisition and application.

The role is based in the Greater Copenhagen area. We are open to consider hybrid/commute arrangements.

Qualifications

You are a thought leader and expert in the field of protein and peptide engineering for pharmaceutical development. You possess:

• Proven track record of senior scientific roles, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Expert knowledge and practical experience in state-of-the-art chemical protein and peptide synthesis and related manufacturing processes and technologies .
• Strong familiarity with regulatory requirements and quality standards.
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and problem-solving within protein and peptide development and manufacturing (including CDMO recruitment and management)
• Proven success in collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Skill in developing and executing strategic plans.
• Strong communication skills (including scientific communication).
• Experience managing stakeholders internally and externally regardless of organizational level.
• A PhD in organic chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or a related discipline.

About the area

ET is a newly established Senior Vice President area in Novo Nordisk. We have a growing pipeline of new products, many of which are based on emerging technology platforms coming into Product Supply via internal development projects and externally acquired assets. 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. 

Within ET, our API Manufacturing Science and Technology & Quality Control area comprises of c. 150 dedicated and talented employees, located in Bagsværd (DK), Høje Taastrup (DK), Boston (US) and Petersburg (US). We are responsible for the commercial synthetic API processes at Novo Nordisk (small molecules, synthetic peptides and modified oligonucleotides) and their quality control, internally as well as in collaboration with our CMO network. We are a growing organization with a significant impact on Novo Nordisk future pipeline of new modalities and how to produce and analyse them.

Contact and dealine

For further information please contact Executive Search Partner, Heidi Ashby at [email protected] or get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers.  Apply by end of day Wednesday 26th February

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.