Manufacturing Development Professional

Would you like to build a career in a world leading pharmaceutical company? Do you dream of being part of an exceptional team that takes care of essential aseptic production equipment? Are you keen on achieving a high Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) and continuously improving our production, while adhering to the highest quality standards? If so, apply today and join us as our new Manufacturing Development Professional! The Position As a Manufacturing Development Professional, you will be part of our a highly motivated and dynamic team responsible for the technical support of freeze-drying equipment, focusing on optimization and maintenance of the validated state. We will train you on lean principles, conducting systematic problem solving, as well as GMP principles and implementing improvements via change request and deviation handling. Our new colleague will play a key role in optimization, problem solving, document approval, and ensuring that the solutions are in line with industry standards. Your main focus will be on:
• Solving immediate critical production issues.
• Driving improvements projects via consistent long-term planning and implementation.
• Participating in cross organizational projects.
• Contributing to a healthy and engaging working environment. Qualifications To be considered for this position, you should:
• Hold a minimum of bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, production engineering, marine engineering (maskinmester) or similar.
• Have a few years of experience in technical field or be a newly graduate with most recent insights, willing to learn.
• Have a strong interest in LEAN and GMP.
• Be professionally proficient in English, Danish is a plus. On a personal level, you are structured and can easily communicate with a variety of colleagues. While being a true team player, it is easy for you to build relationships with stakeholders. Being self-reliant, while respecting tight deadlines and having exceptional time-management skills are a key to success in the role. Ability to make quick decisions on the floor without compromising on quality of various tasks are the foundations we like to build on in the team. About the department Finished Products site Gentofte and Værløse is part of Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD). At our sites in Gentofte and Kirke Værløse, we are more than 750 colleagues responsible for transforming the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) into the finished products for people living with serious chronic diseases. We work with advanced processes such as formulation, filling, freeze-drying in a sterile environment, assembly, and packaging. We bring value to our patients by delivering high-quality products in accordance with Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) in a timely and cost-effective manner as we constantly optimize our processes and invest in the latest technology. Working in BRD, Novo Nordisk BRD is part of Novo Nordisk Product Supply, which is a global production network at the forefront of technology and quality production of pharmaceutical products. In BRD, we are not only supplying all Novo Nordisk products to people living with serious chronic diseases, but we also use our competences in biotech to support the growing efforts into completely new production platforms and therapy areas for Novo Nordisk. We are more than 3000 dedicated colleagues working at six production sites in Denmark and the United States. Here we cover the entire production value chain where raw materials are cultivated, purified, formulated, filled, assembled in devices, packed, and distributed across the globe. As more and more people need our products, we support Novo Nordisk's initiatives in new therapy areas. Every day, we work to streamline and expand our capacity through process innovation, automation, and the introduction of new technology. 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 Associate Manager Thomas Holten Kollin at +45 30750442. Deadline 11 February 2024. 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.