Senior QA Professional for small molecules

Are you passionate about setting direction within emerging technologies and ensuring compliance? Do you have experience within small molecules? Are you skilled in navigating complex stakeholder landscapes and motivating teams to deliver great results? Do you thrive in a constantly changing environment with various challenges and growth opportunities to handle?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

The Position
As a senior QA professional in our Emerging Technologies QA team for Manufacturing Development, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and compliance of our novel manufacturing methods, products, and technologies. Novo Nordisk is expanding within small molecules and in this position, you will primarily work with small molecules from Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO). Your responsibilities will include reviewing and approving documents related to stability, process validations, and product specifications for oral drug products and active pharmaceutical ingredient products.

In addition to these core responsibilities, you will also be responsible for leading complex cases with a high level of attention and driving innovation projects with stakeholders both locally and internationally. As a key member of our QA team, you will help set the quality direction and ensure alignment across the organization. Your focus will be on influencing and setting the right level of compliance, optimizing processes through a LEAN mindset, and establishing new processes that support our business objectives. 

This position will be situated in Taastrup, and the office presence is expected at a minimum of three days weekly.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you should have:

• An MSc in Pharmacy, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, or a similar field.
• Solid experience within the pharmaceutical industry; knowledge of Small Molecules (SMOL) or Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) is an advantage.
• Experience in quality assurance or production.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while challenging the status quo.
• The ability to thrive in an agile environment.

The most important asset that you can bring to succeed in this job is a well-developed understanding of quality and a natural urge to handle quality issues at the right level, make decisions and follow-up on quality related problems. You are a self-motivated and independent person with a high level of responsibility and initiative who can prioritize your various tasks. You enjoy working in a dynamic environment, where teamwork is essential, and you like collaborating with many different stakeholders – internally and externally. We work in an international company and the position requires fluency in English.

About the department
Emerging Technologies QA is a new area within Novo Nordisk where the oral portfolio plays a significant role. Emerging Technologies QA has approximately 250 employees and we are growing. We work with assuring quality and compliance of the facilities, the equipment, QC lab, manufacturing development as well the release of tablets and future emerging technologies products for the market. We are proud to work in a fast-growing part of Novo Nordisk.
You will become part of a great QA department (Emerging Technologies QA New Entry & Support), with many interfaces around the organization. The department consists of around 35 people divided into three teams, and this position is in the QA for Manufacturing Development team. The team consists of 10 highly knowledgeable and skilled people, covering the diverse area of Manufacturing Development.
In the department, we take great pride in our work and value challenges as opportunities. We have a vibrant and positive working environment, good values and exchange of knowledge and experience. We all work towards continuously improving our competences, as well as making work processes more efficient and effective.

Working at Novo Nordisk
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 the communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing. We offer a modern working environment; free flow of coffee and tea, fruit, canteens serving world cuisine which includes both meat- and vegetarian options, take-out dinner options, access to internal fitness centers at our sites, bike repair at work, electric car charge stations, health insurance, social clubs, team outings and so much more.

Contact
For further information, please contact Quality Associate Manager Birgitte Riis-Klausen +45 3079 5450.

Deadline
29 April 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 in your CV.
Applications will be evaluated continuously when received, and candidates may be called for interview before the deadline.
 

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.