Associate Process Scientist

Are you passionate about chemical analysis and driven by excellence? Would you like to make a difference in the lives of people with diabetes and other chronic diseases?

We are looking for two ambitious and curious Associate Process Scientist to join our team in Kalundborg. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where we strive to be the best in class in everything we do.

Read on and apply!

The Position
As an Associate Process Scientist, you’ll collaborate closely with both Chemists and Laboratory Technicians within the department, taking responsibility for the chemical analysis of our products. This role offers you an exciting and varied workday, where you’ll have the autonomy to influence your work and the responsibility to help the team achieve its goals. You can develop a strong network within Novo Nordisk and grow both professionally and personally.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing one or more chemical analyses at any given time.
• Leading small improvement projects within the department.
• Performing compliance-related tasks, including updating instructions and offering daily support to laboratories.
• Assisting Laboratory Technicians in their day-to-day operations, ensuring analytical performance and equipment meet industry standards.
  
  
  
  

The position is temporary for a period of 1 year.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in natural sciences, engineering, pharmacology, or a related field.
• Ideally, you will also have experience processing large volumes of data, driving continuous improvement, and working with chemical analysis in a pharmaceutical laboratory or other GMP-regulated environments.
• Fluency in both written and spoken Danish is required for this position.
  
  
  
  

As a person, you are well-educated, curious, organized, and possess a great sense of humour and a positive, open-minded approach. You are able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team. We believe that the best results come from a safe and supportive working environment that focuses on well-being and enjoyment.

About The Department

In Diabetes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), located in Kalundborg, we produce insulin and GLP-1 to help people living with chronical diseases like diabetes and obesity. We always have many exciting projects across Novo Nordisk - some require entirely new setups to utilize the opportunities in contemporary technology, while other are more focused on optimizing existing setups.

In Purification Plants (PP) in Kalundborg we produce the active ingredients which are in many of Novo Nordisk’s products.

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact
For further information, please contact Jannike Larsen on 45 307 55 059.

Deadline
6 May 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.

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.