Process Scientist Full-time NEW

Process Scientist

As Process Scientist/Engineer, you will be the go-to person for laboratory equipment, processes and technical know-how in our QC laboratories in Kalundborg. You will keep equipment reliable and compliant, and help shape Laboratory Service, a newly established unit with clear ownership of shared laboratory support. When instruments perform as they should, your colleagues can test with confidence, supporting the production of insulin and GLP-1 for people living with diabetes and obesity.

What you'll bring:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in natural sciences, engineering, pharmacology or a related field – or equivalent experience as a laboratory technician with strong equipment competence.
• Experience with laboratory equipment, such as HPLC/UPLC or other analytical instruments, including qualification, calibration and maintenance.
• Experience with QMS work, such as deviations, change requests and documentation.
• An interest in automation, digitalisation and new technologies.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• A curious, can-do mindset, a sharp eye for practical improvements, and the ability to stay calm and keep the overview when priorities change.
• Strong communication skills and a natural ability to build relationships across teams and departments.

Much of our collaboration happens in Danish, so good communication in both languages is an advantage.

What you'll do:

• Make sure laboratory equipment supports stable daily operations, with the right balance of quality, cost, environment and delivery.
• Take professional responsibility for the equipment lifecycle, from idea and purchase to maintenance, replacement and retirement.
• Secure qualification, calibration, QMS support and up-to-date equipment documentation in line with GMP requirements.
• Support the laboratories proactively, so equipment and daily operations deliver the right output in the right quality.
• Handle vendor dialogue and coordinate service agreements (SLAs) together with the team.
• Give input to capacity planning, projects and the future equipment strategy.
• Lead and take part in cross-functional initiatives that optimise and automate existing processes and equipment.
• Share knowledge and best practices across laboratories, sites and teams, and challenge existing processes in a respectful and constructive way.

You will join the Laboratory Service team in Kalundborg, part of Global Quality Control and anchored in QC Business Operations. The team brings together shared laboratory support activities that previously sat across different QC units. The aim is clear ownership of laboratory equipment, infrastructure and shared services, and stronger standardisation, flexibility and use of our capabilities across laboratories.

Your colleagues are professionals and laboratory technicians who work close to the equipment, so you stay in close contact with the laboratory users who rely on it every day. You will also work with vendors and with colleagues across laboratories, sites and teams. Your manager is Helle Bülow Mindegaard Christensen.

Kaluborg is a city within the city: about 3,000 colleagues across several factories, one hour's drive from Copenhagen. Here we produce insulin and GLP-1 and work at the forefront of technology, systems, methods and processes. In Enterprise IT & Quality, colleagues work across the Novo value chain, stay close to stakeholders and help deliver trusted technology, high quality and responsible ways of working.

You will be trusted to take ownership in a dynamic workday where priorities change and results come from working things out together. You will build new skills through project work, automation and digital initiatives, and by sharing practice across sites. You will have the chance to speak up, contribute your expertise and help shape how a new unit works. Not every ambition comes true, but if you want to become a specialist, a project lead or a manager one day, this role can be your way there.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 570,200.00 to 838,100.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate's skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience. Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Start now Your impact begins today. If you are ready to keep Kalundborg's QC laboratories running with reliable, compliant equipment, apply for the Process Scientist/Engineer role by 17 November 2026. We review applications continuously and hold interviews on an ongoing basis, so please apply as soon as you can. Send your CV and application in Danish or English. You do not need a cover letter, but please include a few sentences in your CV about why you are applying. Please leave out a photo, as it helps us run a fairer recruitment process with equal opportunities for all applicants. To learn more about the role, please contact Manager Helle Bülow Mindegaard Christensen at hbcy@novonordisk.com. You can also get to know us better at www.novonordisk.com/careers . We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.