Primary Packaging Engineer

Location:

Bagsværd – Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

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Job ID:

131142377

Posted On: 

24 September 2024

Do you want to take part in the implementation of new primary packaging for Novo Nordisk and play a key role in its maintenance? Are you ready to take on the challenge of setting the direction in the challenging field of materials for use in Good Manufacturing Production (GMP) area? Are you looking forward to collaborating broadly, working independently, and thriving in a work environment with many simultaneous and varied tasks? 

If yes, you might be our new Primary Packaging Engineer! Apply today for a life changing career!
 

The Position

As a Primary Packaging Engineer, you will be working in an inspiring scientific environment with highly engaged colleagues and in close collaboration with people from different areas such as Research and Development (R&D), Production and Supply Chain.

Your main focus will be on: 
•    Being responsible for primary packaging components or systems for injectable pharmaceuticals, such as Glass Vials and Rubber Plungers.
•    Bringing the new primary packaging materials from clinical development to market. This includes receiving documentation from R&D and primary packaging related regulatory filing activities and documenting the activities to be ready for health authority inspections.
•    Handling lifecycle management activities of primary packaging materials for commercial products, e.g. evaluating new suppliers and implementing changes to component and technology improvements.
•    Ensuring technical performance, processability and safety of the primary packaging components and systems.
•    Leading investigations related to primary packaging components. This includes analysis of customer complaints, understanding usage, and investigating potential root causes to ensure components and materials meet performance and quality requirements.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, you should:
•    Hold a master’s degree in natural science, engineering or a similar field.
•    Have experience within development or maintenance of primary packaging for pharmaceuticals. 
•    Have work experience in a GMP environment, system engineering, safety risk management and quality specifications.
•    Be fluent in written and spoken English.

On a personal level, you are motivated by finding the solutions that are sustainable and can be incorporated in manufacturing processes. You have strong technical and analytical skills, are result-oriented and take pride in delivering on your milestones. 

Being able to work well independently, while being a great team player for colleagues and stakeholders across functions and departments, and motivate colleagues with a positive, forthcoming attitude are crucial in this role. 

Our team works in a structured manner and take ownership of the assignments. We are working in company headquarters in Greater Copenhagen with an environment characterized by innovation, openness and highly engaged colleagues who work dedicated to help us change lives for the better for patients around the world. 

About the department

You will join the Material Manufacturing Development – Primary Packaging Department in Product Supply, Sourcing Operations. 

We consist of approx. 35 employees organized in 4 teams and are continuously growing. We are responsible for implementation of complex Primary Packaging materials and maintaining documentation on existing materials.

We cooperate with a variety of functions, including CMC, Device R&D, QC laboratories, QA, various Novo Nordisk production sites around the globe, and a range of external suppliers and contract manufactures (CMO).  

The Department is currently located in Bagsværd and will relocate to Høje Taastrup in late 2024.

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 building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. 
 
Contact

For further information, Manager Christian Luxhøj at +45 3444 0993.

Deadline

6 October 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.

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