Advanced QA Professional

Location:

Bagsværd – Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Other Industries & Skills: 

Manufacturing

Job ID:

132847174

Posted On: 

04 April 2026

Advanced QA Professional (Temporary position (15 months))

API Development and Facilities

Manufacturing Quality

Denmark, Bagsværd
 

Are you eager to play an important role in ensuring the quality and safety of products for clinical trials? Are you able to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and do you believe in working together is better than working on your own? Do you value good team spirit where everyone is each other’s sparring partners and respect each other’s opinions and knowledge? Do you also have a strong quality mind-set and great interpersonal skills.  

If this sounds like you, then this might be the right job for you. 

The position  

As Advanced QA Professional (temporary position 15 month) in API Development and Facilities QA, you will be responsible for delivering best-in-class quality assurance of qualification of facilities, equipment and raw materials used for GMP production of the API for clinical studies. This includes cross functional collaboration with scientists in the API Pilot production, API Development and your QA colleagues. Furthermore, you will – in close cooperation with your colleagues – identify and contribute to strengthening our production facilities compliance level and act as a consultant for them. You will contribute to find solutions for ad hoc questions and challenges within cGMP compliance. In your daily work you will challenge and approve documentation regarding qualification of facilities, equipment and raw materials as well as other supporting documents
, such as deviation handling and change requests. The job involves close collaboration with API development and API Pilot production through QA presence and Oversight. You will evaluate requirements and set the quality direction for API development and API Pilot production.  

In our department, we are continuously improving the quality of work, and we are constantly optimising our methods and processes to increase simplicity across CMC Quality, CMC, and API Development. We make a difference in the lives of people participating in clinical trials in Novo Nordisk A/S, by ensuring that the products they receive are safe, of the highest quality and produced in compliance with legislation. 

 
Qualifications  

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-You hold an MSc in Pharmacy, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry or similar.  
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-You have 2+ years of experience within GMP, quality assurance and the pharmaceutical industry.  
-You speak and write fluent English
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-It is an advantage if you speak and write Danish fluently as we operate with many national stakeholders.
 

You have an understanding of the important aspects of regulations, requirements and guidelines for pharmaceutical development and production and hence can navigate without adding complexity. You understand how the pharmaceutical industry works. You can work with many tasks at the same time and will make decisions and follow up on quality related problems. 

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. 

You are a self-driven and independent person with a high sense of responsibility and initiative.   

You thrive in a dynamic environment, where teamwork is on the top of the agenda, and like working with many different stakeholders. Further, it is key that you value being part of a top-performing team, were we use regular feedback and challenge each other to become even better.  

About the department  

 CMC Drug Substance QA is a department of skilled and motivated colleagues, all based in Bagsværd. We work with assuring quality and compliance of the CMC API facilities, equipment, quality management system, materials as well as the release of API for clinical trials. We participate as QA for smaller or bigger investment projects to make our Pilot facilities more prepared for the future. We also have the responsibility of Quality oversight of all Shipping activities across CMC – national and international. We are divided into four teams, and you will be part of the API Development and Facilities team consisting of 12 QA professionals. The Team is responsible for assignments at the API pilot facilities assuring the quality of the facilities and the equipment, and from API development assuring the quality of raw materials and shipping activities across the entire CMC value chain.

In the department, we value teamwork, diversity and humour very high, and we will make sure you, as our new employee, feel welcome and integrated. You will receive an individual training plan made by your mentor.  

Contact  

For further information, Senior Manager Caroline B Kjærulff Mathiesen +45-34447617 or cbqmnovonordisk

 
Deadline  
The 26th of April 2026.  

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’re not chasing quick fixes – we’re creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we’ve been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we’re making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

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