Senior Polymer Scientist

Location:

Køge – Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

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Job ID:

131057914

Posted On: 

06 September 2024

If you have a passion for scientific discovery and a drive to make a real-world impact, we want you on our team! 

Do you dream of being part of a growing research team focusing on expanding our existing product portfolio to include innovative new solid support for solid-phase synthesis? Do you have experience with large scale synthesis, and do you dare to explore? Then you might be our new senior scientist in R&D Research at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech (NNPR) in Køge. 

The position 

As our new Polymer Scientist at NNPR, you’ll be a key player in pioneering new materials and technologies that will shape the future within resin development. You will become a critical part of our project team, taking ideas and concepts from early-stage development all the way through to final product launch. 

Key responsibilities include:  

-Design and synthesize novel polymers tailored for cutting-edge applications. 

-Develop and optimize polymer formulations for various applications, ensuring their scalability and robustness. 

-Translate lab-scale synthesis and formulations to pilot-scale and full-scale production processes. 

-Work with cross-functional teams to transform research insights into groundbreaking commercial products. 

-Prepare technical reports, and presentations, to showcase your research findings. 

-Characterize polymer properties using advanced techniques like spectroscopy, chromatography, microscopy, light scattering techniques and thermal analysis. 

Qualifications 

The ideal candidate for this position has:  

-A strong scientific academic background, plus a minimum of 10 years of experience in synthetic polymerization techniques, organic chemistry, colloidal chemistry or similar. 

-Proficiency in conducting laboratory experiments, including polymer synthesis, colloidal chemistry, and characterization. 

-Demonstrated ability to scale-up processes from the lab to pilot scales and knowledge of production scale. 

-Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. 

-Experience in industrial R&D or product development is preferred. 

-Solid written and spoken skills in English as well as the ability to communicate with peers and stakeholders across the organization and members of senior management.  

On the personal level, you are a strong team player, stay focused and are detail oriented. You are self-driven and can manage your own time to a high level of independency. You have a strong quality mindset, a positive and encouraging can-do attitude, and a will to take on difficult challenges. You are innovative, curiosity driven, and value the power of co-creation and knowledge sharing.  

About the department 

As scientist in R&D Research you will be part of the innovation of new products. The department consist of 16 highly motivated and skilled scientists and laboratory technicians, divided into two teams. Our research team is dedicated to pioneering and advancing products specifically designed for affinity resin applications. We work closely with the R&D Manufacturing Development teams and the New Product Marketing team as well as several close collaborators. 

Working at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech 

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S has 450+ employees and is 100% owned by Novo Nordisk A/S. The ability of Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S to produce and deliver quality products to the pharmaceutical industry, combined with our complete range of services within regulatory requirements, makes us a preferred supplier to many global pharmaceutical companies. Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S is a fast-growing company that generates many exciting projects and excellent development opportunities. 

At Novo Nordisk Pharmatech we to aspire to be a part of the best company in 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. 

Contact  

For further information, manager Peter Lund Hammershøj (+45 31970239) or principal research scientist Martin Lund (+45 31970016) 

Deadline 

 17 September 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 at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

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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