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Project Engineer (Biotech Focus)

Novo Nordisk AS

  • NH
  • 14 days ago

    Highlights

    Responsible for supporting projects for implementation of manufacturing projects within our GMP bioproduction facility, this role will support our project management team with a variety of capital & operational excellence projects. The working environment includes a variety of physical conditions including noise, inside and outside conditions, working in narrow aisles, and temperature changes; atmospheric conditions including odours, fumes and dust.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNH
    IndustryBiotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Year Founded1923
    Websitehttps://www.novonordisk.com/

    Description

    About the Department

    Site New Hampshire, located in West Lebanon, is where Novo Nordisk's life-saving treatments are brought to life. Our manufacturing facility produces a global supply of our hemophilia and growth hormone product lines, as well as our next generation of cutting-edge medications. It's not your average production site - it's a tight-knit, supportive community working together to contribute to a better tomorrow for our patients. Ethics and quality are held in the highest regard, and a patient-focused mindset guides everything we do. We're looking for individuals who are self-starters with a strong work ethic to join our team. At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources and mentorship to grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential?

    The Purpose

    Responsible for supporting projects for implementation of manufacturing projects within our GMP bioproduction facility, this role will support our project management team with a variety of capital & operational excellence projects. Develop ideas and improvements for the production process and equipment - individually and via close collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders. Participate in and drive production related projects and improvements to support optimizations and capacity improvements as well as complex investigations across Departments. This role will report into our Project Engineering team and work cross functionally across the site to support ongoing projects, and will work with external vendors and contractors as needed.

    This role is based onsite 5 days a week at our West Lebanon, NH bioproduction facility.

    Relationships

    Reporting to: Sr. Manager of Project Engineering

    Essential Functions

    • Leads process and equipment troubleshooting to support deviations, corrective actions and related issues
    • Ensures systems and processes are verified and are kept in a validated state in accordance with FDA, EU and NN requirements
    • Participate in the development and implementation of procedural or automation improvement changes
    • Participate in design and hazard reviews of plant expansions or process changes and serving as the technical point of contact or user representative for contractor services including design, fabrication, installation and validation
    • Plan and execute according to timeline and in a compliant manner and ensure timely deliveries of own activities
    • Actively participate in cross functional teams to determine the root cause and corrective actions for problems associated with investigations
    • Write and review protocols, summary and trend reports and other documentation associated with ongoing production, verification, and validations
    • Coordinate scheduling of improvement and critical production activities within own area, across areas and as well as with outside vendors as needed
    • Initiate and manage projects, tracking spending of budgets, creating scope of work, justification, risk assessments, cost estimates, implementing purchase order requisitions, and controlling payment schedules
    • Regular supervision of contractor or intern reports including mentoring, performance reviews, project and support advice as well as troubleshooting for the more complicated issues found in the manufacturing environment
    • Participate in on-call rotations, including weekends and non-business hours, to provide support
    • Performs all job duties and responsibilities in a compliant and ethical manner and in accordance with all applicable healthcare laws, regulations and industry codes
    • Incorporates the Novo Nordisk Way and 10 Essentials in all activities and interactions with others
    • Other duties as assigned

    Qualifications

    • Education and Certifications:

    • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline required

    • Master's degree in engineering or related discipline preferred

    • Work Experience:

    • Bachelor's degree with five (5) years of related experience required

    • Master's degree with three (3) years of related experience preferred

    • Medium to large scale pharmaceutical or biotechnology process experience preferred

    • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    • Normally receives no instructions on routine work, general instructions on new assignments

    • Knowledge of Automation, GMPs, Compliance and Regulatory requirements is essential

    • Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a high-paced team-oriented environment

    • Employee must remain accessible during on-call period and must be able to provide support/respond within sixty (60) minutes

    Physical Requirements

    The ability to climb. stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand and walk. The ability to push, pull, lift, finger, feel and grasp. The ability to speak, listen, and understand verbal and written communication. Repetition including substantial movement of wrists, hands, and or fingers. Lifting up to 33lbs/15kg of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Visual acuity to perform close activities such as reading, writing, and analysing; and visual inspection. The working environment includes a variety of physical conditions including noise, inside and outside conditions, working in narrow aisles, and temperature changes; atmospheric conditions including odours, fumes and dust. Local and International Travel: 0-10%

    We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

    At Novo Nordisk, were not chasing quick fixes - were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, weve 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 whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, were making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating 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.

    Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

    If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

    About Company

    Working at Novo Nordisk

     

    Life-changing careers

    Starting a career at Novo Nordisk is more than getting a job. It is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people living with a serious chronic disease.

    Whether you are a part of supplying insulin for patients around the world, discovering the next breakthrough at one of our state-of-the-art research centres, working with us is truly life-changing.

     

    We are inspired by life

    We are a proud life-science company on a mission to ensure that people living with a chronic disease can live a full life. Millions rely on us.

    We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. From our colleagues in the lab, working to change lives through pioneering break-through treatments, to our colleagues putting sustainability at the core of our processes and working to prolong the life of our planet, this mission to improve lives is at the core of our every action.

     

    Together we drive change

    Change is a constant — change in lifestyle, change in technology, change all over. At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it.

    We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future.

    That’s why we continuously push to improve the way we work and the lives of the patients we serve, creating innovative solutions that fit the way people want to live. To accomplish this, we embrace a spirit of open-mindedness and experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection.

     

    Together, we are life-changing

    Our company is our people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We want to ensure that every employee can achieve a work-life balance that supports their current priorities and where they want to go next.

     

    Your development starts here

    We value our employees for the unique skills, backgrounds and perspectives they bring to the table. We work continuously to help bring out the best in all of our people, offering opportunities for development and creating an environment of mobility within the company. We strive to offer a workplace that’s great to be in and to be from.

    It is very important to us that anyone working with us feels empowered as an employee and as a person. We all should have the opportunity to act fast, make decisions and be agile. 

    With a career at our company, you will feel a difference right from the start. A sense of inspiration that comes from a shared belief in driving positive change for people, families and communities everywhere, and it’s a collective effort. We rely on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 45,000 employees.

    In the video above, meet  Marie Darting, one of our scientists, and hear more about her work as a formulation scientist, her perspective on development plans and the impact she feels her work has on people living with a chronic disease.

     

    Who we are

    We were founded in 1923 and today we are a global healthcare company headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering  scientific breakthroughs, expanding  access to our medicines , and working to prevent and ultimately cure diabetes.

    With almost 100 years of experience, one of the broadest diabetes product portfolios in the healthcare industry, as well as an award-winning pipeline of innovative products, our success is built on our company values – the Novo Nordisk Way.

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