Job Description

Cleaning Supporter

Global Manufacturing Supply

Kalundborg, Denmark

Help build the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing from the ground up. Join us at the start of an ambitious new API facility project in Kalundborg, where you'll combine cutting-edge automation with world-class biotech expertise to create manufacturing standards, we'll be proud of for decades to come.

Your new role

As Cleaning Supporter, you'll be part of establishing a new state-of-the-art fermentation facility from day one. Your expertise will shape how we design, build and validate cleaning processes that ensure the highest quality for millions of patients worldwide.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Participating in design reviews for Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) systems, implementing best-in-class design standards from across our facilities
• Executing qualification and validation of CIP processes, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence
• Managing test activities and documentation to support both compliance and ongoing operations
• Conducting supplier inspections and collaborating closely with engineering partners and contractors
• Proactively managing project risks while fostering strong interdisciplinary collaboration across the project team
• Developing new design approaches when needed, while prioritizing proven solutions that work
• Ensuring all regulatory and authority requirements are met through clear documentation and procedures

Your new department

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

You'll join API Large Projects – a newly established and growing area responsible for designing, planning and building all major API expansion projects across Novo Nordisk. We're building multi-product facilities with state-of-the-art technology that showcase flexibility, sustainability, and world-class working environments. Together, we're setting the standards for the future and building facilities we'll still be proud of many decades from now. Based in Kalundborg, you'll work at the world's largest insulin-producing facility, where our 4,400 colleagues produce half of the world's insulin and serve more than 35 million people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for someone who brings both technical expertise and collaborative energy to this exciting project. You'll need:

• At least 2-3 years of experience within Good Manufacturing Practice
• A bachelor's degree (minimum) in chemistry, pharmaceutical process engineering, biology or a similar field

• It would be advantageous if you have knowledge and experience with design review and validation of CIP systems.

• Fluency in English, both verbal and written
• The ability to thrive under pressure and meeting deadlines consistently
• Strong collaborative skills – you naturally support teammates, motivate others, and help the team perform at their best
• Independent decision-making abilities and the drive to create structure, clarity and direction within your area of expertise

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

Contact

For further information, please contact Senior Project Manager Ditte Bjerregaard Jensen at +45 3077 6152.

Deadline

10th of May 2026.

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.