Job Description

Department

IT & Automation, Drug Substance Manufacturing, Global Manufacturing & Supply

Location

Kalundborg, Denmark. Your main base is close to the manufacturing sites. Travel to partner locations in the Copenhagen area may occur on an ad hoc basis but is not a regular work location.

Your impact begins here

As a Computerized Systems Engineer, you keep the computerized equipment, smart instruments and IT/OT systems behind large-scale drug substance production running reliably and in a validated, GMP-compliant state. Your work supports consistent, stable operations that colleagues in production depend on every day—helping ensure the medicines people living with serious chronic diseases rely on can be made safely and on time.

What you'll bring

We're looking for a proactive, collaborative colleague who is eager to develop within computerized systems, digital manufacturing and IT/OT support in a GMP-regulated environment.

Essential:

• A B.Sc., M.Sc., AP Degree or similar within IT, Engineering, Automation, Instrumentation, Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Full professional proficiency in English, written and spoken.
• An interest in learning GMP requirements and maintaining systems in a validated environment.
• A structured, solution-oriented approach, ownership of your tasks and genuine enjoyment of working with different stakeholders.

Useful, but not essential:

• Experience from IT, automation, instrumentation, manufacturing support, laboratory systems or technical support functions. Recent graduates with relevant internships, student jobs or project work are also encouraged to apply.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes or experience from a regulated industry.
• Experience with incident and change management, user administration, system maintenance, SOPs, backup and recovery, or supplier coordination.
• Familiarity with validation, data integrity, IT security, risk assessments, infrastructure or computerized systems lifecycle management.

What you'll do

You'll help secure reliable, compliant operations across production by maintaining the systems that keep manufacturing moving. In practice, you will:

• Maintain and support computerized equipment, smart instruments and related IT components to ensure availability, reliability and operational stability.
• Contribute to ongoing process validation (OPV) and periodic reviews, and manage Operation and Maintenance SOPs through their full lifecycle.
• Support incident, problem, deviation and change management, and coordinate patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, restore planning and user access in line with quality and validation requirements.
• Identify IT and computerized equipment risks and complete IT risk assessments covering security, data integrity, infrastructure, coding/configuration, smart instruments and operational support.
• Safeguard data integrity for electronic data generated, processed, stored or transferred by computerized equipment and smart instruments.

Who you'll work with

You'll join the IT & Automation Department—a diverse team of colleagues from many nationalities and professional backgrounds. The atmosphere is inclusive and collaborative: people support each other in finding answers and share the load across tasks. Because project life moves fast, the team is dynamic and ready to shift priorities to hit important milestones.

You'll work closely with stakeholders across manufacturing, quality and validation in Kalundborg, and with collaboration partners based around Copenhagen. Together, you'll keep the project running with clarity and speed.

What you can expect here

You'll work in one of the strongest IT and Automation environments in the pharmaceutical industry, with real scope to build new skills across computerized systems, digital manufacturing and GMP-regulated IT/OT support. Whether you're an experienced engineer or a recent graduate, you'll be trusted to take ownership, encouraged to make your voice heard and supported to grow.

At Novo, you’ll join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.

Salary: For this role, the annual base salary ranges from DKK 499,600 to DKK 734,400 corresponding to the level of the position. The role is open to candidates with varying levels of experience, and placement within the range is assessed during recruitment based on your skills, competencies, knowledge and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Start now

Your impact begins today. If you're ready to keep large-scale drug substance production running reliably and compliantly, apply for the Computerized Systems Engineer role by 23 September 2026.

For further information about the position, please contact Tinne Bonde at THEB@novonordisk.com

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.