Job Description

System Engineer in API IT, Kalundborg

Be the technical backbone of the DCS platform that keep our API manufacturing running – and help ensure life-saving medicines reach patients around the world.

Your new role

As IT System Engineer, you'll be the primary technical owner of a DCS system within the GMS API IT portfolio specifically the ABB 800xA platform. This is a hands-on engineering role at the heart of our production landscape, where your work directly enables manufacturing and business processes across our API sites. You'll architect, maintain, and operate our environments and underlying infrastructure to a high technical standard – all while keeping systems aligned with the regulatory frameworks that come with pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Day-to-day your tasks will include:

• Systems Operations - Maintain, monitor, and operate IT infrastructure and distributed control systems daily, resolving issues that impact production or data integrity.
• GxP Compliance & Validated State - Uphold the validated state of GxP systems through hands-on technical maintenance and configuration activities.
• Change & Configuration Management - Support impact assessments, ensure backup/rollback readiness, and assist with deviation, incident, and CAPA handling.
• Patching, Upgrades & Vulnerability Management - Execute system patching and upgrades per approved plans, participate in vulnerability scanning, and coordinate remediation with vendors and infrastructure teams.
• Access, Backup & Recovery - Support periodic access reviews, execute and monitor backup routines, and participate in disaster recovery and restore testing.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Collaboration - Work closely with ABB and other vendors on day-to-day support, supervise on-site vendor activities, and provide technical guidance to production, automation, QA, and IT stakeholders.
• Quality, Compliance & Continuous Improvement - Support audits and inspections, apply a quality and risk management mindset, and leverage cLEAN® tools where relevant.

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.

Within GMS sits API IT – the area that keeps the digital backbone of our active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing reliable, secure, and continuously improving. You'll join a group of engineers and IT System managers who take pride in technical craftsmanship, share knowledge openly, and know that every interface kept healthy and every server kept stable contributes directly to patient supply.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for an experienced engineer who enjoys owning systems end-to-end and thrives when solving complex technical problems that span infrastructure and integration layers. You'll bring with you:

• Strong proficiency with 800xA, including interface design, adapter configuration, and operational management, paired with solid knowledge of integration patterns and message formats (XML, JSON, IDoc, SOAP, REST, RFC)
• Experience working in a regulated environment with cGMP, GAMP, and 21 CFR Part 11 principles, and comfort presenting systems during audits and inspections
• A proactive, structured troubleshooter who communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences and stays calm during live incidents and change windows
• Proficiency in Danish or English (speech and writing) is required

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.

What we offer

At Novo Nordisk, 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 570.000 to 838.100 DKK corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s 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.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here

Contact:

Feel free to reach out to Director Mikael Gelineck Holm on mail xqmh@novonordisk.com if you have any questions.

Deadline:

30 June 2026. We look forward to receive your application

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.