Biorisk Engineer: Containment & GMP Solutions

Bavarian Nordic; Kvistgård; On-site; DKK 739,000 - 903,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension scheme

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Bavarian Nordic is seeking a Biorisk Management Engineer to bridge biosafety, biosecurity and engineering at our Kvistgård site. You will translate biosafety requirements into practical, verifiable engineering controls across facilities, utilities, and processes.

You will lead BRM in design reviews, risk assessments, and commissioning activities, collaborating with Engineering, Operations, Quality and Project teams to safeguard containment and GMP compliance.

Qualifications

• You have a degree in engineering or related field and experience in pharma or biomanufacturing.
• You understand biosafety risk assessment and containment strategies in GMP settings.
• You can translate BRM requirements into practical, verifiable engineering controls.

Responsibilities

• Be the containment expert for projects and operations, bridging BRM with engineering and facilities.
• Assess facilities, equipment, and processes; convert risk assessments into robust controls.
• Advise on containment strategies including HVAC, pressure cascades, HEPA filtration, and decontamination.
• Define BRM basis of design for labs, production facilities, and BSL-3 projects.
• Join design reviews and risk assessments; challenge solutions that affect containment.
• Ensure risk controls are tested, documented, and handed over to operations.
• Support risk-based commissioning, qualification, and verification (FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Collaborate with Security, IT, and Automation to integrate access control and zoning.

Skills

Biorisk management

Engineering

Risk assessment

GMP knowledge

FMEA/HAZOP/LOPA

CQV documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering

Biochemical/Biotechnology/Biosafety/Process/Mechanical engineering

Tools

HVAC systems

Bio-containment equipment

Job description

Bavarian Nordic is seeking a Biorisk Management Engineer to bridge biosafety, biosecurity and engineering at our Kvistgård site. You will translate biosafety requirements into practical, verifiable engineering controls across facilities, utilities, and processes.

You will lead BRM in design reviews, risk assessments, and commissioning activities, collaborating with Engineering, Operations, Quality and Project teams to safeguard containment and GMP compliance.