Laboratory Technician with Upstream/Recovery Process Experience

Novo Nordisk A/S; Gladsaxe Kommune; Remote; DKK 438.000 - 643.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension scheme

Free choice account

Holiday allowance

Zusammenfassung

Novo Nordisk A/S in Bagsværd, Denmark, is seeking a Laboratory Technician with upstream/recovery process experience to support recovery activities in our yeast fermentation platform, working with chromatography, filtration and centrifugation.

You will conduct experiments, analyse data, maintain equipment, and help optimise recovery processes; English is the primary working language. The role involves collaboration within a cross-disciplinary team and a focus on reliable process development.

Qualifikationen

• Hold a qualification as a laboratory technician, process technologist or in a related discipline.
• Have practical experience with upstream or downstream processes.
• Hands-on laboratory experience for recovery processes, ideally including fermentation.
• Communicate in English, the primary working language of the team.

Aufgaben

• Perform recovery activities using laboratory processes and equipment including chromatography (ÄKTA), filtration and centrifugation.
• Conduct experiments and analyse the resulting data.
• Prepare laboratory equipment and materials for reliable use.
• Support development and optimisation of recovery processes within the yeast fermentation platform.
• Help troubleshoot production process challenges through laboratory-scale work.

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Initiative

Teamwork

English communication

Ausbildung

Laboratory technician qualification / process technologist

Tools

ÄKTA chromatography

Filtration equipment

Centrifugation equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Laboratory Technician with Upstream/Recovery Process Experience

Category: Manufacturing

Location: Bagsværd, Capital Region of Denmark, DK

Laboratory Technician with Upstream/Recovery Process Experience

Your impact begins here

Bring your practical laboratory skills into a role where your work will help develop, optimise and troubleshoot API processes. As a Laboratory Technician, you will support recovery activities connected to our yeast fermentation platform, working hands-on with chromatography, filtration and centrifugation. Your attention to detail and curiosity will help us run reliable experiments, improve our processes and address challenges that arise in production.

What you'll bring

You enjoy practical laboratory work and bring a structured approach to experiments, equipment and data. You can take ownership of your tasks while working closely with colleagues in a changing laboratory environment.

To succeed in this role, we expect you to:

• Hold a qualification as a laboratory technician, process technologist or in a related discipline.
• Have practical experience with upstream or downstream processes.
• Bring hands-on laboratory experience for recovery processes, ideally including fermentation.
• Work with attention to detail, both independently and as part of a team.
• Take initiative, identify what needs to be done and follow tasks through to completion.
• Communicate confidently in English, the primary working language of the team.

You will also benefit from being curious and open to learning, particularly as tasks and priorities can change. Strong collaboration and a service-oriented approach will help you build effective working relationships across the team.

What you'll do

Your work will centre on recovery processes and the practical laboratory activities needed to develop and optimise them. You will:

• Perform recovery activities using laboratory processes and equipment including chromatography (ÄKTA), filtration and centrifugation.
• Conduct experiments and analyse the resulting data.
• Prepare laboratory equipment and materials and help keep them ready for reliable use.
• Support the development and optimisation of recovery processes within the yeast fermentation platform.
• Help troubleshoot and resolve production process challenges through laboratory-scale work.
• Carry out your work in accordance with safety requirements and good laboratory practice.

Who you'll work with

You will join API MSAT Process Upstream 2, a team working at the interface between development and production. The team currently consists of 11 scientists and specialists and seven laboratory technicians.

Together, the team develops and optimises API processes at laboratory scale, conducts experiments, tests and measurements, and supports the troubleshooting of production process challenges. Your laboratory environment will include fermentation, chromatography using ÄKTA systems, filtration and centrifugation.

You will work closely with colleagues who combine scientific and practical laboratory expertise, contributing your own hands-on perspective while learning from others. The team also shares responsibility for maintaining its laboratories and keeping equipment in reliable working condition.

What you can expect here

At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to work hands-on with advanced laboratory technologies while contributing to the development and optimisation of processes that support our work in medicines. You will be part of an environment where curiosity, continuous improvement and collaboration are important to how the team approaches its work.

The role gives you opportunities to develop your laboratory capabilities while taking ownership of practical activities and contributing to solving real process challenges.

What we offer

Salary and Benefits

The Annual Base Salary for a Laboratory Technician ranges from DKK 437,600-643,200, 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.

A competitive benefits package is offered, including a pension scheme (currently 13% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution) in accordance with the applicable Collective Agreement for Salaried Employees (Indutriens Funktionæroverenskomst or “IFO”).

Benefits package also include a free choice account of currently 10% and 4% holiday allowance.

Start now

Your impact begins today.

For further information, please contact Hiring Manager Claus Juul-Mortensen on [phone].

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