Secondary Packaging Responsible

Novo Nordisk; Hillerød; On-site; DKK 651,000 - 957,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Hillerød, Denmark, seeks a Senior Secondary Packaging Engineer to maintain and improve Novo Nordisk's global secondary packaging portfolio. You will own packaging solutions on markets and support lifecycle management.

The role focuses on design verification, change control, and collaboration with production, quality, and development teams. You will navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and drive robust packaging designs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals or medical devices.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across functions and levels.
• Experience supporting production environments and understanding manufacturing impact.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Drive design verification activities for packaging changes and assess impacts through change control.
• Provide expert input to investigations, deviations, customer complaints, risk assessments, and quality activities.
• Support production sites globally and act as a primary contact for packaging challenges.
• Identify and implement initiatives to improve robustness, compliance, safety risk management, and manufacturability.
• Collaborate with development, production, QA, laboratories, and engineering to solve challenges and support priorities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Production support impact

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Senior Secondary Packaging Engineer, Product Responsible

Device Delivery Solutions (DDI), Secondary Packaging

Hillerød, Denmark

Teaser

There has never been a more exciting time to work within Secondary Packaging at Novo Nordisk. As we continue our shift towards a stronger consumer-focused mindset, packaging is becoming an increasingly important part of how patients and customers experience our products. As a Senior Secondary Packaging Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring our packaging solutions are robust, compliant, sustainable, and designed to meet the needs of both production and end users worldwide. The role combines product ownership, global support, and design control responsibilities within one of Novo Nordisk’s most strategically important packaging areas.

Your new role

As a Senior Secondary Packaging Engineer, you will become part of a highly skilled team responsible for maintaining and continuously improving Novo Nordisk’s global secondary packaging portfolio. While you may occasionally contribute to development projects, your primary focus will be ensuring that products already on the market continue to perform effectively and meet all requirements throughout their lifecycle.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Driving design verification activities for packaging changes and assessing impacts through change control processes.
• Providing expert input to investigations, deviations, customer complaints, risk assessments, and quality-related activities.
• Supporting production sites globally and acting as a key point of contact for packaging-related challenges.
• Identifying and implementing initiatives that improve robustness, compliance, safety risk management, and manufacturability.
• Collaborating closely with stakeholders across development, production, quality assurance, laboratories, and engineering functions to solve complex challenges and support business priorities.

Success in this role requires the ability to navigate a large stakeholder landscape, maintain a holistic perspective while managing detailed technical topics, and make sound decisions in situations where production, quality, and business needs intersect.

Your new department

You will join Secondary Packaging (SecPack), part of Device Delivery Solutions (DDI), owning and supporting packaging for Novo Nordisk finished products. The department consists of approximately 40 colleagues divided across three teams covering packaging design, project management, and design control with global support responsibilities.

The team you will join combines product ownership, design control, and global support activities, creating a unique opportunity to work across the full product lifecycle. Rather than handing solutions over to another team, we maintain ownership from development through implementation and ongoing support, ensuring that lessons learned from the market continuously drive improvements and innovation.

You will become part of a collaborative, highly competent, and supportive team environment where technical excellence, curiosity, and teamwork are valued equally. The team takes pride in solving complex challenges while maintaining a strong and positive culture.

Your Skills And Qualifications

To succeed in this role, we imagine you have:

• A Master’s degree in Engineering, Natural Sciences, Medical Device Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Experience working within a regulated industry such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food production, aviation, or automotive manufacturing.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and organisational levels.
• Experience supporting production environments and an understanding of how technical decisions impact manufacturing operations.
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

Additionally, candidates who understand packaging systems, design control processes, production support, or lifecycle management will be particularly well positioned for success. Experience handling complex technical challenges, balancing competing priorities, and maintaining composure during periods of high activity will also be highly valued.

As a person, you are analytical, structured, collaborative, and driven by finding simple solutions to complex challenges. You enjoy both independent responsibility and teamwork, and you thrive when balancing strategic thinking with technical detail.

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 651,000 to 956,900 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

For further information about the position, please contact Ninette Kjerulf-Jensen at [e-mail].

Deadline

• September 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

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.