Senior Cleaning Validation Scientist - Purification

Novo Nordisk A/S; Kalundborg; Remote; DKK 651,000 - 957,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk Kalundborg is seeking a Senior Process Scientist to ensure cleaning processes and equipment in Purification run reliably and compliant. You’ll join a team following a retirement and bring deep process understanding to validation, monitoring and improvement from day one.

You’ll collaborate with QA and maintenance, drive LEAN improvements, manage data analysis, and support product changeovers across facilities while maintaining patient safety and quality as top priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in engineering, chemistry, biotechnology or related technical field
• 8–10 years of experience in pharmaceutical or regulated production
• Deep process understanding with knowledge of process equipment
• Data-analytical, detail-oriented and systematic problem-solving
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration; able to challenge constructively
• Maturity and calmness to adapt to changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Support cleaning processes and equipment day to day.
• Maintain, upgrade and validate cleaning processes with documentation.
• Monitor data, handle deviations and solve root causes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Drive equipment improvements using LEAN principles and a quality mindset.
• Support product changeovers and cross-facility cleaning teams.

Skills

Process understanding

Data analysis

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

LEAN principles

Team collaboration

Quality mindset

Education

Bachelor/Master in engineering, chemistry, biotechnology or related field

Tools

Cleaning validation

Job description

Novo Nordisk Kalundborg is seeking a Senior Process Scientist to ensure cleaning processes and equipment in Purification run reliably and compliant. You’ll join a team following a retirement and bring deep process understanding to validation, monitoring and improvement from day one.

You’ll collaborate with QA and maintenance, drive LEAN improvements, manage data analysis, and support product changeovers across facilities while maintaining patient safety and quality as top priorities.