Senior Process Engineer, Cleaning

Cari; København; Hybrid; DKK 652,000 - 957,000; Full time

Job summary

Cari in Kalundborg, Denmark is seeking a Senior Process Engineer, Cleaning to maintain and improve pharmaceutical cleaning processes. You will use data and process understanding to sustain validated operations and support continuous improvement, ensuring product quality for patients.

This role requires deep GMP knowledge, 6+ years in pharma cleaning, and ability to drive investigations, validation activities and cross-functional collaboration in a global manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant scientific or technical field.
• 6+ years of experience with cleaning in pharmaceutical or API manufacturing.
• Independent understanding of cleaning principles and how chemistry and equipment interact.
• Experience with cleaning validation and process optimisation.
• Strong GMP knowledge and good documentation practices (cGMP).
• Ability to monitor data, derive insights and propose actionable alternatives.
• Ability to explain complex information to different audiences; good stakeholder engagement.
• Quality mindset, teamwork and independent decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Support daily process execution and troubleshooting; use systematic problem solving to identify root causes and drive improvement.
• Use data to visualise, analyse and explain process performance; standardise data collection and analysis.
• Develop scientific understanding of the process and link to product quality; justify optimisation projects.
• Develop and perform process confirmation; grow responsibility for cleaning validation and other qualification/validation activities.
• Develop colleagues into subject matter experts and maintain ongoing development plans.
• Keep area inspection-ready and participate in inspections; share best practice across API.

Skills

Pharma Cleaning

Cleaning Validation

Process Optimisation

GMP Knowledge

Data Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Communication

Teamwork

Education

BSc/MSc in a relevant field

Tools

IQ/OQ/PV

Job description

Location: Kalundborg - WestZealand , Zealand , Denmark Salary: Competitive Type: Permanent Main Industry: Search Engineering Jobs Other Industries & Skills: Manufacturing, Purchasing & Supply Chain Job ID: 133736288 Posted On: 04 November 2026

Your impact begins here As Senior Process Engineer, Cleaning, you will keep cleaning processes in API manufacturing stable, validated and continuously improving. You will use data and process science to find root causes, make the case for improvements that matter, and help colleagues grow into subject matter experts. Your work protects product quality in Kalundborg, so more people living with serious chronic diseases can rely on their treatment every day.

What you’ll bring

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant scientific or technical discipline.
• 6+ years of experience within cleaning in pharmaceutical or API manufacturing.
• The ability to independently understand the scientific principles behind cleaning, including how chemistry and equipment interact.
• Experience working independently with cleaning validation and process optimisation.
• Strong GMP knowledge and good documentation practice according to cGMP.
• The ability to monitor data, extract insight from it and recommend actionable alternatives, with an appetite for analytical methods.
• The ability to explain complex information to different audiences and bring people on board.
• A quality mindset, respectful teamwork and the independence to make sound decisions.

Useful, but not essential

• Experience with equipment qualification and process validation (IQ, OQ, PV).
• Experience coaching colleagues or contributing to inspections.

What you’ll do

• Support daily process execution and troubleshooting, using systematic problem solving to find root causes and drive continuous improvement.
• Use data to visualise, analyse and explain process performance, and drive standardisation of tasks, data collection and analysis.
• Build scientific understanding of the process, linking it to product quality and recommending optimisation projects, with a clear justification for each.
• Develop and perform process confirmation, and grow your responsibility for cleaning validation and other types of process qualification and validation.
• Develop colleagues with more than two years’ experience into subject matter experts, keeping an ongoing dialogue on their individual development plans.
• Keep your area inspection-ready, take part in inspections and share best practice with colleagues across API.

Who you’ll work with

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, colleagues work across the value chain to scale molecules, processes and products for the people who need them. You will join API IO M3 Process Support in Kalundborg, Denmark, reporting to (insert hiring manager name and title). Every day you will work closely with colleagues in your own department, including Associate Managers, Quality Coordinators, administrative employees and team members. You will also collaborate with other departments across the area to secure good collaboration, systematic problem solving and timely product delivery. You will share knowledge across API manufacturing facilities, forums and process groups, and communicate results to managers and department managers, and at times to senior leaders within API. Together, you will keep priorities clear and move forward with urgency.

What you can expect here

You will have a high degree of independence within your area, and we expect you to challenge current practices and take initiative. You will be trusted to make your voice heard and to deliver your best work. The role is built for growth. You will deepen your expertise in cleaning validation and process qualification, strengthen your stakeholder management skills across departments, and learn from colleagues across API facilities while helping others develop.

Salary

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 651,600 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 Philosophyhere