Student Assistant - Projects & Operational Excellence

Lundbeck A/S, H; København; On-site; DKK 165,000 - 220,000; Part time

Job summary

Lundbeck A/S in Copenhagen (Valby) invites a motivated student to join the Projects & Operational Excellence team as a Student Assistant. You will support project managers, help with LEAN initiatives, and assist with digital tools adoption in a pharmaceutical production environment.

The role offers exposure to project management, data visualization, and cross‑functional collaboration, with 15–20 hours per week and flexible scheduling to fit your studies.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a relevant higher education program.
• Interest in project management, continuous improvement, LEAN, or manufacturing; prior experience is not required.
• Good digital skills and confidence with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support project managers with project coordination, follow‑up on actions, preparation of presentations, documentation, and ad hoc tasks.
• Assist Operational Excellence Specialists in creating training materials, workshops, and LEAN initiatives.
• Help deploy digital management tools and routines across the team, including setup, documentation, adoption and follow‑up.
• Translate training materials into Danish or English to ensure clarity and consistency.

Skills

Project management

LEAN

Presentation skills

Data analysis

English & Danish

Education

Higher education program

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Digital tools

Job description

Student Assistant - Projects & Operational Excellence - Pharmaceutical Production

Requisition ID: 8274

Location: Copenhagen, Danish Capital Region, DK

Join our community of specialists and take part in the journey of restoring brain health.

Are you a curious and structured student who wants hands‑on experience with projects, operational excellence, and digital ways of working in Pharmaceutical Production? Join our team and help turn improvement ideas into practical results.

Your new role

As a Student Assistant in the Projects & Operational Excellence team, you will support our project managers and Operational Excellence Specialists with a variety of practical, analytical, and coordination tasks. You will contribute to the team’s improvement initiatives and help us deploy digital management tools and ways of working across the team.

You will work closely with experienced colleagues, supporting both day‑to‑day team activities and ongoing projects. The role offers an opportunity to learn about project management, LEAN, performance management, and continuous improvement in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

Some of your key responsibilities will be to:

• Support project managers with project coordination, follow‑up on actions, preparation of presentations, documentation, and other ad hoc project tasks.
• Support our Operational Excellence Specialists in preparing training materials, improvement activities, workshops, and practical LEAN initiatives.
• Help deploy and embed digital management tools and routines across the team, including supporting set‑up, documentation, adoption, and follow‑up.
• Translate Operational Excellence training materials into Danish or English, ensuring clear and consistent language.
• Provide administrative support to the team, including meeting coordination, agendas, minutes, tracking actions, and maintaining shared documentation.
• Assist with collecting, organizing, and visualizing project and operational performance data.
• Help prepare communication materials, templates, and presentations for Project and Operational Excellence activities.
• Support the planning and coordination of team workshops, training sessions, and improvement meetings.
• Maintain structured project and team information in relevant digital tools and shared workspaces.
• Follow up on agreed activities and help keep team priorities, milestones, and deliverables visible.
• Contribute fresh ideas and a proactive mindset to improve how the team works together.

Your future team

With approximately 400 people across two manufacturing sites in Denmark and France, Pharmaceutical Production is responsible for manufacturing and packaging Lundbeck commercial products worldwide. You will join the central Projects and Operational Excellence team as a dedicated student assistant supporting Pharmaceutical Production area.

You will be part of an experienced Projects & Operational Excellence team with a proven history of delivering successful breakthrough improvement initiatives.

We aim to create the ideal conditions for you to perform and continuously develop in your role, so that together we can create better outcomes for patients. Lundbeck offers a workplace with a flat organizational structure and a collaborative working environment based on respect, curiosity, and shared ownership.

The position is 15-20 hours per week, with flexibility to distribute working hours across weeks to accommodate your study schedule, academic commitments, and exam periods; and it is based in Valby, Denmark.

What you bring to the team

We are looking for a motivated student who enjoys organizing information, supporting others, and learning by doing. You are curious about projects, operational excellence, and digital tools, and you feel comfortable working with different colleagues and priorities.

• Currently enrolled in a relevant higher education program, such as Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a similar field.
• Interest in project management, continuous improvement, LEAN, or manufacturing; prior experience is not required.
• Good digital skills and confidence working with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel; an interest in digital collaboration and management tools.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to follow up and deliver on agreed tasks.
• Comfortable preparing presentations, documentation, and clear written communication.
• An analytical mindset and willingness to work with data, reports, and simple visualizations.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while collaborating closely with the team.
• A practical, service‑minded approach and willingness to support a variety of tasks as needs evolve.
• Curiosity about, and experience within operational excellence, performance management, and problem‑solving methods is an advantage.
• Ability to manage several smaller assignments and prioritize in dialogue with colleagues.
• An interest in learning how projects are planned, coordinated, and delivered in a production environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and a collaborative working style.
• A proactive, reliable, and curious mindset, with an eagerness to learn and contribute.

You should be comfortable communicating in English and Danish, both written and spoken, as the role includes translating training materials into Danish and collaborating in an international environment.

Our promise to you

Lundbeck offers an inspiring workplace and innovative culture, where our curiosity, accountability and adaptability enable us to transform lives. We want to go faster and further on addressing the big unmet needs of people living with brain disorders. We offer rewarding careers with a mix of exciting tasks and development opportunities that are balanced with initiatives focused on your well‑being.

At Lundbeck, we are committed to fair and transparent pay. Please note that thefinal hourly ratewill be based on relevant qualifications, skills, competencies, level of proficiency, and internal pay equity.

If you have questions or want to hear more, please contact Hiring Manager Laura Aluminé Branzuel, Director of Projects & Operational Excellence, at [e-mail].

Applications must be received by 30.11.2026.

About Lundbeck

At Lundbeck, our most important contribution is easing the burden of the millions of people living with brain disorders. Whether it is migraine, depression, or other brain disorders, patients, their carers, and society as a whole depend on us.

Through cutting edge science and strong partnerships, we develop and market some of the world’s leading treatments, expanding into neuro‑specialty and neuro‑rare from our strong legacy within psychiatry and neurology.

The brain health challenge is real. Our commitment is real. Our impact is real.