Job Description
As part of the Purification Plan V (PPV) in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), your role will be to set the foundation for quality at a brand-new facility, playing a key role in ensuring compliance, leading all local quality activities, and building the systems that will secure GMP adherence in a classified production area.
You'll be instrumental in teaching and guiding colleagues—many of whom are new to GMP—by setting direction and building a strong quality culture from the ground up.
Your daily activities will include:
- Driving and developing quality and compliance awareness across all employee groups in PPV
- Ensuring inspection readiness, including planning, execution, and follow-up of audits and inspections
- Leading continuous improvement and simplification of the Quality Management System (QMS)
- Monitoring quality data and KPIs, and follow up on deviations, corrective actions, and quality-related initiatives
- Coaching and support employees on quality and compliance matters to strengthen organizational understanding
- Participating in and contributing to relevant process groups to share best practices and ensure regulatory compliance
- Maintaining and updating QMS (e.g., SOPs, QualityDocs) and supporting the implementation of new procedures
Your new department In Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control & Product Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.
The PPV project is a critical part of a DKK 20 billion investment in manufacturing expansion in Kalundborg, Denmark. Covering 50,000 square meters—equivalent to six soccer fields—PPV is designed with sustainability in mind to support Novo Nordisk’s Circular for Zero strategy. It aims for a 40% reduction in energy and a 30% reduction in water consumption through optimized processes and new technologies. The PPV Manufacturing Organization is currently consisting of 260 employees, and the team consists of 16 members. The facility will gradually become operational between 2025 and 2027.
Your skills and qualifications This is a role for someone who thrives in a high-impact position with strong autonomy, the chance to shape processes, and drive processes forward in a structured and proactive manner to directly contribute to operational excellence. You’ll bring with you:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in natural sciences, pharmacology, or another related field
- At least three years of experience in quality and compliance within a highly regulated industry
- Knowledge of GMP and regulatory compliance requirements, along with hands-on experience in QMS systems and structured quality improvement work
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to serve as a trusted sparring partner for stakeholders at all levels
- Fluency in both spoken and written English and Danish
City
Hundested
State
Hovedstaden
Location Country
Denmark
About ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.