Associate Scientist, Quality Control - 3rd shift

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

Our Bloomington, Indiana site is a state-of-the-art facility where we have an integrated model from process and formulation to clinical and commercial biomanufacturing and drug product fill/finish and packaging. The Bloomington campus is a recognized facility where talented teams work with innovators to help develop, manufacture and supply products to patients around the world.  

What we offer you:

1. Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
2. All employees enjoy generous paid time off including  14 paid holidays
3. Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
4. Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
5. Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
6. Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
7. Tuition Assistance 
8. Life & Disability Insurance
9. Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career.  Are you ready to realize your potential?  Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Position

This position requires a variety of skills necessary for biotech company operations. The position will perform routine testing of process samples, raw materials, finished products and stability samples, while adhering to SOPs and working in a cGMP compliant environment. The position will analyze and interpret results in written and oral format. Additionally, this position will support preventative maintenance and basic laboratory maintenance activities while maintaining a GMP quality system. Other duties will include data review/archiving, database entry/review, and contributions to process improvement initiatives.

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday 11:00pm -7:30am 

Relationships

Reports to Supervisor.

Essential Functions

• Independently executes and properly documents cGMP Quality Control testing
• Independently operates basic and moderately complex cGMP Quality Control equipment
• Assists in authoring technical documents such as SOPs and reports
• Coordinates with Supervisor to prioritize and schedule activities to meet deadlines
• Supports continuous process improvement initiatives
• Supports training of specific analytical techniques
• Performs self-review of analytical data for accuracy and consistency with SOP
• Enters data into Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) or laboratory reports
• Performs general lab housekeeping in adherence to 5S standards
• Initiates and assists with records in TrackWise
• Accurately completes routine and preventive maintenance on basic to moderately complex equipment
• Actively participates in team meetings and/or training sessions
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other duties as assigned
• Investigation Team
  • Ensure timely completion of investigations through the following activities in Track wise to include but not limited to
    • Coordinate immediate actions in conjunction with QA and department management upon identification of a non-conformance
    • Interview Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and involved employees across multiple shifts to investigate reported problems and assess the quality impact
    • Conduct investigational meetings with required team members, if applicable
    • Utilize problem solving techniques and appropriate tools to determine root cause and appropriate causal factors
    • Work with cross functional team members to develop appropriate CAPA actions
    • Author/draft investigation reports with minimal guidance
    • Ensure investigations, corrections and CAPAs are generated and closed out in a timely manner
    • Identify and analyze trends arising from individual investigations
    • Support and/or coordinate data collection required for management reviews, KPI reports, client trend review meetings, and all other established regular quality reporting and review mechanisms
    • Present Major or Critical Deviations to the Deviation Review Board (DRB) committee
    • Facilitate root cause analysis meetings with key stakeholders to identify solutions for quality improvements based on identified trends
    • Manage, conduct/coordinate, track, and follow-up of activities related to trend CAPAs
    • Coordinate the review of tr5end CAPAs to the assigned departments and determine their effectiveness

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen, reaching with hands and arms, talking, writing, listening. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, carrying, grasping. Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Must comply with EHS responsibilities for the position. Working conditions will be Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioned controlled. Working in a lab environment will require working with skin irritants, lung irritants, electrical equipment, sharp instruments, toxic materials, and hazardous waste. Safety procedures will be followed to minimize exposure, including clean room gowning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science field with little to no experience required
• Master’s degree in science field preferred but not required
• GMP experience preferred
• General laboratory equipment experience, including micropipettes required
• Must be able to read and understand English-written job instructions and safety requirements
• Preferred
  • Basic understanding of analytical chemistry and simple lab equipment
  • Familiarity with clean room procedure, aseptic technique, and general lab equipment experience
  • cGMP, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) knowledge
  • Experience following standard operating procedures (SOP)

• Technical Requirements
  • Ability to maintain batch records and/or laboratory notebook and complete all laboratory documentation in clear and accurate language and according to SOP
  • Ability to attend training and apply learning on routine operation, maintenance, and theory or laboratory instrumentation, SOPs, and regulatory guidelines
  • Ability to use Excel, Word, and other Office systems
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and to record, balance, and check results for accuracy
  • Ability to peer review data to ensure data is well organized with complete documentation
  • Ability to independently interpret data, analyze trends, and provide insight into potential issues and subsequent solutions
  • Ability to understand and independently apply GMPs to everyday work with regard to documentation and instrument use
  • Ability to apply applicable regulatory authority and guidelines with training
  • Demonstrates theoretical understanding of the work tasks assigned
  • Data archiving and maintenance
  • Ability to maintain lab equipment
  • Ability to operate within a clean room environment as needed
  • Accountable for owning, reviewing and approving documentation such as procedures, methods and protocols
  • Accountable of owning laboratory investigations, within the quality systems
• Behavioral Requirements
  • Ability to see and hear, read, and write clear English
  • Requires adaptability, analyzing, assessing, calculating, decision making, dependability, good judgment, reading, memorizing, social skills, speaking, stress control, writing
  • Ability to communicate effectively and follow/retain detailed written and verbal instruction in an accurate, timely, safe, and professional manner with supervisor, group members, and other departments as necessary, in a professional and accurate manner
  • Ability to manage time effectively to complete assignments in expected time frame and independently seek out additional work when tasks are completed ahead of time
  • Ability to cooperate with coworkers within an organized team environment or work alone
  • Detail oriented with ability to work effectively under high pressure with multiple deadlines
  • Strong ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Positive attitude and ability to work with others
  • Ability to process a large volume of work
  • Ability to effectively carry out and implement change
  • Ability to put aside personal opinions and focus on business needs, department needs, or group needs

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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