Assembly Specialist, Medical Devices

Do you thrive working with assembly lines? Are you passionate about production equipment and medical devices? Would you like to be part of bringing equipment forward, from scratch to full production?

 
Are you a Subject Matter Expert experienced in device assembly, perhaps also secondary packaging, looking for a new challenge? Are you embracing challenges and risks with the courage and will to win?

If so, with have a life changing career for you! Apply now as our new Assembly Specialist!

The position

As Assembly Specialist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of our medical devices production. It is a highly visible position working closely with the senior management group, and with stakeholders of all levels. Initially, you will be based between site Høje Taastrup and Odense with the plan to be based at Odense fully.
 

In this exciting position, your broad range of responsibilities will include:

• Taking charge of complex technical and quality deviation tasks, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions to mitigate future occurrences.
• Driving improvements in the design of assembly equipment, working closely with engineering teams.
• Playing a consultative role towards DMD in the design of plastic components for known or potential devices and offering expert inputs to update specifications that align with assembly requirements and quality standards.
• Educating and mentoring colleagues and business partners on assembly processes, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and best practices, fostering a culture that encourages continuous learning and improvement, enabling colleagues to become more knowledgeable and proficient.

By joining Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to lead exciting and impactful projects and be part of growing a team culture based on collaboration, curiosity, and high ambitions. We believe in talent development tailored to your needs and ambitions and will continuously invest in you and your professional development!
 

Qualifications

To succeed in this position, we imagine you:

• Hold a degree in engineering or any other relevant field.
• Several years’ experience working at specialist level with production assembly lines. It is advantageous from the pharmaceutical industry, but we welcome applications from those who have relevant experience from other highly regulated industries.
• Have a strong understanding of GMP and medical devices production.
• Demonstrate a technical proficiency in assembly processes and equipment troubleshooting. Pack and fill experience is also interesting to us!
• Are fluent in English, both written and spoken.

As a person, you are driven by attention to detail and committed to maintain the highest standards of product quality. You possess excellent problem-solving and communication skills to deliver a message in a clear way and see yourself as being a true team-player. Finally, you have a proactive approach to process improvement with the ability to provide clear instructions and feedback.

About the department

Novo Nordisk is significantly increasing its manufacturing capacity across all areas to serve more patients in the coming years.  Our department is working to expand the capacity of our Finished Product manufacturing. The highly automated facility will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology that is flexible to accommodate new processes and products. It will expand our capacity to serve more people living with serious chronic diseases including rare diseases.  Our new organization has just started its growth journey, and this is a unique chance to be part of a start-up environment within a large multinational organisation. In the coming period, a wide range of jobs will be posted covering a multitude of fields such as supply chain, engineering, operations, project management, people management, and business administration. 
 

We do not only drive change for our patients – we also drive life-changing careers for our employees by promoting a learning culture with high levels of trust, innovation, and development throughout the organisation. To drive the project and reach the initial phase of production, we need your help! Are you ready to join the project team and our journey?

Working at Novo Nordisk

Finished Product Manufacturing (FPM) is a part of Novo Nordisk Product Supply, a global production network at the forefront of technology and quality production of pharmaceutical products. At FPM, we not only manufacture all finished products for people living with serious chronic diseases, we also use our competencies to drive technology leadership and improve standards across our core technologies to support the growing efforts into completely new production platforms and therapy areas for Novo Nordisk.
 

Our global network consists of around 4,000 colleagues across ten countries. Here, we are responsible for the manufacturing of all finished products, including devices, needles, assembly, and packaging. As more and more people need our products, we support Novo Nordisk's initiatives in new therapy areas. Every day, we strive to streamline and expand our capacity through process innovation, automation, and the introduction of new technology.

Deadline

6 October 2024
You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your resume.

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.