Senior Equipment Engineer for CMC Pilots Engineering

Sr Equipment Engineer
CMC Pilots Engineering

Location: onsite Bagsværd

Your impact begins here 

Before a new medicine reaches patients, someone must make sure the equipment is ready to deliver. Could that be you? Join Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control (CMC) Pilots Engineering as Senior Equipment Engineer.

In this role you will make sure the equipment and facilities used to manufacture new drug substance candidates are designed, qualified and ready to perform. You will take scientific responsibility for your projects and solve validation problems as they arise, so major investment projects keep moving. Your work helps expand API production capacity for clinical trials and brings new medicines closer to people living with serious chronic diseases.

What you’ll do

As Sr Equipment Engineer you will contribute to validation in the team, bringing engineering rigour and scientific judgement to projects that expand our API production capacity.

Your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Design and qualify equipment and facilities used in cultivation, recovery and purification processes for API manufacture.
• Investigate and troubleshoot validation problems for equipment and performance processes and turn what you learn into clear next steps.
• Take scientific responsibility for your allocated projects and plan, coordinate, complete and report your work independently.
• Prepare the documentation needed to keep projects progressing.
• Help establish new methods, systems and processes that improve performance.

Success is when the equipment is ready, the documentation is solid and projects keep moving. You make sure our facilities perform when new drug candidates need them, and your colleagues know they can count on you.

What you’ll bring

We image that you hold a master’s degree in engineering, biotechnology or similar and bring a strong engineering and validation knowledge with the drive to move work forward on your own. You also have:

• Experience with equipment and facilities used in cultivation, recovery and purification processes for API manufacture.
• At least 5–7 years of relevant experience in equipment engineering and validation.
• The ability to plan, coordinate, complete and report your work proactively and independently.

You are a clear and open communicator who explains ideas and knowledge in a way that col leagues and project teams understand. You work in an agile and flexible way, adapt when priorities change and keep projects moving. If you also have experience contributing to new methods, systems or processes that improve performance, that is a plus.

Who you’ll work with
You will join CMC Pilots Engineering, part of CMC Pilots in Global Manufacturing & Supply. CMC Pilots manufacture and control new drug substance candidates for the Novo development portfolio. Our department has more than 70 colleagues who are responsible for completing major investment projects to expand API production capacity for new pharmaceutical candidates for clinical trials.

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, colleagues work across the value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo products. In this role, you will work closely with your engineering colleagues and project teams, so decisions are made with clarity and issues are raised early. 

What you can expect here

You will work in an international environment where your expertise is valued, and your contribution can shape decisions across markets. You will be supported to perform at your best and trusted to take ownership. You will be encouraged to make your voice heard, learn from colleagues and contribute to work that helps create progress for people living with serious chronic diseases. We foster a collaborative culture where we care for one another, value initiative, and empower you to drive projects forward while growing professionally.

What we offer

Salary: The annual base salary for this role ranges from DKK 651,000 to DKK 956,900, depending on the level of the position. Placement within the 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 and other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area, and relevant market benchmarks. Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Start now

Please apply before 29 November 2026.

We will interview in December and aim to make a decision before the Christmas break, which begins at the end of week 51.

If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to contact Lone Tolstrup Karlby, LTOK@novonordisk.com

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