Analytical Chemist - 12-month maternity cover

Analytical Chemist - 12-month maternity cover

Hillerød

Are you a skilled analytical chemist with a passion for quality and patient impact? Join our Global QC & ASAT team in Hillerød in this 12-month maternity cover role and play a key role in ensuring high-quality products for patients with rare diseases. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to bringing life-changing treatments to market.

Your new role

As an Analytical Chemist, you will take ownership of analytical activities and ensure the reliability and quality of testing methods across development and product release.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing and approving analytical results to support development, clinical use, and product release
• Driving the optimisation and validation of analytical methods to ensure robustness and compliance
• Leading systematic problem-solving, deviation handling, and continuous improvement activities
• Collaborating closely with laboratory technicians and cross-functional stakeholders, such as QA, production, and validation teams
• Supporting daily laboratory operations to maintain high GMP and compliance standards

Your new department

You will join Global QC & ASAT, a global organisation with more than 2,400 employees supporting quality control across Novo Nordisk’s manufacturing network. The department, based in Hillerød, consists of approximately 60 employees organised into four teams and is responsible for stability testing, validation, and ad hoc analyses within rare disease products. You will become part of a high-performing team with a collaborative culture, strong knowledge-sharing, and a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will combine a solid scientific background with a strong quality mindset and a collaborative approach.

We expect that you:

• Hold a degree in chemistry, biology, biotechnology, or a related discipline
• Have experience working in GMP-regulated environments
• Bring hands-on experience with analytical techniques, preferably including CE-SDS
• Are fluent in both Danish and English
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, flexibility, and a proactive, team-oriented mindset

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 499,600 DKK to 734,400 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary 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, as well as other employee benefits, based on position level, location, functional area, and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Marianne Piø at [email protected].

Deadline

17 June 2026. You do not need to submit a cover letter, but please add a few sentences about your motivation for the position to your resume.

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

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.