Validation Area Specialist - FFEx - IT/OT at Novo Nordisk

About the Department                                                                                                                                               

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions (FFEx), which is responsible for all major expansion activities within aseptic production, solid dosage forms, finished products, fill & finish warehousing, and QC across all production areas in Product Supply. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approx. 20,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 50,000 employees.

 

FFEx is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan, and build all new aseptic filling capacity across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our production facilities with the use of modern technology, as we are setting the standards for the aseptic production of the future. Facilities designed today which we will still be proud of 20 years from now. FF Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

 

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions

• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays

• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one

• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option

• Family Focused Benefits including 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave

• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products

• Tuition Assistance

• Life & Disability Insurance

• 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

Primary responsibility is to provide/lead validation services required for the successful delivery of IT & Automation projects.

 

Relationships

Senior Project Manager, Site Capacity & Upfit.

 

Essential Functions

Provide validation & technical support through the preparation, execution, data analysis, & report writing for IV, OV & PV protocols

Ownership of Change Requests (CR’s) related to project validation responsibilities

Perform compliance & technical reviews/approvals of protocols & protocol data

Author project quality masterplans (PQMP’s), validation plans (VPL’s), & other key validation documentation

Author & execute assigned IV, OV & PV protocols for direct impact systems/processes per approved timeframes.  Requires no guidance & direction to complete these goals & needs no coaching on technical competencies for goal obtainment.  Serves as a source of expertise in the group for validating new systems

Ensure compliance of validation protocols executed are aligned with local, corporate & regulatory regulations

Lead validation failure investigations & non-conformities utilizing root cause analysis techniques

Create & modify existing validation procedures & configuration item lists (CIL’s) as required

Write/Review specifications, procedures, & other required supporting documents to maintain the validated state of equipment & processes

Participate in FAT, SAT commissioning efforts for equipment, automation systems & processes & successfully transition into the ownership role for validation efforts related to the equipment

Identify process improvements before equipment, systems or processes are placed under change control during validation

Budget oversight as needed

Other accountabilities, as assigned

 

Physical Requirements

May move equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. May be required to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift. May required corrected vision to 20/20 or 20/25 based on role. May require color vision based on role. May require the ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protections.

 

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or applicable technical degree or proven equivalent relevant work experience required

Master's Degree preferred

Minimum of seven (7) years validation or quality related discipline experience in pharmaceutical environment required

Experienced with regulatory requirements & industry standards for pharmaceutical &/or medical device manufacture, such as 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP5, ISO, electronic records retention, configuration items list, FDA & ICH guidance documents required

Demonstrated experience using root-cause analysis techniques to solve problems preferred

Ability to read, write & understand complicated product documentation preferred

Demonstrated leadership & project management skills: two-way communication skills with customers (internal/external), project team & management; interpersonal & team building skills; achievement of project timelines & customer requirements preferred

Ability to write technical documentation based on equipment manuals preferred

Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing preferred. Knowledgeable in GMP concepts preferred

Knowledge of standard operating procedures with attention to high-level concepts preferred

Ability to manage multiple tasks/deadlines & prioritize properly based on process needs preferred

Demonstrated strong skills in change management within NN preferred

 

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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