About the Department

Site New Hampshire, located in West Lebanon, is where Novo Nordisk's life-saving treatments are brought to life. Our manufacturing facility produces a global supply of our hemophilia and growth hormone product lines, as well as our next generation of cutting-edge medications.

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• 36 Paid days off including vacation, sick days & company holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• 14 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources and mentorship to grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential?

The Position

Responsible for supporting the design and implementation of manufacturing support processes, instrumentation and equipment start-ups for offices, labs and manufacturing scale. This role provides support for facilities processing, engineering, design, project coordination, start-up and validation of GMP and non-GMP utilities and facilities areas and systems. This role will primarily support our black utilities systems such as: chilled water, HVAC, plant steam, wastewater/water treatment, and electrical distribution. This role will work cross functionally with departments across the site and work closely with project managers to support their ongoing projects. This is an onsite based role Monday-Friday at our West Lebanon, NH bio-production facility. Job title and level will be commensurate with experience. Prior experience in a GMP or similar cleanroom/sterile environment is a plus but not required.

Relationships

Reports to: Senior Manager, Project Engineering

Essential Functions

• Provides support to a designated manufacturing operations area including the following activities:
• Facilities, Utility, Systems and Equipment (FUSE) troubleshooting to support deviations, corrective actions and related manufacturing impact or quality issues
• Tracking and evaluating process trends or issues in collaboration with quality, mfg. sciences and manufacturing
• Coordinating fabrication, procurement, installation, engineering start-up and validation activities of new equipment and systems including documentation of IQ/OQ protocols, executions and summary reports
• Participate in the development and implementation of procedural or automation improvement changes
• Participating in design and hazard reviews of plant expansions or process changes and serving as the technical point of contact or user representative for contractor services including design, fabrication, installation and validation
• Serves as an interface between engineering, facilities, process development, quality assurance, validation and operations
• Technical point of contact for solvent, waste and emission control and related cost optimizations/efficiencies
• Point person for assigned process improvement activities. These may include performing or overseeing material and energy balances, creating/updating Planviews, Isometrics, Orthographics, P&IDs and PFDs, authoring equipment specifications, user and functional requirements specifications and necessary FAT and SAT protocols
• Managing small projects and tracking spending of budgets, creating scope of work, risk assessments, justification, cost estimates, implementing purchase order requisitions, contracts, funding requests and controlling their payment
• Design and execution of engineering runs to test equipment or to troubleshoot problems
• Partner with contractors on troubleshooting assistance for issues found in the manufacturing environment
• Ability to provide evening, nighttime and weekend on call support as needed
• Incorporates the Novo Nordisk Way and 10 Essentials in all activities and interactions with others
• Performs all job duties and responsibilities in a compliant and ethical manner and in accordance with all applicable healthcare laws, regulations and industry codes
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education and Certifications:
• Associate's degree in engineering or related discipline required
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline preferred
• Work Experience:
• Associate's degree with a minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience required
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of three (3) years relevant work experience preferred
• Biotechnology or pharmaceutical experience preferred
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Knowledge of GMPs is essential but not required as these can be learned on the job.
• This individual must have excellent communication skills and ability to work in a high-paced team-oriented environment
• Employee must remain accessible during on-call period and must be able to provide support/respond within sixty (60) minutes

Physical Requirements

0-10% overnight travel required. The ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand and walk. The ability to push, pull, lift, finger, feel and grasp. The ability to speak, listen and understand verbal and written communication. Repetition including substantial movement of wrists, hands and or fingers. Lifting up to 20 of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or constantly to move objects. Visual acuity to perform close activities such as: reading, writing and analysing; and to determine the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations. The working environment includes a variety of physical conditions including: noise, vibration, inside and outside conditions including temperature changes, extreme cold and extreme heat; proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals. The working environment frequently includes close quarters and narrow aisles or passageways.

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

At Novo Nordisk, were not chasing quick fixes - were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, weve 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 whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, were making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating 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.

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.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.