Would you be ready to take charge of our solid dose products and emerging technologies in a dynamic, high-performing department? Do you feel excited by the challenge of meeting technical demands for storage and delivering high-level documentation for drug products? Are you passionate about ensuring the stability of innovative products in a challenging, advanced role?

 

Then you might be the ambitious and results-oriented Product and Stability Scientist we are looking for. Read on and apply today!

 

We are excited to offer three positions: one 12‑month parental leave cover suitable for a junior/early‑career candidate, and two full‑time permanent roles for experienced professionals.

 

Your new role

As a Product Stability Scientist, you will collaborate with colleagues in Emerging Technologies (ET) across our sites in Denmark, the USA, and Ireland to drive evidence‑based product quality. The role spans designing stability protocols, trending data and reporting, and advising production when processes deviate.

Responsibilities also include problem-solving in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, where no day is the same and structure is sometimes being built as you go.

Your primary focus will be on:

Providing critical input on product quality to our production departments, ensuring seamless integration between development and manufacturing processes. Leading and coordinating stability studies for our product portfolio. Conducting in-depth analyses and ensuring compliance with international quality standards. Identifying and implementing innovative solutions to improve processes. Collaborating across teams in professionally strong environment.

 

Your Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in science within pharmacy, chemistry, or similar field. Experience working in the pharmaceutical industry and within a GMP regulated environment, are a must. Experience within the field of chemistry, manufacturing and control, quality control or similar, which will be considered a plus. Experience within oral formulation and tablet production, which will be considered a plus. Fluency in English is a requirement, while Danish will be considered as an advantage.

 

As a person, you thrive on analytical thinking and enjoys finding practical solutions to complex challenges. Being motivated by results, this person works effectively in a structured and independent manner. Excelling in collaboration across functions, our new colleague sees obstacles as challenges to overcome.

Attention to detail and a commitment to quality are key traits, as well as to be a great team player with  as the ability to inspire and motivate colleagues. The ideal candidate is open-minded, engaged, energetic, and enthusiastic.

 

Your new department

Emerging Technologies in Novo Nordisk is responsible for handling both the oral drug product portfolio as well as incoming products and novel production platforms. Within Emerging Technologies, the MSAT LCM department secures process and product optimization of marketed products, as well as securing stability studies, process validations etc. are aligned with authority expectations. The department currently consists of 60 employees in five teams and is developing to prepare for new drug products.

Our department, Manufacturing Development Life Cycle Management employs approximately 65 highly skilled and motivated employees with the mission to maintain and optimize products on the market. Our growing portfolio currently holds solid-dose products within Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), diabetes and obesity. We support production sites in Denmark, US, Ireland, Japan & Algeria. Our main location is Høje-Taastrup and we are sometimes located in Måløv.

 

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

 

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.

 

More information

For further information, please contact Manager Pia Grubbe via e-mail pgbb@novonordisk.com.

 

Deadline

Please apply before February 15th, 2026

 

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.