Novo Nordisk Posted October 28, 2026

Quality Assurance Professional (Kalundborg, Region Zealand, DK)

Kalundborg, Denmark Type not listed
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About this opportunity

Manufacturing Quality

Kalundborg, Denmark

Would you like to contribute to ensuring high-quality pharmaceutical production while helping us simplify and improve the way we work? Do you have a strong quality mindset, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to adapt in a changing environment?

Then this may be the opportunity for you to join API Quality M3 in Kalundborg.

Our department provides quality assurance support to six purification facilities. You will become part of a collaborative department with a strong team spirit and highly skilled, ambitious and engaged colleagues. We place great emphasis on teamwork, adaptability and continuous personal and professional development.

We are looking for an experienced QA professional who combines strong quality awareness with curiosity and an improvement mindset. You should be motivated by working in a dynamic environment where priorities and business needs may change, and where we work together to find simple, robust and compliant solutions.

Your new role

You will join one of our two QA teams responsible for supporting daily operations and projects across three purification facilities.

Your main responsibility will be to provide proactive and risk-based QA oversight of processes and documentation related to daily production. Your tasks will include:

Reviewing batch documentation and supporting product release

Reviewing and approving deviations, change requests, trend reports and standard operating procedures

Providing visible and proactive QA support on the shop floor

Supporting timely resolution of quality-related issues

Identifying trends, risks and improvement opportunities

Simplifying and optimizing processes while maintaining compliance and product quality

Supporting internal audits and inspections by health authorities, including presenting relevant quality data

You will work closely with colleagues across QA, production and supporting functions. Collaboration is therefore essential, and you should enjoy sharing knowledge, asking questions and developing solutions together with others.

Digitalization and AI are becoming increasingly important in our work. You will have the opportunity to contribute to how data, digital solutions and responsibly used AI-supported tools can strengthen trend identification, improve workflows and enable more effective quality oversight. Solutions must remain compliant, transparent and supported by sound professional judgement.

The position offers opportunities to develop your professional QA capabilities and your understanding of pharmaceutical production. We support individual development through feedback, knowledge sharing, increased responsibility and involvement in improvement activities and cross-functional initiatives.

What you'll bring

We are looking for a colleague who contributes both professionally and personally to the team. To succeed in the role, we expect that you:

Hold a relevant academic degree, for example in pharmacy, veterinary medicine or a related natural science

Have experience from the pharmaceutical industry, preferably including at least two years within quality assurance or production

Have a strong quality mindset and can apply a risk-based approach to case handling

Are motivated by simplification, optimization and continuous improvement

Are curious about digital tools and the potential responsible use of AI within quality processes

Are adaptable and able to maintain quality and overview when priorities change

Take responsibility for your own learning and development

Are willing to challenge existing ways of working constructively

Are an inclusive and dedicated team player who builds trust and respect

Have strong collaboration and communication skills

Are proficient in written and spoken English

About the department

Our Quality Assurance department consists of 38 dedicated employees responsible for assuring the quality and compliance of API purification processes.

We work closely with production to ensure robust processes, reliable quality oversight and timely support to daily operations. At the same time, we continuously challenge ourselves to simplify, optimize and develop the way we work.

Our culture is built on teamwork, openness and mutual support. We value different perspectives and believe that strong results are achieved when employees are given opportunities to develop, take responsibility and contribute to improvements.

Working at Novo

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 570,200.00 to 838,100.00 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 Sr Manager, Lars Høg Mittag at LHQP@novonordisk.com. Please be advised Lars will not support queries about your recruitment status.

Start now

Deadline: November 15th, 2026

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews will take place on an ongoing basis. Therefore, do not hesitate to apply if interested at your earliest convenience.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to your CV.

Start now

Your impact begins today. If you are ready to use your quality expertise to strengthen pharmaceutical production while simplifying and improving the way we work, apply for the Quality Assurance Professional role by November 15th, 2026.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

For questions, please reach out to Sr Manager, Lars Høg Mittag at LHQP@novonordisk.com

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

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Kalundborg, Denmark
Employment type
Not listed

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1533 comparable Quality roles across 145 biopharma companies.

1533Comparable roles tracked
1365Currently active
145Companies hiring similar roles
51Countries represented

Salary context

274 of 1533 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject $570,200/yr – $838,100/yr
Lowest disclosed · QA - Stat Sort Specialist · Lilly $18/hr – $35/hr (≈ $37,482–$72,592/yr)
Highest disclosed · VP, Quality Assurance · City Therapeutics $340,000/yr – $360,000/yr
Peer group range $55,037 – $350,000 (median $123,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1533 comparable roles

United States629
Ireland87
Germany77
France76
China65
Belgium48

+ 45 more countries

Seniority mix

715 of 1533 peers have a known seniority level

Manager209
Senior174
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc102
Associate68
Associate Director49
Director44
Principal38
Senior Director25
Executive/VP6

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 1533 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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