Field of work: Quality
Posting Date: 21 Jul 2025
Application deadline: August 17th, 2025
Location: Ballerup 2750, Denmark, Denmark
Contract type: Permanent
Job ID: 3582
Are you an experienced QC Chemist looking for an opportunity to work with external production and external & internal laboratories? Do you want to help make a difference for millions of patients around the world? Then come and join us!
LEO Pharma focuses on developing innovative medicines for the treatment of skin diseases such as psoriasis and eczema. This is your chance to work at one of the world’s leading dermatology companies.
In the Quality Laboratories, you will have the opportunity to make a significant difference for people all over the world who suffer from serious skin diseases. You will be part of a team of 17 people who support both locally and globally. We are a team that thrives on solving complex challenges together, and you will play a key role in driving progress and ensuring compliance. At the same time, you can look forward to becoming part of a really good team in an open and informal environment with solid professionalism and space to have fun together.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for an individual who possesses true passion for analytical chemistry and are solidly academically well founded. You are outgoing, self-driven and a good collaborator. Furthermore we will be expecting you to have:

• A Master of Science degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Microbiology, or equivalent.
• Senior practical experience working in the pharmaceutical industry with QC and analytical chemistry.
• Solid experience with GMP and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated competencies in managing complexity, optimizing work processes, and ensuring accountability.
• Experience with cross functional work with external partners and internal stakeholders.
• Preferably experience with techniques such as HPLC, UPLC, CE-SDS, HPSEC, cIEF, bioassays and testing of monoclonal antibodies.

In addition to this, it will be important that you can communicate effectively in English and understand Danish/Scandinavian.

You will be the catalyst of solving tasks related to analytical methods (CMO or internal), projects or improvements. By familiarizing yourself with the issues and contributing with your professionalism, together with the necessary sparring from the other specialists in the department and organization, you will successfully solve the tasks at hand.

Associated tasks:

• Ensure accordance with cGMP and regulatory requirements for all activities performed.
• Participate independently in larger LEO Pharma projects, often taking a leading role.
• Act as a mentor for professionals and senior professionals, and lead cross-functional groups globally.
• Responsible for the daily operation, efficient workflows, and adherence to deadlines for CMO-produced drug substances and products.
• Work to establish and maintain efficient and professional relationships with external analytical laboratories and production sites.
• Support for analysis methods outsourced to external partners.
• Optimization of procedures both internal and external.

This is an opportunity to work in a global environment where your expertise will drive innovation and quality. As you will have a broad contact globally with the rest of the organization in Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy and our CMOs all over the world. Occasional travel may be expected.
LEO Pharma’s own laboratory has a wide range of analytical equipment, covering chemical analysis, biochemical tests and microbiology. You will be collaborating with external partners and internal teams to make a meaningful impact on patients worldwide.