Virus Safety Scientist

at  Novo Nordisk

Virus Safety Scientist
Category: Manufacturing
Location:Bagsværd, Capital Region of Denmark, DK
Are you ready to impact the lives of those with haemophilia and rare diseases?
Join our engaged team at Novo Nordisk as a Virus Safety Scientist in the API MSAT Manufacturing Support department. Embrace exciting challenges and contribute to the virus and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) safety of pharmaceutical products.
Apply today for a life-changing career!

QUALIFICATIONS

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A minimum of a master’s degree in virology, biochemical engineering, protein chemistry, biology, or a related field.
• A solid understanding of virus safety, including biochemical characteristics of viruses, virus inactivation/clearance, persistence, infectivity, and safety.
• Over 2 years of experience in virology and/or protein purification.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical production, especially downstream purification processes such as chromatography and nanofiltration, is advantageous.
• Familiarity with cell-based assays and a general understanding of virus safety in pharmaceuticals is beneficial.
• Knowledge of molecular detection techniques, such as PCR and Next Generation Sequencing, is useful.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

As a person, you are driven by achieving great results together with fellow colleagues. Further, you possess excellent communication and collaboration skills enabling you to interact with your many stakeholders from different functions and parts of the organisation.

Your primary responsibilities include:

• Implementing virus safety measures in mammalian cell-derived protein manufacturing.
• Troubleshooting virus safety issues within manufacturing departments.
• Writing and reviewing registration documentation for new biological products, as well as documentations that are requested by/for global health authorities.
• Supporting and following up after health authority inspections.
• Designing and supervising virus clearance studies.
• Evaluating virus and TSE safety aspects of raw materials, Drug Substance, and Drug Product.
• Supporting cleaning and sterilization scientists

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A minimum of a master’s degree in virology, biochemical engineering, protein chemistry, biology, or a related field.
• A solid understanding of virus safety, including biochemical characteristics of viruses, virus inactivation/clearance, persistence, infectivity, and safety.
• Over 2 years of experience in virology and/or protein purification.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical production, especially downstream purification processes such as chromatography and nanofiltration, is advantageous.
• Familiarity with cell-based assays and a general understanding of virus safety in pharmaceuticals is beneficial.
• Knowledge of molecular detection techniques, such as PCR and Next Generation Sequencing, is useful.
• Full professional proficiency in English