Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards of quality in pharmaceutical products? Do you have a strong background in analytical chemistry or biochemistry and want to contribute to life-changing medicines? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Quality Control team at Novo Nordisk in Koriyama, Fukushima. Read on and apply today for a career where you can make a real difference!

 

About the department

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with over 100 years of innovation in diabetes care. This heritage has equipped us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders, and other serious chronic diseases. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs over 77,000 people in 80 offices and markets our products in more than 170 countries.

The Quality Control Department at our Koriyama Factory in Fukushima is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality for our products. Our team systematically manages QC projects and activities in alignment with product specifications and the Quality Control Standard Code. We work closely with stakeholders to ensure compliance with Japanese regulations and global standards, fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere. At the heart of our mission is the stable supply of high-quality products and the continuous improvement of our processes to achieve greater efficiency. Join a team where your expertise will make a tangible impact on the lives of patients worldwide.

 

 

The position

As a Quality Control Chemist, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and compliance of our pharmaceutical products. Your key responsibilities will include:

Lead QC technician/s to perform the requested tests and accordingly contribute to the stable supply of high-quality products and accelerating the continuous improvement of the annual routine tasks to seek for higher efficiency, ensuring the compliance of requirements by gathering and comprehending the latest Japanese regulations to create or update the relevant contents. Properly manage QC tasks, including reception control tests, release tests, PPM (Printed Packaging Material) tests, through audit trail review, OOX and DV handling. Improve processes/procedures by implementing MRA (Mutual Recognition Agreement), considering QC test outsourcing, and introducing TGS (Tail Gate Sample)/certified suppliers for higher efficiency. Contribute to stable supply of high-quality products through QC equipment/machine/system management plan. Ensure compliance of QC process and operations with SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and other requirements. Implement Global IT compliance improvements (Global LIMS, Global Empower3, Planner) as new global systems for all processes according to QC plan.  Gather and understand the latest global SOP and Japanese regulations to ensure regulatory compliance and enhance team members' collaborative awareness to ensure the timely launch of new products. Support technicians in performing requested tests for new product launch or handling customer complaints.

 

Qualifications

Degree or experiences in scientific research of analytical chemistry or biochemistry is required. Experiences or knowledges of analytical devices in scientific research such as HPLC are required. Experiences of drug products manufacturing process (Quality Control) is preferred. Knowledges of relevant law is preferred. Proficient in English reading and writing, with fluency in Japanese.

 

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

 

 

Contact
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

 

 

Deadline
Until the completion of recruitment.
Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
 
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

 

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