Scientist, QC

About The Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

As a part of Novo Nordisk, Catalent, Indiana LLC. in Bloomington, Indiana, is a state-of-the-art facility where we have an integrated model from process and formulation to clinical and commercial biomanufacturing and drug product fill/finish and packaging. The Bloomington campus is a recognized facility where talented teams work with innovators to help develop, manufacture and supply products to patients around the world.

What We Offer You

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards
  
  

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

Responsibilities

The Quality Control (QC) team is responsible for testing products, raw materials, and the manufacturing environment to ensure the safety, quality, identity, purity, and potency produced by the facility. The QC team is comprised of the following groups:

Microbiology: Microbiology testing such as, microbial enumeration testing and endotoxin testing, data analysis, document writing, and data reporting to support the manufacturing and release of bulk drug substance and drug product.

Environmental Monitoring: Evaluates the effectiveness of microbial controls necessary to ensure that the manufacturing facility is maintained in a manner that prevents the ingress of microorganisms in low bioburden products by performing routine and investigational sampling of the manufacturing environment and associated facilities.

Stability: Analytical testing, data analysis, document writing, and data reporting to support of ICH stability studies to determine the stability of bulk drug substance and drug product.

Release and In-Process: Analytical testing, data analysis, document writing, and data reporting to support the manufacturing and release of bulk drug substance and drug product.

Method Validation: Analytical testing, data analysis, document writing, and data reporting to support phase appropriate method validation of analytical methods. These methods directly support the Stability and Release and In-Process testing teams.

Sample Management: Management and oversight for all samples that support manufacturing, stability, and method validation. Also responsible for the management of stability chambers and oversight of laboratory critical reagents.

Raw Materials: Material inspection, sampling, analytical testing, data analysis, document writing, and data reporting to support the qualification and release of raw materials and components for use in the manufacturing of bulk drug substance and drug product.

Other functions: Additional functions within the Quality Control department include technical data review, training, instrument maintenance, lead investigator, and laboratory information management system (LIMS) administration. These functions directly support the entire Quality Control department while performing their specific job functions. 

The Positions

This position requires a variety of skills necessary for biotech company operations. The position will perform routine testing of process samples, raw materials, finished products and stability samples, while adhering to SOPs and working in a cGMP compliant environment. The position will analyze and interpret results in written and oral format. Additionally, this position will support preventative maintenance and basic laboratory maintenance activities while maintaining a GMP quality system. Other duties will include data review/archiving, database entry/review, and contributions to process improvement initiatives.

Relationships

Reports to: Quality Control Supervisor

Essential Functions

• Independently executes and properly documents cGMP Quality Control testing
• Independently operates basic and moderately complex cGMP Quality Control equipment
• Assists in authoring technical documents such as SOPs and reports
• Coordinates with Supervisor to prioritize and schedule activities to meet deadlines
• Supports continuous process improvement initiatives
• Supports training of specific analytical techniques
• Performs self-review of analytical data for accuracy and consistency with SOP
• Enters data into Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) or laboratory reports
• Performs general lab housekeeping in adherence to 5S standards
• Initiates and assists with records in TrackWise
• Accurately completes routine and preventive maintenance on basic to moderately complex equipment
• Actively participates in team meetings and/or training sessions
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Investigation Team

• Ensure timely completion of investigations through the following activities in Trackwise to include but not limited to:
• Coordinate immediate actions in conjunction with QA and department management upon identification of a non-conformance
• Interview Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and involved employees across multiple shifts to investigate reported problems and assess the quality impact
• Conduct investigational meetings with required team members, if applicable
• Utilize problem solving techniques and appropriate tools to determine root cause and appropriate causal factors
• Work with cross functional team members to develop appropriate CAPA actions
• Author/draft investigation reports with minimal guidance
• Ensure investigations, corrections and CAPAs are generated and closed out in a timely manner
• Identify and analyze trends arising from individual investigations
• Support and/or coordinate data collection required for management reviews, KPI reports, client trend review meetings, and all other established regular quality reporting and review mechanisms
• Present Major or Critical Deviations to the Deviation Review Board (DRB) committee
• Facilitate root cause analysis meetings with key stakeholders to identify solutions for quality improvements based on identified trends
• Manage, conduct/coordinate, track, and follow-up of activities related to trend CAPAs
• Coordinate the review of tr5end CAPAs to the assigned departments and determine their effectiveness
  

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen, reaching with hands and arms, talking, writing, listening. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, carrying, grasping. Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Must comply with EHS responsibilities for the position. Working conditions will be Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioned controlled. Working in a lab environment will require working with skin irritants, lung irritants, electrical equipment, sharp instruments, toxic materials, and hazardous waste. Safety procedures will be followed to minimize exposure, including clean room gowning.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in science field with 3-5 years of experience, including 1-year GMP experience or regulated industry
• Master’s degree in science field with 0-2 years of experience, including 1-year GMP experience regulated industry
• PhD in science field with 0-2 years of experience, GMP experience preferred or other regulated industry
• General laboratory equipment experience, including micropipettes
• Must be able to read and understand English-written job instructions and safety requirements
• Preferred:
• Strong understanding of analytical chemistry and simple and moderately complex lab equipment
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting Quality Control equipment
• Familiarity with clean room procedure, aseptic technique, and general lab equipment experience
• cGMP, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) knowledge
• Experience following standard operating procedures (SOP)
  
  

• Technical Requirements:
• Proficient at all technical requirements of an Associate Scientist AND
• Applies technical understand and functional knowledge to conduct QC laboratory testing as required
• Able to perform investigations and deviations to determine root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Able to serve as a liaison and technical consultant/advisor to customers and clients, both internally and externally
• May act as a technical resource or subject matter expert within own work group/project team
• Active participant in problem solving and competent at-risk mitigation
• Behavioral Requirements:
• Ability to see and hear, read, and write clear English
• Requires adaptability, analyzing, assessing, calculating, decision making, dependability, good judgment, reading, memorizing, social skills, speaking, stress control, writing
• Ability to communicate effectively and follow/retain detailed written and verbal instruction in an accurate, timely, safe, and professional manner with supervisor, group members, and other departments as necessary, in a professional and accurate manner
• Ability to manage time effectively to complete assignments in expected time frame and independently seek out additional work when tasks are completed ahead of time
• Ability to cooperate with coworkers within an organized team environment or work alone
• Detail oriented with ability to work effectively under high pressure with multiple deadlines
• Strong ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Positive attitude and ability to work with others
• Ability to process a large volume of work
• Ability to effectively carry out and implement change
• Ability to put aside personal opinions and focus on business needs, department needs, or group needs
  

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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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