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Engineer, Process - Drug Substance

Bloomington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 31 Jul 2026

About the role

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 the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

Our Bloomington, Indiana site 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.

The Position

The Engineer, Process - Drug Substance, will support ongoing activities by assisting in troubleshooting mechanical problems, identifying improvements in utilities to minimize interruptions (down time) and reduce energy usage/cost, and supporting new and ongoing projects. This position will further assist in the management and planning of project budgets and schedules and provide contractor oversight.

This position will assist in identifying, tracking, forecasting, and implementing capital expenditure projects by working with site leadership and departmental end users to identify the correct project parameters and utility requirements. The Engineer may establish new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and/or recommend changes to current SOPs based on facility needs. This person will work on complex facility-related problems requiring in-depth data analysis to determine appropriate action. The Engineer is expected to have extensive ongoing communication with employees and cross-functional group managers/departments on facility-related issues.

Relationships

Reports to Manager or above.

Essential Functions

Support selection and installation of bioprocessing equipment
Proactively and effectively partner with the commissioning/validation team, including operational protocol development, to implement compliance with FDA GMP requirements
Draft SOPs for bioprocess equipment operation, maintenance, and calibration
Identify improvements and efficiencies of preventative maintenance
Provide engineering guidance and execution on equipment projects
Perform hands-on activities as needed to help troubleshoot equipment problems
Evaluate future capital bioprocess equipment projects
Maintain compliance in accordance with quality management system
Guide the specification and selection of bioprocessing equipment to support process needs
Draft, review, execute, and approve protocols and reports related to bioprocess equipment Validation
Act as primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) for bioprocessing equipment
Review and approve changes to bioprocessing equipment through the change control program to assess impact on validated systems
Assist in responding to customer/regulatory audit observations and corrective actions as it pertains to bioprocessing equipment