Senior IT/OT Operation Professional

Senior IT/OT Operation professional GMS IT API
KA IT/OT Operations
Location: Kalundborg

Drive and shape the IT/OT infrastructure behind critical production.

Are you passionate about IT/OT infrastructure and IT security? Join us as our new Senior IT/OT Operation Professional and help ensure secure, stable and future-ready infrastructure in a critical Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) production facility in Kalundborg.

In this role, you will combine hands-on IT/OT operations with development and project work. You will be close to production and the business, ensuring stable operations today while contributing to integrated infrastructure solutions that support patients worldwide.

Ready to make your expertise count where it matters most? Join us and apply today!

Your new role
As a Senior IT/OT Operation Professional, you will help set the direction for IT infrastructure and security in the ED2 Kalundborg facility, which is organisationally anchored in GMS IT API. You will maintain local servers and clients, manage AD setup and NovoAccess, and ensure the network setup complies with security guidelines.

You will also drive or participate in projects implementing up-to-date IT solutions. Smaller changes are typically handled within the team, while larger projects are carried out with internal and external partners.

Your key areas will include:

Daily operations:

• Maintain and patch local servers, clients and production IT systems
• Manage firewall maintenance, reviews and required openings
• Monitor server uptime and ensure stable infrastructure performance
• Support OS-level access structures and provide 3rd level support
• Maintain infrastructure overview and documentation
• Administer user accounts, database access and segregation of duties at OS level

Projects:

• Participate in projects within digitalisation and integration of production data
• Implement system monitoring in collaboration with Global IT Operations, e.g. SCOM
• Automate maintenance tasks through PowerShell/SQL scripting

• Support project scoping with IT expertise in firewalls, network communication, domain administration and hardware.

Stakeholder collaboration:

• Work closely with Global IT Operations, as parts of infrastructure maintenance and support are outsourced to this partner
• Identify areas where centralised services, such as antivirus and backup, can add value
• Collaborate with centralised IT system managers to maintain general IT compliance

Your skills & qualifications
You have a relevant background in IT, infrastructure or a related technical field, such as IT infrastructure technician training or a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar. We also imagine you bring around 5+ years of experience within IT/OT operations or infrastructure, preferably from pharma, production or another regulated environment, with an understanding of GxP, documentation standards and structured execution.

Extended knowledge within the following areas would be preferred:

• SQL databases (database integration)
• Virtualization (Hyper-V/VMware)
• Active Directory / Domain administration
• PowerShell scripting
• Cloud-technologies e.g. AWS or Azure
• Systematic problem solving
• Project management experience

General knowledge within the following areas would be an advantage:

• Network/Firewall
• Hardware and server rooms
• System/Service Monitoring e.g. SCOM
• SCADA e.g. iFix
• GxP (e.g. Good Manufacturing Practice)

As a person, you are results-oriented, data-driven and take a high level of responsibility for your work. You have a strong quality mindset, communicate clearly with different stakeholders and thrive as part of a team. You are comfortable managing stakeholders across the organisation and can work effectively in both Danish and English, written and spoken.

Your new department

In Global Manufacturing & Supply (GMS), we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

GMS IT API is part of Novo Nordisk Global Manufacturing & Supply; a global production network focused on high-quality pharmaceutical production. In KA IT/OT Operations, you will join 9 skilled and committed IT and OT technicians and engineers supporting automation systems and underlying IT infrastructure. The team is expected to grow in the coming months.

We have a collaborative culture where we share knowledge, learn from each other and support one another. While producing at full speed in existing facilities, we are also building and ramping up new state-of-the-art additions to meet demand and support new Novo Nordisk products. Through compliant IT and automation solutions, we help deliver value to patients and continuously improve how we work.

What we offer
At Novo Nordisk, you will join a global healthcare company with a unique culture and strong results. We offer continuous learning, career development, and benefits tailored to your life and career stage.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from DKK 651.000 to 956.900 corresponding to the level of the position. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits:   The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks. Learn more about our Reward Philosophy  her e .

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

More information

Please contact: Senior Manager for ED2 Kalundborg, Tim Højlund Olsen, at Vis telefonnummer.

Deadline
2 July 2026.

Apply soon, as interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis and we aim to finalise the process before mid-July.

A cover letter is not mandatory, but we encourage you to include one explaining why you are a strong match for the role. Please do not include a photo in your CV to support fair and efficient processing.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.