Senior Polymer Scientist

16h16 hours ago

Novo Nordisk

Køge, DK · Full-time · DKK 750,000 – DKK 1,000,000

About this role

If you have a passion for scientific discovery and a drive to make a real-world impact, we want you on our team. Do you dream of being part of a growing research team focusing on expanding our existing product portfolio to include innovative new solid support for solid-phase synthesis? You might be our new senior scientist in R&D Research at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech in Køge.

As our new Polymer Scientist, you’ll be a key player in pioneering new materials and technologies that will shape the future within resin development. You will become a critical part of our project team, taking ideas and concepts from early-stage development all the way through to final product launch. Experience with large scale synthesis is essential.

You will design and synthesize novel polymers, develop and optimize formulations for scalability, and translate lab-scale processes to pilot and full-scale production. Characterize polymer properties using advanced techniques like spectroscopy, chromatography, microscopy, light scattering, and thermal analysis. Work with cross-functional teams to transform research into commercial products.

On the personal level, you are a strong team player, stay focused, detail oriented, self-driven, and independent. You have a strong quality mindset, positive can-do attitude, innovative, curiosity driven, and value co-creation and knowledge sharing. Prepare technical reports and presentations to showcase findings.

Requirements

Strong scientific academic background, plus a minimum of 10 years of experience in synthetic polymerization techniques, organic chemistry, colloidal chemistry or similar
Proficiency in conducting laboratory experiments, including polymer synthesis, colloidal chemistry, and characterization
Demonstrated ability to scale-up processes from the lab to pilot scales and knowledge of production scale
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively
Experience in industrial R&D or product development is preferred
Solid written and spoken skills in English as well as the ability to communicate with peers and stakeholders across the organization and members of senior management

Responsibilities

Design and synthesize novel polymers tailored for cutting-edge applications
Develop and optimize polymer formulations for various applications, ensuring their scalability and robustness
Translate lab-scale synthesis and formulations to pilot-scale and full-scale production processes
Work with cross-functional teams to transform research insights into groundbreaking commercial products
Prepare technical reports and presentations to showcase research findings
Characterize polymer properties using advanced techniques like spectroscopy, chromatography, microscopy, light scattering techniques and thermal analysis