Health & Safety Professional

About the Department

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions (FFEx), which is responsible for all major expansion activities within aseptic production, solid dosage forms, finished products, fill & finish warehousing, and QC across all production areas in Product Supply. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approx. 20,000 of Novo Nordisk's 50,000 employees.

FFEx is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan, and build all new aseptic filling capacity across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our production facilities with the use of modern technology, as we are setting the standards for the aseptic production of the future. Facilities designed today which we will still be proud of 20 years from now. FF Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across 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

Provide leadership & support in attaining a safe working environment, provide direct support to all stake holders, technical direction from Senior Safety Professional(s) and maintain & report safety data.

Relationships

Reports to Senior Manager.

Essential Functions

• Implement safety programs
• Support Stakeholders with safety management
• Provide safety expertise & solutions to all managers & projects for resolving known or potential issues
• Provide safety training & tools for the core processes to improve safety performance
• Communicate safety performance statistics on a monthly/weekly basis
• Review all recordable accidents & coach root cause analysis, corrective & preventive actions to stakeholders
• Provide backup support for the ISO14001 Environmental Management as well as ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety
• Management Systems
• Increase the awareness of safety through various communication tools
• Support Circular for Zero waste initiatives & control processes
• Assist in management & record keeping for Health & Safety qualifications, programs, & compliance requirements
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities, as assigned

Physical Requirements

May move equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. May be required to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift. May required corrected vision to 20/20 or based on role. Ability to do close precision work with their hands. Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sitting and standing) 50% of the time. Occasionally ascends/descends a ladder. May be required to work at elevated heights. May require the ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protections.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Environmental, Health & Safety or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required
  • Minimum of five (5) years of safety experience required, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
  • May consider a High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of seven (7) years of safety experience required, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations required
• Excellent skills in root cause analysis for analyzing accidents required
• Working knowledge of ISO 45001 preferred
• Working knowledge of data systems & analytical tools, to include Tableau, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint & EHS portal (Cority) a plus
• Emergency Management / planning knowledge & experience a plus
• Pharmaceutical experience preferred
• Good communication & writing skills required

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 defeating 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.

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.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.