IT Validation and Compliance Specialist I

Department – Cross IT Services

Are you experienced in IT validation and compliance within the pharmaceutical industry? Are you looking for a new challenge in a global healthcare company? We are seeking an IT Validation and Compliance Specialist I to join our Cross IT Services team at Novo Nordisk. If you have a strong background in computer system validation and a passion for ensuring regulatory compliance, then read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

About the department.
Cross IT Services is the unit responsible for compliance management of systems at Novo Nordisk in areas. The systems are used on a local, regional, and global scale by many areas of the business, including Sales and Marketing, Production sites etc. and are critical to the execution of key business process such as development, manufacturing, sales, finance, etc. This unit is responsible for validation these systems/ Qualification of underlying infrastructure and maintaining the systems in the validated state throughout in its operation.

The position 
As an IT Validation and Compliance Specialist I at Novo Nordisk, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Performing activities related Computer System Validation (CSV)/ Computer Software Assurance (CSA) in line with Novo Nordisk Quality Management System (QMS) like validation for GxP Computerized Systems/ Computerized Equipment both in project and operations phase. Service Management responsibility for multiple projects.
• Define a risk-based validation strategy & execute in line with Novo Nordisk QMS. Act as an SME for Validation activities and execute the validation strategy both in Agile and V Model as necessary.
• Define test strategy, manage test execution, review and reporting in line with Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) including handling validation deviations. Perform CAPA and RCA using 5 x Why/ approach or any similar approach.
• Participate in audits and inspections including finding solutions to compliance gaps identified in audit/ inspections. And provide compliance consulting for IT activities.
• End to end service delivery management of the assigned/owned services.
• Perform stakeholder management as a part of delivering services involving multiple stake holders with diverse interests, knowledge, cultural background, and personality. Ensure service is delivered in compliance with internal and external requirements. Develop training materials related to business process CSV and CSA.

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you should have the following qualifications:
• Bachelors or Masters in relevant field with minimum 6+ years of experience in working in a service -based organization/pharmaceutical industry preferably in the IT quality domain.
• Preferred to have Industry recognized ITIL and ISO quality management certification.
• Minimum 4 years of practical experience in GxP areas with exposure to regulatory affairs and 2+ years in performing Root Cause Analyst (RCA), CAPA and any other relevant IT quality activities.
• Experience in Risk assessment (IT RA, Quality, Functional, DI, Supplier) and exposure to Test management tools such as HP ALM.
• Experience with both waterfall and Agile methodology, supplier assessment, deviation handling, change management is required.
• Good understanding of GAMP 5 and various Regulatory requirements including CFR part 11, EU Annex 11.
• Expert in performing validation activities for complex projects and ability to represent NN in relations with users and external stakeholders.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world, and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 64,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we are working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we are life changing.

Contact
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Deadline
3 July 2024.

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.