System Manager, DCS Systems
Novo Nordisk
Location: Kalundborg, Denmark
Your impact begins here
As System Manager, DCS Systems, you will keep the distributed control systems behind our manufacturing in Kalundborg compliant, documented and ready for use. More DCS systems are moving from project into daily operation, and you will take responsibility for managing their lifecycle, from handover through upgrades to retirement. Your coordination keeps validated production systems reliable, so the people who depend on our treatments can rely on them.
What You’ll Bring
You combine hands-on experience with systems and a structured approach to compliance.
- Extensive experience in operating, maintaining or managing IT systems or industrial automation systems, preferably in pharma or another regulated environment such as biotech, medical devices, food manufacturing, chemicals or energy.
- An understanding of the system lifecycle, change control and controlled documentation, with a strong compliance and audit-readiness mindset.
- Technical understanding of DCS, industrial automation or IT systems, enough to coordinate effectively with specialists and engineers.
- The ability to coordinate activities and stakeholders from the start of a change to its completion, rather than only approving it.
- A self-driven, structured way of working, with the discipline to follow through.
- Clear spoken and written English.
- Experience with DCS platforms, such as ABB 800xA or Emerson DeltaV, or comparable industrial automation platforms.
- Experience with manufacturing or production IT and automation systems.
- Pharmaceutical, GxP or GMP experience, including computerised system validation.
- Familiarity with service management practices such as ITIL.
You will manage assigned DCS systems across their operational and compliance lifecycle. The emphasis is on coordination, compliance and follow-through. Specialists and engineers provide the deep hands-on technical expertise.
- Take responsibility for managing assigned DCS systems, from project handover and qualification through operation, changes and major upgrades to potential retirement.
- Keep systems compliant and audit-ready by maintaining system and compliance documentation and supporting audits and authority expectations.
- Review and coordinate changes, making sure appropriate change control is followed and large IT changes or updates are planned and carried through to completion.
- Support IT lifecycle activities, including user approvals and access-related processes.
- Work with subject matter experts, specialists and system engineers to move changes forward, acting as a small project manager for each system.
- Share what works with the Centre of Excellence to help develop common standards and ways of working.
You will join the DCS Centre of Excellence in GMS IT, a team of around 14 colleagues that includes specialists, senior engineers and other System Managers. The team works across ABB 800xA and Emerson DeltaV environments and brings deep DCS expertise to the systems it looks after.
Your closest partners will be subject matter experts, specialists and system engineers, together with production, project, quality, IT and automation colleagues and external suppliers. In Global Manufacturing & Supply, colleagues work across the value chain to scale molecules, processes, devices and products for the people who need them.
What You Can Expect Here
You will be trusted to take responsibility for your systems and supported to perform at your best. You will build new skills on the job, learn from colleagues with deep DCS expertise and have the opportunity to make your voice heard in how the Centre of Excellence works. Colleagues share knowledge openly and give each other honest feedback.
Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 570,200 to 838,100 DKK, 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 here.
Start now
Your impact begins today. If you are ready to take responsibility for the systems that keep our manufacturing running, apply for the System Manager, DCS Systems role by 19 November 2026. Lasting health starts now, and so can your contribution to it. Please submit your CV in English. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
For further information, please contact Liana Møsbæk, Senior Manager, at [email protected].
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