Associate Manager for QC Chemistry – Join a fast-growing company!

Are you seeking a new challenge within a dynamic and rapidly growing pharmaceutical company? FUJIFILM Life Science Biotechnologies offers a unique opportunity to become a People Manager in our QC Chemistry department, bringing your enthusiasm, drive, and what we call Genki to our team.

About FUJIFILM Life Science Biotechnologies and Quality Control

FUJIFILM Life Science Biotechnologies stands as a global leader in Contract Development Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO), partnering with pharmaceutical clients worldwide. From pre-clinical investigations to full-scale commercial GMP production, we play a crucial role in producing life-saving medicines for patients with critical needs across the globe.

Our Quality Control (QC) department in Hillerød is an expansive, vibrant community of approximately 260 employees, segmented into various support and testing teams. At QC, we emphasize our OneQC team spirit, fostering collaboration and support across teams to achieve our objectives while nurturing personal growth and development (#AsATeamWeWin). Our employees are the backbone of our success. Their competence and dedication drive our impact, resonating across QC, our site, and everyone connected to our organization globally.

Being part of a leading CDMO company challenges us to consistently elevate our operational methodologies, cultivating an inspirational and dynamic environment. Our flat organizational structure empowers individual decision-making, enhancing flexibility and innovation.

Culture and Benefits at FUJIFILM Denmark (FLBD)

At FUJIFILM Denmark, the culture is paramount. Beyond a competitive salary and bonus package, we offer comprehensive health insurance, massage and physiotherapy services, health checks, fitness center access, and remote working options. Our canteen offers delightful arrangements, including Friday brunch and monthly afternoon treats, cultivating a community spirit. Celebrating achievements, we engage in a “bell ringing” tradition upon reaching critical milestones, weaving vibrancy into our work experience.

About QC Chemistry Department

The QC Chemistry department is dynamic and diverse, comprising over 35 passionate employees—including analysts, scientists, students, and a leadership team. We are organized into three teams that globally support the release of Drug Substances, Drug Products, and Finished Goods for our clients. Our varied methods include CE-SDS, ICE, SDS-page, HPLC/UPLC, Appearance, pH, Osmolality, and SoloVPE/UV. We also assist Drug Substance manufacturing by validating TOC changeovers, cleaning testing, and gas (CO2, O2, N2) and water analysis. A crucial department focus involves method transfers, validation, and qualification due to the site expansion alongside the establishment of a Drug Product Manufacturing facility for producing drug products.

Navigating a broad spectrum of methods—from the simple to the complex—and handling new client integrations, instrument acquisitions, legacy product testing, and stability assessments keeps us consistently evolving. Our operations include qualification of controls and reference standards, handling deviations, CAPAs, assays, OOS, Change Controls, and more, all essential for delivering commercial products globally.

Role Overview

At FUJIFILM Life Science Biotechnologies Denmark, you’ll onboard new clients and products, establish networks across QC and FLBD, back our site expansion project, and explore innovative paths to streamline complex daily tasks.

As an Associate Manager within one of the three QC Chemistry teams, you’ll lead a dedicated group of 12 analysts. Collaborating with two Associate Managers, you’ll provide comprehensive leadership across QC Chemistry, ensuring alignment with core values—trust, delight, Gemba (go see), and Genki (enthusiasm). Our organizational expansion over the next two years anticipates tripling DS manufacturing and introducing a new DP manufacturing facility at Hillerød.

Reporting directly to the Associate Director of QC Chemistry, you'll become an integral member of the QC management team.

Primary Responsibilities

Your key tasks will include leading and developing your team, establishing direction and structure, fostering motivation, and prioritizing tasks. You’ll manage growth, ensure team competencies, encourage cross-training for task flexibility, and fulfill client agreements. Building efficient, high-performing teams across QC and challenging the status quo to drive continuous improvement are crucial elements. Maintaining quality, cGMP compliance, and meeting KPIs, along with ensuring a proactive, safety-first work environment, are also essential.

Professional and Personal Qualifications

We seek a people-centric manager with extensive dedication who thrives on teamwork. This role requires operational excellence, technical expertise in QC Chemistry, and the ability to act as a sparring partner on various subjects. Experience in people management, operational excellence, and Lean methodologies is advantageous.

Your persona should embody openness, curiosity, and a collaborative spirit, greeting challenges with a smile and a can-do attitude. Balancing humility and respect for peers while adopting a pragmatic approach to solutions will foster success. Agility in shifting priorities and working within a dynamic, ever-evolving environment is essential.

An academic degree in Pharma, engineering, or related fields, alongside GMP and QC laboratory experience, is preferred. Exceptional English communication skills are necessary as we operate in a global setting.

Join Us

At FLBD, people come first. Combining personality and skills effectively is crucial. While we demand agility and flexibility, we prioritize controlled work-life balance. We embrace diverse nationalities and personalities, focusing on effective communication, responsibility, organization, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills to thrive.

To discover more about our leadership philosophy, listen to President & CEO Lars Petersen’s podcast: Finans Podcast (Danish only).

Application

Interested? We encourage you to submit your CV and cover letter promptly. Interviews are conducted continuously until we find the ideal candidate.

Questions? Contact Associate Director Johan Aahman at +45 41949701.

FUJIFILM Life Science Biotechnologies, a world-leading cGMP CDMO, combines technical leadership in cell culture, microbial fermentation, and gene therapies with state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing. Our global network in the USA, UK, and Denmark employs over 2,000 dedicated staff recognized for excellence, flexibility, and responsiveness.

Learn more at FUJIFILM Life Science Biotechnologies.

About Fujifilm Biotechnologies

We are an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication, and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.  

Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.   

We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.  

We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.  

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies Denmark (FLBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.  

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