Senior Optimization Manager

Are you ready for a new beginning?

We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We’re here to better our world with biology.

The merger between Chr. Hansen and Novozymes into Novonesis represents a significant milestone in the biosolutions industry. Novonesis brings together two leading companies with complementary expertise and capabilities, ready to create synergies and drive innovation in the global market.

Downstream Enzyme Optimization, Kalundborg

Downstream Enzyme Optimization (DEO) is responsible for developing and maintaining a strong optimization portfolio, maximize the performance of downstream processes, ultimately leading to improved process economics and product quality. Furthermore, DEO work on technology projects, new strain and product introductions and troubleshooting activities at our Danish sites, in respectively Kalundborg and Fuglebakken, Copenhagen. Process optimizations are based on detailed technical and production understanding, pilot experiments and lab investigations, production trials, and in-depth mathematical and statistical analysis and modelling of data.

Senior Department Manager, Downstream Enzyme Optimization

As Senior Department Manager you will be managing our Recovery pilot plant and Lab facility in Kalundborg, and you will be leading a department which consists of 10 Research Engineers and Technicians working on optimization of our downstream enzyme production processes with respect to cost reduction and capacity liberation. Our Optimization effort will be done in close collaboration with Fermentation Enzyme Optimization in DK; Production Colleagues; Optimization groups in respectively China and US and R&D departments.

Reporting to the director of Global Enzyme Optimization and as part of the Global Enzyme Optimization management team, you will be part of setting the overall strategic direction and goals for the function and converting these into operational direction and business goals for DEO Denmark.

In this role you will:

• Work with and leading a highly skilled, motivated and engaged team

• Be part of a broad Novonesis network and be working with stakeholder on all levels, in particular Operations as we strive to be the trusted partner for Operations

• Obtaining Novonesis business insight - spanning all the way from R&D, Development and throughout Operations

• Generate a scientific environment with focus on data generated leads and process innovation

• Be responsible for budgeting and follow-up on capacity cost and capital investment projects in the department

Potentially relevant experience

We are looking for a leader who can inspire to a global and holistic mindset and actively supporting global projects in the function. To succeed as Senior Department Manager, we believe you should hold a M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, or related field, combined with experience within Downstream and/or Fermentation Enzyme processes – experience from production scale is an advantage.

We are also looking for:

• Proven skills and experience within people performance management and leadership, with a drive to lead a highly skilled, motivated and engaged team and foster their personal development

• Good organizational skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively in English

• Experience with creating a scientific environment and culture with focus on improvements, innovation and idea generation

Location: Kalundborg, Denmark

Application deadline: 15-03-2015

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

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