Interested in a career that matters?
At Novonesis, we believe solutions rooted in biology can help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
We are looking for a Senior Project Specialist — a role designed for experienced process engineers who want to expand their impact beyond daily operations and play a key role in shaping how new technologies and production capabilities are implemented.
The Role & Your ImpactThis role sits at the intersection of process engineering and project execution.
You will act as a senior process expert, bringing deep process knowledge into capital projects and technology implementation, ensuring solutions are both technically sound and operationally practical.
Your impact will include:
- Driving more stable and efficient production processes
- Improving the design and execution of capital projects
- Enabling faster and smoother technology implementation
1. Advanced Process Engineering & Production Support
- Act as a senior process expert supporting fermentation and recovery operations
- Identify process constraints, variability, and optimization opportunities
- Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Improve yield, capacity, cost efficiency, and sustainability
- Support product introduction and process transfers
2. Project & Technology Implementation
- Lead or contribute to CAPEX, debottlenecking, and expansion projects
- Ensure process and equipment designs are practical in real plant environments
- Translate production needs into technical inputs
- Collaborate with project managers and engineers
- Support commissioning, startup, and ramp-up
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree or above in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, or related disciplines
- +3 years of experience in fermentation, formulation or standardization in biotech, food, or pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Strong hands-on experience in process optimization and troubleshooting
- Solid understanding of industrial plant operations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in CAPEX, expansion, or large-scale industrial projects
- Experience as a key technical user or project representative
- Ability to balance theoretical knowledge with real operational constraints
- Structured, practical, and solution-oriented mindset
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
- Step into a higher-impact role beyond traditional process engineering
- Work on real industrial challenges
- Influence investment and technology decisions
- Grow toward Technical Lead or Process Technology leadership roles
Our purpose guides 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. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.
Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
Explore other openings
If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career
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Skills Required
- Minimum a B.S. in chemical/processing engineering discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmacy or food manufacturing plant
- Proven successful performance and experience as user manager in investment projects
- Good English skills (oral, listening and writing)
Novozymes Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novozymes and has not been reviewed or approved by Novozymes.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and generous PTO with floating days, with some locations noting separate vacation and sick leave.
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Healthcare Strength — Provides medical and dental insurance, with coverage described as reasonably priced and of good quality in multiple regions.
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Retirement Support — Offers a 401(k) plan with employer matching and structured retirement benefits referenced across roles and postings.
Novozymes Insights
What We Do
Novozymes has combined with Chr. Hansen to become Novonesis: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. This global biosolutions company of 10,000 people is transforming how the world produces, consumes and lives. In 30-plus industries, its biosolutions help businesses meet their needs and the needs of our planet. Novozymes was formed in 2000 when Novo Nordisk split into three companies: Novo Nordisk A/S, Novozymes A/S and Novo A/S. Novozymes was the world leader in biological solutions with a commitment to Rethink Tomorrow. It served 130 markets with enzymatic, microbial and advanced protein solutions. The company’s solutions enabled higher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits. In December 2022, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen entered into an agreement to create a leading global biosolutions partner by combining the two companies. The goal was to unleash the full potential of biosolutions and generate significant value for all stakeholders and society. The combination was completed on January 29, 2024 and Novonesis was born. The name means ‘a new beginning’ and is derived from the Greek word ‘genesis’. It reflects a new era where we’ll better our world with biology. You can find Novonesis on LinkedIn here: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. Novozymes A/S, part of Novonesis Group.
