Team Leader/Associate Manager for QC Microbiology

Are you a people manager and eager to join a fast-growing pharmaceutical company? Now you have a unique opportunity as we are looking for a Team Leader/Associate Manager who shares our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join QC Microbiology.

About FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies and our Quality Control Department
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is a world leading Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) serving customers in the pharmaceutical industry – from pre-clinical investigations to commercial GMP production. Our overall mission is to “Advancing Tomorrow’s Medicines” and we would like to invite you to be part of that journey.

Our Quality Control (QC) department at site Hillerød consists of approximately 200 employees divided into different support teams and four testing teams. In QC we strive towards a OneQC team spirit where we help and support each other across teams not only to reach our goals but also to support a high level of collaboration and possibilities for personal development. The pillar in our QC department is our employees – our success is only possible due to competent and dedicated colleagues, who want to make a difference for QC, our site, our customers, and patients all over the globe. As a leading CDMO company we, in QC, are obligated to continuously improve our way of working, creating a dynamic and inspiring environment with huge individual co-decision making due to our flat organizational structure.

About the Team
The QC Microbiology team currently consists of 46 dedicated employees, divided in five teams. Two supporting teams and 3 product related teams. The primary daily delivery in Microbiology is testing of release, in-process, UM/EM samples, and stability samples of our commercial products (DS/DP) using various compendia methods (Bioburden, endotoxin, CCI, ID of species etc.). The team deliveries play an important role as part of the DSM and DPM production and facility – especially around the microbial control strategy during production, but also in case there are excursions or investigations that require microbial support. The microbiology teams (technicians) work 7 days a week on normal working hours to support fast turnaround time of Bioburden and Endotoxin samples that need to be analyzed within 24 hrs.

FDBD is often inspected by authorities, and therefore part of the daily business is assuring the right level of GMP in the department. And not least we perform qualifications, handle deviations, CAPAs, invalid assays, OOS’, Change Controls and much more. All this is part of our daily activities in respect of getting the commercial products out to the patients.

The FDBD site is expanding over the next years with a Fill & Finish facility for drug product and further Drug Substance (DS) production. There is a great possibility to be involved in projects with different departments due to the many activities as part of the expansion.

To improve and keep track with the increasing workload on analyzing samples due to the expansion of the site there is a strong focus on new technologies to be implemented in the QC microbiological laboratory.

About the Position
When working at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark you will, besides from the tasks listed below, onboard new customers and products to the site, build a network across QC and FDBD, support our site expansion project, and assist in finding new and innovative ways of working smarter in a complex everyday life.

Team Leader/Associate Manager (Maternity Cover) in QC Microbiology for one of the support groups. You will be managing a mixed team of Lab technicians and microbiologists. You will have four associate managers as colleagues. The team and our organization will continue to expand and adapt due to the site expansion where we in 2025 expect a 3x DS manufacturing and one new DP manufacturing facility on site in Hillerød. The team structure is newly established due to organizational changes on this exciting growth journey.

You will be reporting into the manager of Microbiology and be a member of the QC management team.

Your primary tasks will be but not limited to:

• Provide leadership and drive development of your team
• Set direction, motivate the team, and prioritize tasks
• Manage a growing team and ensure the right competencies in the team
• Ensure that we deliver in accordance with our agreements with our customers
• Ensure alignment with your peers across QC and build an efficient team
• Challenge status quo and drive a continuous improvement culture
• Ensure the right quality level and cGMP compliance
• Proactively secure a healthy work environment with a safety-first culture

Professional and Personal Qualifications
We are looking for a people manager with great dedication and who enjoys going above and beyond, and one who knows that this is only done by teamwork. We believe in teamwork, a high degree of delegation, giving responsibility to those closest to the work. We believe in people

The position requires a Team Leader/Associate Manager with experience in both people management and the technical areas of a QC department. You are not expected to be an expert in each area, but you must be able to act as a sparring partner for your team on the various subjects.

As a person you are open, curious, and motivated by succeeding through your team. You meet and greet people with a smile and have a can-do attitude, and work with humility and respect for the people around you. You have a pragmatic approach and look for solutions with an open and communicative approach, where you listen to understand. You thrive in an operational environment where priorities may shift on short notice, and where you at times must prioritize. Working in a continuously changing environment is appealing to you.

It is expected that you hold an academic degree within Pharma, engineering, etc. with experience from biotech or pharmaceutical industry. You have interest and knowledge of GMP and understand the requirements in a cGMP QC laboratory. You have excellent verbal and written English communication skills as English is our corporate language.

At FDBD we put people first and we always look for candidates with the right combination of personality and skills. FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies will, as any other modern company, ask our employees for agility and flexibility from time to time but we always make sure to have a controlled work-life balance. We are many different nationalities and personalities at FDBD and for us to succeed we all need to focus on communication, take responsibility, organize, and execute on various tasks, solve problems, and display great interpersonal skills.

Application
Has this sparked your interest? Then we urge you to send an updated CV and cover letter as soon as possible. We will continuously invite relevant candidates for job interviews and will close the position as soon as we have found the right candidate.

Working at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
We offer a competitive compensation package in a site/company growing rapidly, with many opportunities for individual growth, we also offer access to fitness and an attractive canteen.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is 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 Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark (FDBD) 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 identity or any other protected class.

Location: FDBD Hillerod