Health & Safety Specialist

Are you ambitious about promoting health, safety (HS), and prevention throughout the entire value chain, coupled with a talent for organisational structure and documentation management? Here's an exciting chance to join a team dedicated to supporting Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S (NNPR) by shaping, maintaining, and elevating the area of health & safety, risk, security, and resilience. Take the next step in your career and apply today for the role of area subject matter expert within the dynamic Health & Safety team in Køge. This may be an ideal fit for you 
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The position
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
• Providing strategic leadership: Offering guidance and impactful results within the business area, advising management, and setting clear direction for Health and Safety strategies.
• Offering tactical support: Influencing NNPR's ability to achieve long-term goals on health and safety. Communicating progress and status.
• Driving operational excellence: Identifying and implementing best practices, improving methods, techniques, and approaches related to Health & Safety and ISO 45001.
• Fostering business partnership: Driving governance and the Health and Safety network to coordinate Health and Safety initiatives, including well-being initiatives in collaboration with HR (P&O). 

Qualifications
To thrive in this role, we envision that you possess:
• Professional Experience: In-depth knowledge and experience in Health and Safety, ideally within pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical production or laboratory settings. Works independently, and acts as a resource for colleagues.
• Educational Background: A relevant master's degree, providing a solid academic foundation in Health and Safety.
• Language Skills: Fluency in both oral and written Danish and English.
• Regulatory Knowledge: A strong foundation in occupational work environment practices, including experience with Danish legislative requirements, ISO 45001 standards, and HS audits/inspections.
• Balanced Approach: The ability to negotiate appropriate Health and Safety solutions while effectively balancing these responses with other business needs. 
You are highly driven and positive, with strong communication and training skills. Your proactive and systematic approach, coupled with a qualitative and analytical mindset, helps you simplify complex tasks. Colleagues see you as motivated, flexible, friendly, and persistent in achieving objectives.

About the department
The Health & Safety team is located in Køge, Denmark and is home to a diverse and inclusive workforce of dedicated professionals. The Health & Safety team consists of 8 employees who work diligently to support NNPR. We foster a collaborative and fun working environment, where everyone's contributions are valued and celebrated.
NNPR is a 100% owned subsidiary of Novo Nordisk located in Køge. We have over 400 people covering the entire value chain from R&D and Business Development to Manufacturing, Marketing, and Sales. NNPR is a global and leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical ingredients for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Our purpose is to enable better medicines, enable better lives by providing sustainable pharmaceutical materials through innovative and customized solutions. Our product range consists of Quaternary ammonium compounds, Recombinant Insulin, Customized Purification Resins, and Specialty Enzymes.