Data Engineer III - ET SDF

Company: Novo Nordisk
Location: Durham
Posted on: July 2, 2025

Job Description:

About the Department For more than 100 years, Novo Nordisk has been tackling the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases, such as diabetes & obesity. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world. In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains. Our Emerging Technologies -Solid Dosage Forms US facility in Durham, NC is a 194,000 square foot tableting and packaging facility that supports the production of our innovative oral treatments for patients with type 2 diabetes. SDF maintains a curious and pioneering spirit, harmonious with our growing pipeline of new products and emerging technologies. What we offer you: Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products Tuition Assistance Life & Disability Insurance Employee Referral Awards At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters. The Position Serve as a Lead & Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide technical expertise supporting site data and digitalization efforts. Identify and share better practices, to include increasing awareness of data management standards & validation to create improvements in methods, techniques, approaches etc. for optimization & simplicity in our processes. Responsible for executing advanced data analysis projects that support site data and digitalization efforts with respective complexity (according to the technical development pathway) and with little to no guidance from the manager. Responsible for providing data-based insights as business and manufacturing intelligence to an end-consumer business decision-maker. Relationships Reports to Manager. Essential Functions Execute projects with the aim of developing, validating, implementing, and maintaining analysis tools to support data-driven decisions using established methodologies Implementing advanced optimization algorithms for complex production processes, machine learning for anomaly detection and predictive maintenance, advanced control strategies for quality improvements, inventory management using predictive analytics and demand forecasting Developing custom algorithms for specific manufacturing challenges, integration of artificial intelligence for autonomous decision-making in manufacturing, leading innovation using state of the art manufacturing and business intelligence techniques Identify and ideate improvement-optimization projects using input from stakeholder needs. Define problem formulation, objectives, and scope with stakeholders Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the design and building of data pipelines for cleaning, transforming, and combining datasets from wide variety of data sources Support manufacturing, business, and project departments with process understanding, analyses, and systematic problem solving Remain current with industry trends, identifying opportunities, developing roadmaps and participating/conducting Proof of Concept Present and define initiatives & information accurately & explain industry jargon in a clear manner for end-users Recommend and identify process gaps & develop/implement actions that support the production goals and needs Recommend input to solution feature enhancements & process improvements Coach & train colleagues & stakeholders in relevant areas Own self development & initiative to understand the site process control systems, data management systems, and differing data sources (PCS, MES, SAP, PI Historian) Serve as a Lead and SME in supporting audits & inspections for specified AMS solutions Utilize the appropriate cLEAN® tools within the main areas of Systematic Problem Solving, process improvement, & project management Serve as the Lead and SME to operate within compliance with a quality mindset that focuses on risk management & mitigation Lead the training & implementation of effective change management Lead Support Corporate, PS AM, local IT, & local stakeholder initiatives & projects Lead the team’s Change Management standards and always manage assignments within compliance with a Quality Mindset that focuses on risk management and mitigation. Utilize the appropriate cLEAN® tools when relevant Lead in the following of all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties Other duties as assigned Physical Requirements Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role.) Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required May consider an Associate’s Degree in Engineering Technology or a relevant field of study from an accredited university with a minimum of ten (10) years of IT or Engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, &/or packaging systems required May consider a High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of twelve (12) years of Engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, &/or packaging systems required Minimum of eight (8) years of Engineering experience in process-based manufacturing, utility, &/or packaging systems required Knowledgeable in the following applications or technologies: MES, PCS, PI Historian, Data Analytics and Visualization Platforms (Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI) preferred Proven expertise, (e.g., project management) in planning/organization & project execution, follow-up, & completion required Ability to translate high level direction into actionable tasks that deliver results using cLEAN® / Six Sigma methodologies required Excellent skills on interpersonal commutations and relationship management to collaborate in a team environment required Pharmaceutical industry experience (GxP) preferred Data Visualization with Tableau experience required Experience in applying systematic and rigorous analytics methods to improve data-related business processes required Strong IT Knowledge, demonstrating ability to handle most situations independently and with minimal guidance required Ability to identify better practice and create improvements in methods, techniques, approaches, etc. required Proven expertise in Windows based operating systems and associated applications required Proven expertise in system interfacing and integration required Experience in Project Management, Batch Reporting, Database Tools, Self-analytic BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, Data Modelling Techniques, and Machine Learning required We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing. Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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