Senior Manager, QC Biochemistry

Do you want to leave your mark on a fast-growing global vaccine company together with the team? Would you like to play a key role in shaping our Quality Control (QC) organization, optimizing QC workflows, and contributing to the development of a highly skilled team?

Then, we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Senior Manager, QC Biochemistry.

Join our Team and let us make a Difference Together

As a result of the increasing demand and the growth of global vaccine manufacturing activities, our QC department is undergoing rapid expansion and development alongside the rest of Bavarian Nordic. Therefore, we are looking for a Senior Manager to lead the QC Biochemistry team of 9 dedicated scientists, a Team Lead, and 12 Laboratory Technicians. You will report directly to the QC Director and take on a pivotal role in setting the strategic direction for the team. This position is based in Kvistgaard, Denmark, and offers an exceptional opportunity to influence and develop future processes within a progressive QC department.

The team is responsible for analytical equipment qualification within its area, reviewing and approving analytical results, troubleshooting and validating analytical methods, for early and late-stage commercial vaccines, and performing release testing of drug substances and drug products.

Your Impact

Collaboration is key to the role, as you will work closely with production teams and provide support to the Manufacturing and Process Development departments.

Your key tasks and responsibilities:

• Be the overall leader of the Biochemistry Team and offer daily leadership and scientific guidance to your team and cross-functional partners
• Together with QC’s other teams ensure adherence to KPIs
• Ensure all activities adhere to cGMP standards and lead or participate in process optimization initiatives
• Oversee method validations, analytical troubleshooting, and equipment qualifications
• Coordinate and implement practices to meet stakeholder demands

Are you our Next Pioneer?

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Life Sciences or a related field
• Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in quality control. Analytical development experience is an advantage
• In-depth understanding of analytical methods and flows in a GMP environment
• Proven experience as a people manager with a strong track record of leading teams to success

About You

You are a proactive and pragmatic leader who embraces change and thrives in fast-paced environments. With a structured yet adaptable approach, you are comfortable navigating complex challenges while delivering impactful solutions. You possess excellent interpersonal skills and are adept at building strong relationships across all levels of the organization. A true team player who can also work independently, you balance collaboration with autonomy to achieve results. Your passion for continuous improvement and team success drives you to lead by example and make a lasting difference.

Why join us?

• Get the chance to influence cutting-edge QC processes and play a critical role in shaping the organization’s future
• Enjoy a collaborative work environment driven by innovation and ambition
• Benefit from quick decision-making processes
• Get an opportunity for personal and professional development by attending a developing leadership training program by LeadPioneers
• Join a vibrant staff club that offers a variety of engaging and fun social activities
• Have access to our charging stations for electric vehicles at our facilities in Kvistgaard
• Use the convenient bus route (70E) from Humlebæk Station directly to our Kvistgaard facilities

Ready to make a Difference? Apply Now!

Apply by clicking the ‘APPLY’ button. We are interviewing on an ongoing basis and look forward to receiving your motivated CV, where you state your motivation for applying for this particular role.

Please contact Nicoline Kalsbeek, Interim Director, QC on mobile 45 61 28 82 06, if you have any questions about the role.

For us, it is all about Improving and Saving Lives

Improving and saving lives through innovative vaccines is at the heart of what we do in Bavarian Nordic. We are a fully integrated vaccine company focused on the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of life-saving vaccines, and the largest pure-play vaccine company in the world.

In Bavarian Nordic, we believe in the power of the team, and you will be part of a global team of more than 1600 dedicated employees with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, who are bound together by our commitment to protect lives every day. We believe in creating an inclusive and flexible workplace with a strong focus on personal and professional development, because we need each other to take things further.

Founded in 1994, we have 30 years of experience developing life-saving vaccines. We are a global leader in smallpox and mpox vaccines. Our commercial product portfolio contains market-leading vaccines against rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, cholera, typhoid, and Ebola. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America. Our values – our Bavarian Nordic DNA, as we like to call it – are what guide our actions every day. We act as persistent pioneers, embrace change, value being boosted by the team, and believe in protecting lives every day. If that is also a part of your DNA, we invite you to join us in Bavarian Nordic! Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

www.bavarian-nordic.com