Strategic and people focused management of a team of highly skilled and specialised people within the Manufacture Development area of API processes in Novo Nordisk. The team provides specialist knowledge and cross functional support within areas of raw materials and polymers for API production, organic chemistry of side chain reagents, distillation processes, cleaning and other support tasks. Stakeholders include R&D, production facilities, supply management, global contract manufacturers etc., where part of the job is to be involved in the strategic direction within these areas.

Heading up a team of highly skilled people within the manufacture development area of API processes in Novo Nordisk. The team supports cross functional across most products and facilities in the API production and contain specialised people within areas of raw materials and polymers for API production, organic chemistry of side chain reagents, cleaning and other support tasks within manufacture development area.

Area Specialist in diabetes API manufacture development in Novo Nordisk.Key responsibilities of the job include:- Development of future oral portfolio of spray dried products for market- Design and validation of spray drying systems for current and future product portfolio- Development and optimisation projects (laboratory trials as well as implementation in production scale equipment)- Support the diatebes API production (troubleshooting, deviations, release of product etc.)- Ensure quality and compliance for production in relation to safety, authorities and registration applications

As a Spray Drying chemist in diabetes API manufacture development in Novo Nordisk, I am involved in the introduction of spray drying equipment to produce API in the new factory in United States.Key responsibilities of the job include:- Design and scope of new spray drying equipment for different products- Apply knowledge and participate in commissioning activities- Participate in development and optimisation projects (laboratory trials as well as implementation in production)- Support the diatebes API production (troubleshooting, deviations, release of product etc.)- Ensure quality and compliance for production in relation to safety, authorities and registration applications

Process specialist with a global responsibility of the spray drying technology within dairy applications.The responsibility covers design policies, and a major involvement in technology- and process guarantees as well as taking part in evaluation of risks. Furthermore, acquiring, using and training people in process knowledge and how to apply it into projects are important aspects of the job.The collaboration is both with sales- and project engineers within GEA, but also with customers worldwide to ensure the global knowledge is captured and used efficiently.

As a Process Technologist within spray drying and related processesat GEA Process Engineering, I deal with these processes within foodand dairy. My job is very versatile and involves many different aspects and functions:Sales support activities:- Mass balance calculations and KPI evaluations- Product sample evaluation from customers.- Preparing and performing customer tests on pilot plants at the Test Station.- Technical support of the sales team and Test Station during the customer testing on pilot plants.Commissioning activities:- Coordinating product commissioning together with Project Manager and customer.- Obtaining plant take over specifications (capacity, KPI etc.).- Documentation and responsibility of product commissioning activities- Training of customer personal.Research & development:- Assisting in GEA development projects.

Plan and execute spray drying trials at GEA Niro test center in Copenhagen as an engineer with project management responsibility.Project manager at GEA Niro's Pharma Test Station, where spray drying of products for clinical trials are performed under GMP. Responsibility for technical solutions, the production, preparation and reviewing of batch records and SOP's as well as taking part in audits.Research of drying kinetics and morfology on single droplets levitated by ultrasonic sound waves.Performed individual commisioning on small scale plants and have been part commisioning teams on large spray dryers at different locations around the world - amongst others the largest spray drier in the world in New Zealand.

Discovery medicinal chemistryInhibition of the P-glycoprotein transporter in the blood-brain barrier by organic synthesis.