Senior Department Manager, Bacterial Strains Development

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In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We’re here to better our world with biology.

Senior Department manager for Bacterial Strain Development

Are you ready for a new beginning?
We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points the way
In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We’re here to better our world with biology.

Join us as our new Senior Department Manager for our Bacterial Strain Development department in R&D
You will lead a department with 15 dedicated scientists and research associates and be part of the Leadership Team in the Production Strain Technology (PST). The department’s focus is on developing and optimizing bacterial (Bacillus) production strains. It is the responsibility of the Bacterial Strain Development department to ensure state-of-the-art strain development and adaptation of new technologies for this. This all happens in close collaboration with the rest of PST as all work is carried out in cross-disciplinary agile teams.

Welcome to Production Strain Technology in Enzyme, Protein & Strain Engineering, R&D
In PST we develop and use state-of-the-art expression technology to make high-yielding production strains in microbial hosts. Today, PST consists of four departments that are divided into cross-disciplinary agile teams, and we collaborate closely with strain engineering colleagues globally and with e.g., Molecular Discovery. PST is part of Enzyme, Protein & Strain Engineering in R&D. The Bacterial Strain Development department will be the fifth department in PST, and further growth are expected.

In this role you’ll make an impact by

First of all you will make an impact by leading and developing scientists and research associates with focus on developing and optimizing strain building processes for new and optimized production strains, and by encouraging and supporting new strain building technology development in alignment with our R&D roadmap. In addition to this, you will be:

• Creating success through others by using intent-based leadership and being a strong people manager with a keen interest in nurturing passion and continuous learnings
• Coaching employees to thrive and deliver results in an agile team setting
• Creating value to our customers by translating scientific knowledge into biological solutions
• Networking with other parts of Novonesis and securing that the department works on the right problems for the right customers
• Securing a strong innovation culture, an inclusive environment, and a great place to work
• Driving an automation and digitalization mindset and how this can improve our way of working

Potentially relevant experience

You must hold a Ph.D. or M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry or similar. As this is a leadership position, you must have leadership experience from a R&D setting.

We expect you to have:

• Solid understanding of enzyme/protein expression and cell factories
• A collaborative mindset and good people skills, being able to lead changes and bring motivation
• An open mind and be curious towards how enzymes/proteins provide value in real applications
• Strong communication, good networking, and great stakeholder management skills

Application deadline: February 15th, 2025

Contact details: For more information, please contact Senior Director Anders Viksø-Nielsen, +45 3077 4747.

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Novonesis is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, or veteran status.

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Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

At Novonesis we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. We recommend you not to attach a cover letter to your application. Instead, please include a few sentences in your resume/CV about why you are applying. To ensure a fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your resume/CV.

Novonesis is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, or veteran status.

Want to learn more?
Learn more about Novonesis, our purpose, and your career opportunities at novonesis.com

Not the right fit for you?
Even if this job isn't the right fit for you, perhaps you know someone who might find it interesting. If so, please feel free to share the job link and encourage them to apply. Thank you for your referral! Please check out our other open positions. The right fit for you could just be a few clicks away.

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