IT Solution Professional for Data Historian Systems

Are you passionate about real-time industrial data and eager to play a key role in making data a true asset in pharmaceutical manufacturing? Do you have technical expertise within AVEVA PI (formerly OSIsoft PI) or similar data historian platforms, and enjoy collaborating across engineering, automation, production, and IT?

As an IT Solution Professional for Data Historian Systems, you will take end-to-end responsibility of our AVEVA PI infrastructure, delivering reliable, compliant data solutions that enable advanced analytics, reporting, and process improvement in our API Pilot factories.

Our Data Historian systems are mission critical. You will be central to ensuring data flows seamlessly from manufacturing equipment and automation systems, is securely archived, and is readily accessible and contextualized for process engineers, analysts, and decision-makers across the value chain.

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The Position

As the IT Solution Professional for Data Historian Systems, you will serve as the primary technical expert and solution manager of our AVEVA PI infrastructure within the CMC API Pilots. This role blends system administration, integration engineering, user support, and digitalization project participation in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

You will take full responsibility for ensuring the stability, availability, and compliance of PI Data Archive and related components, working closely with automation, IT, and process engineering teams. Your work will be instrumental in connecting critical manufacturing data to end users, enabling data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

Your scope will include designing and maintaining reliable data interfaces from a diverse landscape of OT sources (DCS/SCADA/PLC), administering the PI environment (including backup, patching, and security), contextualizing process data using PI Asset Framework, and developing visualizations with PI Vision. You will also provide proactive technical support, participate in troubleshooting of complex issues, and continuously optimize system performance and data integrity.

Beyond daily operations, you will contribute strategically to digital transformation projects—such as process contextualization, automated reporting, and enabling advanced analytics—helping the organization harness the full potential of manufacturing data in a compliant and future-focused manner.

This is a hands-on, visible role with the opportunity to influence both ongoing operations and the digital roadmap of the manufacturing site. The position is based in Bagsværd, Denmark, with the possibility of collaborating with global colleagues and partners.

Your key responsibilities:

• Oversee installation, configuration, and lifecycle management of AVEVA PI systems and interfaces.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and availability from OT sources (e.g., DCS, SCADA, PLC).
• Develop and maintain PI Asset Framework structures and visualizations for end users.
• Configure, validate, and troubleshoot RtReports report templates to support manufacturing documentation and compliance.
• Troubleshoot issues, support users, and continuously improve PI-based solutions.
• Uphold GMP data compliance and contribute to digitalization and analytics projects.

Qualifications

You hold a higher education such as B.Sc. or M.Sc. within Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. As an ideal candidate you have:

• Proven experience with managing Data Historian system such as AVEVA PI or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of interfaces and integration of OT data collection.
• Proficiency in database management and scripting languages (SQL, Python etc.).
• Effective communication skills in English and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of working in a GMP environment is a plus.

Our work is performed according to cGMP, hence it is expected that you possess a systematic approach to your tasks and that you a able to plan and finalise your tasks. Furthermore, we emphasised the importance of your capabilities to ensure and initiate tasks, also when they are not being handed to you. It is our expectation that you take responsibility for your own and the team’s goals.

As person, you are solution-oriented and strive for simplicity. You enjoy taking initiative and being proactive in your approach. Due to your communication and collaboration abilities, you are trusted and well-liked collaborator among our stakeholders. You have a Can-Do attitude and spread enthusiasm and positive energy to those around you.

About the Department

As part of Novo Nordisk PSQIT organisation, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Development & Scaling makes a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop, manufacture and distribute drug candidates for clinical trials and have a strong culture with a “can do” mind-set.

The IT & Automation team is organised within CMC API Pilots, where we work with operation and maintenance of Automation and Data Historian systems, ensuring stable and efficient operation of our IT/OT systems, keeping the systems in compliance, and ensuring data availability in our 6 Pilot factories. The team currently consists of 16 highly competent IT Solution Professionals and Automation Engineers working across different automation and data technologies.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact 

If you have any question to the position, please feel free to contact Asger Hansen on phone +45 34 48 75 56

Deadline

3 August 2025.

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