Do you want responsibility for business-critical reporting and management support?
If you have solid English skills and know how to navigate in a complex stakeholder landscape - you have just the right foundation for this exciting position. You can look forward to being part of an interesting environment counting approx. 50 nationalities including top scientists from all over the world.
At the Novo Nordisk Foundation BRIGHT research institute at DTU, we create novel methods and technologies as a foundation for development of new environment friendly products, better and less energy consuming manufacturing processes, development of sustainable novel food ingredients, climate friendly farming, etc. In other words, we try to solve some of the biggest challenges in the history of mankind, and you will get the chance to contribute to this.
Coordination and writer of reports and administrative support
You will have two primary focus areas: One is the center’s reporting to the Novo Nordisk Foundation and DTU – our key stakeholders. The other is administrative support for the Center’s management team and governance committees.
Regarding the reporting, you will be responsible for assembling input from a range of contributors at the Center (researchers, management team and administrative colleagues) and turn those into quarterly and annual reports in flawless English. The reports are business-critical, as they are a prerequisite for the center’s continued funding and existence. You will have a close collaboration with your Team Lead, who defines the overall structure of the reports, the choice of templates and the content of the reports. Your focus will be to assemble input and write the final report – make everything come together.
Regarding your role as administrative support, it covers classic secretary tasks like coordination of calendars, sending out meeting invitations, coordination of agendas, ordering of coffee and food and a range of related tasks. In summary, your primary tasks will be:
Experience with coordination within a complex organizational setup
To succeed in this position, you must bring excellent overview and be good at proactively reaching out to many different people in order to meet fixed and strict deadlines. Related to this, you know how to get what you need in due time - without jeopardizing our constructive and collaborative working environment. Since you will work with people from all over the globe, you will also need and open-minded approach including some cultural understanding. Additionally, your CV comprises:
Your new team
You will join a team of seven good colleagues including the Center Administrator/Team Lead. Our responsibility counts HR, Finance, Project Management and Fundraising, as well as management and stakeholder reporting. Our daily focus is to nurture a positive and inspiring environment characterized by trust and helpfulness – and a shared dedication for delivering top class administrative services. The Center administration also counts a number of complementary teams, whom you will be interacting closely with during the execution of your tasks. The Center administration has recently undergone restructuring, and we look forward to welcome you into a newly formed team of experienced colleagues, where you’ll be part of defining the team culture.
Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations or in accordance with the OAO-S Joint Agreement and the organization agreement for Office Clerks, Laboratory Technicians and IT staff (HK/stat). The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.
Your place of work will be DTU campus in Kgs. Lyngby. The position is a full-time position (37 hours/week). Start date is January 1st 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter according to mutual agreement. Our well-integrated support operations and strong, cross-sectional work culture are partly based on colleagues being available in the offices on a daily basis. Thus, we offer work-from-home opportunities only to a limited degree.
Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 25 November 2025
. Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form. Applications must be submitted in English as one PDF file
containing all materials to be given consideration including CV, cover letter and diploma.
If you would like additional information about the position, please contact Center Administrator and Team Lead, Hanne Varmark at +45 9351 0658.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Bioresearch Institute for the Green Transition (BRIGHT)
Recent progress in our ability to read and write genomic code, combined with advances in automation, analytics and data science, has fundamentally changed the scope and ambition of harnessing the potential of biological systems. Data Science approaches and analysis of biological systems are key research instruments at the Center. BRIGHT utilizes these advances for microbial cell factory design to foster sustainable lifestyles in relation to three application areas: Sustainable Materials, Microbial Foods and Net Zero Agriculture. Learn more at biosustain.dtu.dk
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.