Are you passionate about creating value for Supply Chain? Do you want to develop skills and become a Solution Architect within Dynamics 365 and Supply Chain Processes?
If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Associate Solution Architect – D365 Supply Chain in our Product Supply IT product team.
Ascendis Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon® technology platform to fulfil our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.
At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing programs in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners on the development of TransCon-based products in other therapeutic areas and markets.
We are seeking a passionate Associate Solution Architect to join our team. As a member of the Product Supply IT product team, you will play a role in defining, developing, and supporting how we use our D365 solution within Product Supply business areas such as Production Planning, Logistics, Inventory, as well as Development and Quality processes. You will help ensure that solutions are scalable, compliant, and aligned with business needs while supporting the continued development of our system landscape and integrations.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.
You will join the Product Supply IT product team, part of Global IT, and report directly to People Leader Lene Rhein Larsen, who is based in Hellerup. You will be based in Hellerup.
Career Path
This role is designed as a structured growth journey into a full Solution Architect position within approximately 3 years. You will:
- Start by supporting solution design, implementation activities, and stakeholder engagement
- Gradually take ownership of end-to-end solution designs across functional domains
- Develop strong architectural capabilities within D365, integrations, and system landscape design
- Gain deep understanding of GxP-compliant solution design and governance
- Take increasing responsibility for decision-making, design authority, and stakeholder alignment
Within 3 years, you are expected to:
- Independently drive solution architecture for Product Supply domains
- Act as a trusted advisor to business and IT leadership
- Own architecture decisions, balancing standardization, compliance, and business value
- Take over responsibilities aligned with a Solution Architect role
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Support the design and evolution of scalable solutions and architecture within D365 Supply Chain processes, with focus on standardization, simplicity, automation, data quality, and usability.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into robust system solutions.
- Analyze and qualify business requirements while challenging stakeholders where relevant to mitigate risk, reduce complexity, and minimize unnecessary customizations.
- Contribute to solution design across Product Supply domains, including Production Planning, Logistics, Inventory, Development and Quality, data flows, and integrations.
- Ensure that solutions meet GxP-relevant standards and requirements, including keeping documentation in a compliant state.
- Participate actively in daily operations, issue handling, system improvements, and project deliveries together with the team.
Qualifications and skills:
You hold a relevant academic degree – which could be within Computer Science, IT, Supply Chain Management or something completely different. Most importantly you are motivated to develop into an architecture role.
Furthermore, you have:
- Worked hands-on with delivering D365 or similar ERP solutions
- Experience from an implementation partner or consultancy environment
Key competencies:
You are a strong team player, analytical, and have a can-do attitude.
You possess an entrepreneurial mindset and can thrive in an informal, open environment where innovation and change are key.
To succeed in this role, we also expect you to be proactive, want to learn and develop, and have a strong drive to create value.
Travel: 5-10 days per year.
Office: Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900 Hellerup
Apply now.
We evaluate applications when received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we conduct interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to remove the job posting at any time.
To ensure your application is reviewed, please submit it through the specified platform - applications sent by email or other channels will not be evaluated.
For more details about the position or the company, please contact Solution Architect Henrik Oxlund, heox@ascendispharma.com, or People Leader Lene Rhein Larsen, lrl@ascendispharma.com
You can learn more about Ascendis by visiting our website www.ascendispharma.com
Applications must be submitted in English and will be treated confidentially.
Please note: As the summer holiday period approaches, you may experience a longer response time than usual. We truly appreciate your patience and thank you for your understanding. We look forward to reviewing your application as soon as possible.
A note to recruiters:
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