Data & Analytics Project Manager

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for data-driven solutions? Are you ready to take on the challenge of leading cross-functional teams and driving projects to improve production processes? 

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team at Novo Nordisk in Kalundborg. Apply today for a life-changing career!

The position
The primary focus of the role is project management (80%) with a secondary function as a Data & Analytics Partner within our business area (20%). As a Project Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading cross-functional project teams to enhance production processes and collaborating with stakeholders to define project goals and deliverables. This involves facilitating agile ceremonies, as well as providing coaching and mentoring.
• Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, and budgets; monitoring project progress, mitigating risks, and ensuring timely delivery of project deliverables, with a focus on Continuous Improvement, Execution Optimization, and Servant Leadership.
• Communicating project status and results to stakeholders and ensuring adherence to data privacy regulations, industry standards, and best practices.

As the Data & Analytics Partner you will be our local anchor point, you will bridge data-focused communities and the organization, fostering collaboration for data-driven initiatives. Your responsibilities will include identifying and evaluating potential data-driven solutions, leading community development, and organizing educational events to promote data literacy. Additionally, you'll participate in a forum with peer Partners from other business areas in Novo Nordisk to represent data-oriented interests and drive strategic initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have the following qualifications:

• Some years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably in a data-driven environment.
• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with historian systems and the ability to convert historical production data to valuable insights
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

As a person, you are proactive and adaptable, capable of navigating complex stakeholder relationships and driving collaborative efforts. You can inspire and motivate others to work collaboratively towards a common objective. Your strategic thinking enables the development of a clear vision for the future, while your creativity and problem-solving skills drive innovative solutions for complex challenges. You are unafraid of taking calculated risks and experimenting with new ideas, showcasing a strong collaborative spirit that fosters effective partnerships with team members, stakeholders, and external partners. Your adaptability allows for embracing new technologies and approaches, while your adept communication skills facilitate effective engagement with stakeholders across all levels.

About the department
Novo Nordisk in Kalundborg has over 50 years of expertise in biotechnological production. Our more than 3,000 employees produce half of the world’s insulin and a number of biopharmaceutical products. We are proud of our facilities, which is the largest insulin-producing unit in the world. At Novo Nordisk API Business Support, you will be welcomed by dedicated colleagues who value trust, responsibility, and personal development. It is a workplace where involvement and development are in focus.

You will become part of a team that helps our production areas use solutions based on technologies in the Industry 4.0 domain. We work a lot in the initial stages of projects, but we also ensure their completion. This is a varied team with very committed people, and we value creating a strong trustworthy team spirit that enhances our capacity to assist each other every day.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact
For further information, please contact Thomas Søby Eriksen at +45-30791565 or get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers. 

Deadline
5 May 2024.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.