Drug Product Senior Project Manager

Are you passionate about driving drug product life cycle management projects for the benefit of our patients? Do you want to help set the direction of future tablet production? Would you like to cooperate with some of our most experienced product, process and technical experts and interact with stakeholders across the organisation? If so, this is a unique job opportunity for you, apply now!

The Position

In the role, the main responsibility will be to manage and lead product- and process related product projects such as product transfers, technical upgrades or capacity expansions within our drug product facilities, within agreed timeline and at the right quality and cost.

You will take part in:

• Executing complex cross-functional projects in close collaboration with our production sites and experts within product, process and technical equipment.
• All disciplines of project management e.g., scope management, business cases, risk and issue management, budgeting and ensuring high impact presentations allowing the leadership team and steering group to make the right decisions and prioritizations.
• Drive and participate in product and process governance groups representing DP MDev&QC.
• Continuously keep overview of ongoing and upcoming development products and process projects in our productions.

As a Drug Product Project Manager, you will be involved in building and maintaining a high level of quality, where we use LEAN tools to ensure that we systematically solve our problems with a lasting and well-thought-through solution. You will have a versatile working day with different types of tasks, with both short and long deadlines.

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate has:

• Relevant academic background such as engineer, pharmacist, chemist or similar scientific/technical education.
• Project Management certification e.g. PMP®, PRINCE2® or similar.
• + 8 years of experience and a proven track-record in leading and managing all aspects of complex product, process or technical equipment-related projects.
• Experience from drug product development.
• Solid experience from a GMP-regulated production environment.
• English communication skills in writing and spoken is a must.
   

The complexity of the projects requires you to have excellent skills within stakeholder management and as a person, you have a high-quality mindset and meet your deadlines. With your structured approach to your tasks, you maintain an overview - even in a changing environment where priorities can change quickly. Personal drive, energy and a positive attitude are essential. These competencies are necessary for a production where working hours in periods can vary, and the pace is high.

We continuously look for opportunities to introduce modern technology into our existing facilities, so a keen interest in digitalization and automation will be an advantage.

About the Department

Emerging Technologies (ET) is a newly established SVP area in Novo Nordisk. We have a growing pipeline of new products, many of which are based on emerging technology platforms coming into Product Supply via internal development projects and externally acquired assets. ET are well-known for having a pioneering spirit as well as a curious and daring approach and we play a key role in developing and producing future treatments for millions of patients around the world. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approx. 25,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 55,000 employees.

You will be joining the CVP area Drug Product Manufacturing Development & Quality Control (DP MDev&QC), which has process and product responsibility for existing and future oral drug products post-launch, as well as performing all analyses on products after method transfer. We work across the ET organization to improve productivity of our production and analytical processes. The area currently consists of 6 departments and is expanding to prepare for new drug products.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

For further information, please contact Snr. Manager Mie Houlberg Danielsen; mhbd@novonordisk.com

Deadline

May 5, 2024.

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.

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.