Project Portfolio Manager

Are you passionate about project governance and management? Do you have a knack for training and supporting project managers? If so, this is the right role for you!

We are looking for a Project Portfolio Manager to join our team at the Novo Nordisk Athlone Site in Ireland.

If you are ready to make a significant impact, read more and apply today for a life-changing career!

The Position

As a Project Portfolio Manager at Novo Nordisk, you will:

• Facilitate effective communication with stakeholders, addressing issues, and fostering collaboration with the global PPM network.
• Lead and maintain governance processes, coordinating with the Capital Expansion team (ATH-X) and supporting capital investments through the NN investment governance process
• Design and deliver training on governance standards, offering guidance to ensure adherence to best practices.
• Develop local standards, tools, and process improvements in alignment with the broader governance framework.
• Establish tracking systems and dashboards for ET projects, monitoring progress and generating status reports for stakeholders.

This role is hybrid, involving at least 3 days in the office each week.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, we imagine that you have the following qualifications:

• Master, bachelor’s in Engineering, Science, Economics, Finance, or related fields.
• Substantial experience in overseeing projects, particularly with investment and organizational change initiatives.
• Strong communication, cooperation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-starter with a high focus on results, attention to detail, critical thinking, and conceptual thinking.
• Resilient with a strong drive to see tasks through, along with excellent planning, organizing, and timely attention to detail, coupled with proficient written and spoken English.

About the Department

The Project Management Office at Novo Nordisk Athlone Site is dedicated to driving project governance and project management excellence. Our team is responsible for planning and organising processes and resources to deliver the site Strategy and Objectives We foster a collaborative and innovative atmosphere, ensuring effective decision-making and site portfolio oversight.

Located in Athlone, Ireland, our dynamic team is committed to continuous improvement and delivering world-class project and portfolio management services.

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

We can’t accept directly sent CVs, please submit your application through the “Apply” Button.

Deadline

Apply before November,28th, 2024

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.