Cleaning Area Process Manager

Cleaning Area Process Manager
CMC Development
Bagsværd, Denmark

Are you ready for a rare opportunity to take ownership of cleaning process governance and compliance in a complex clinical GMP environment? We are looking for an experienced and driven Area Process Manager, Cleaning to join CMC Development. This is a unique role for someone who combines GMP understanding, strong stakeholder leadership, and the ability to turn complex cleaning requirements into practical, compliant solutions. If you want broad responsibility, high visibility, and the chance to shape how cleaning is governed and executed across CMC Development, this could be your next career move.

Your new role

As Cleaning Area Process Manager you will be responsible for leading the cleaning process agenda across CMC Development. You will act as the local owner of cleaning governance and compliance, while representing CMC Development in the wider Novo Nordisk cleaning process network.

This is an individual contributor role. It does not include direct reports, formal people management responsibilities, or disciplinary authority. In this role, “Manager” refers to ownership of the cleaning process area rather than line management of employees. You will lead through expertise, stakeholder management, and cross-functional influence across Production, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and scientific functions.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• leading the CMC Development cleaning process group
• representing CMC Development in the Novo Nordisk cleaning process group
• ensuring that cleaning activities and practices meet internal requirements as well as relevant regulatory and GMP standards
• identifying compliance gaps and driving the right follow-up actions
• assessing and handling cleaning-related compliance signals, including deviations, audit observations, authority feedback, and related investigations
• coordinating cross-functional improvements to strengthen cleaning execution, standardisation, and efficiency
• translating broader cleaning requirements and agreed best practices into local procedures, governance, and ways of working
• developing and delivering training on cleaning compliance requirements and best practices

In this role, success will depend on your ability to create direction and drive commitment across stakeholders, even when you do not have formal line authority. You will need to combine technical understanding, sound judgment, and strong collaboration skills to create lasting impact.

Success in the role will be reflected in your ability to:

• strengthen and embed clear, GMP-aligned cleaning governance across CMC Development
• ensure timely, pragmatic, and high-quality handling of cleaning-related compliance signals, investigations, and CAPAs
• build strong cross-functional ownership of cleaning standards, training, and execution

Your new department

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

Within Global Manufacturing & Supply, CMC Development's role in Novo Nordisk's value chain is to turn molecules into approved products in close cooperation with colleagues in R&ED, Development and Product Supply. Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Development develops formulations and manufacturing processes based on state-of-the-art technologies. We create the labelling for finished drug products and ship them to clinical sites across the globe, ensuring that innovative treatments reach the patients who need them.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with strong technical credibility and the ability to work effectively across functions and disciplines.

Must-haves

• a Master’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
• at least 5 years of experience from pharmaceutical, biotech, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
• solid knowledge of GMP and regulatory requirements relevant to cleaning, compliance, and manufacturing processes
• experience working with cleaning-related processes, compliance activities, or process governance in a regulated environment
• experience driving cross-functional initiatives and creating progress in a matrix organisation
• strong communication skills in English, written as well as spoken

Nice-to-haves

• experience from a clinical GMP, pilot, or development manufacturing environment
• experience with deviations, audit observations, authority feedback, investigations, and CAPA follow-up
• experience with cleaning verification, cleaning concepts, and fit-for-purpose approaches in regulated production
• experience developing and delivering training
• familiarity with working in a large international organisation with many stakeholders and interfaces

On a personal level, you:

• are structured and able to create clarity in complex settings
• bring strong judgment and are comfortable making balanced compliance decisions
• have the confidence to work closely with scientists, specialists, and operational stakeholders
• can build commitment and drive progress through influence rather than formal authority
• are proactive, responsible, and motivated by improving standards and ways of working
• thrive in a role with high visibility and broad stakeholder interaction

What we offer

This is a rare opportunity to step into a highly visible role with real impact across CMC Development. You will join a strong professional environment where quality, compliance, and scientific complexity go hand in hand. In return, you will get a unique position with broad responsibility and the opportunity to shape an important process area.

We offer:

• a unique opportunity to take ownership of a critical cleaning process area with broad business impact
• a rare level of responsibility and visibility across functions and into the wider cleaning network
• the chance to work with complex and meaningful compliance questions in a highly specialised environment
• close collaboration with skilled colleagues across Production, QA, Maintenance, and scientific disciplines
• a role where your expertise, judgment, and ability to create alignment will truly matter
• strong opportunities for professional development in an ambitious and purpose-driven organisation

If you are looking for a role where you can do more than just maintain the status quo and where you can help shape how cleaning is governed and executed in practice, then we would be very interested in hearing from you.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. Here, your technical expertise combines with the ability to influence and inspire, creating standards that protect patients and support our mission to drive change that spans generations.

Deadline

May 3rd – 2026.

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

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.