Global Business Continuity Manager

Are you passionate about ensuring organisational resilience? Do you have the expertise to lead a global Business Continuity Management (BCM) programme? Would you like to have a lifetime opportunity to genuinely influence an entire organization and deliver work with a significant impact?

If so, then we want you to join our team as a Global Business Continuity Manager at Novo Nordisk. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career!

The position

As a Global Business Continuity Manager, you will be responsible to:

• Ensure an effective global BCM programme, by guaranteeing an effective BCM System (BCMS) within the company, and aligning with the broader resilience strategy
• Oversee the design and development of an organizational BCM capacity development and training programme
• Act as the subject matter expert on BCM matters, and identify recommendations for appropriate technology and tooling, to increase maturity and improve efficiency
• Lead on organisational Business Impact Assessments
• Collaborate with Global Resilience Manager to integrate BCM with other resilience programmes and initiatives to enhance organisational resilience

As part of your role, you will work with Global Security colleagues to help the continued development of the Global Security function.

The role will be based in Denmark, with a global, enterprise-wide, scope.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you hold an academic degree and a BCM qualifications, minimum CBCI, or equivalent, and you have 8+ years of relevant experience in business continuity management.

• Experience of implementing BCM programmes, writing organisational BCM policy documentation, and BCM auditing
• Experience of conducting large BIAs
• Experience of delivering BCM training to staff within a broader capacity development strategy
• Ideally, experience delivering within manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, R&D organisations, or other quality compliance heavy sectors
• Ideally, experience of contract management

On a personal level, you are highly organized with a strong team ethos and effective communication skills, enabling you to work efficiently within a large matrix organization involving multiple stakeholders. Your pragmatic and flexible approach helps navigate uncertainty. Furthermore, you possess strong stakeholder management and internal advocacy capabilities, with a proven ability to collaborate with different cultures and subject matter experts.

About the department

You will join a team of over 10 Global Security Team colleagues and a Security Champions network that spans the globe. Our mission is to protect Novo Nordisk’s people, assets, and products, enabling the company to deliver on its priority objectives through intelligence-led security risk management. The job is based at our headquarters, where we foster a collaborative and dynamic atmosphere.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

For further information please contact Global Resilience Manager, Jim Codling at JXGC@novonordisk.com.

Deadline

9 December 2024.

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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.