Manager, CMC API Upstream Development facility team

Do you want to join a growing area supporting the ambitious Novo Nordisk drug development pipeline? Are you an authentic and empathetic people leader, eager to set a clear direction and inspire an experienced team to produce great results? And are you driven by overseeing a new facility, which plays an essential role in developing upstream processes within Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) development?   

If yes, then you might be our new Manager to join Upstream Development within Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) API Development. Take the next step in your life-changing career and apply today!

The position

As Manager you will lead a team of 14 experienced Technicians and 1 Automation Engineer to contribute to the future API processes both in development and manufacturing. In Upstream Development we are responsible for designing and developing upstream processes throughout the non-clinical and clinical programs, ensuring fit for purpose processes, scalability and technical material for our pipeline API projects. 

You will oversee our new 4G facility, which plays an essential role in developing upstream processes by running fermentations in different scales in a seamless collaboration with scientists, testing scale up, new equipment and tech. projects as well as delivering technical material for further process development. The new facility consists of 2 -30-liter microbial fermenters and located in Bagsværd.

Furthermore, you will:

• set direction for your team ensuring team deliveries, day-to-day operation in the facility incl. maintenance and equipment changes and upgrades.
• communicating clearly and effectively both with the team and with your internal and external stakeholders.
• place the well-being of your team at the centre of your attention, being supportive, and you use your skills to build a trustful working environment with high team performance.
• keep yourself updated with the team’s tasks and projects, know when to get involved, and act when needed.

You will be part of a leadership team consisting of 1 Director, 4 Associate Managers and an Administrative Coordinator that meets frequently, support each other, and routinely use each other as sparring partners.

This job will be a great opportunity to grow professionally by increasing your scientific and business insight as well as personally by developing your leadership competencies. We offer flexible working conditions.

Qualifications

Ideally, you hold an MSc or PhD in chemical engineering, protein chemistry or related discipline. Furthermore, you will need:

• experience within process development and pilot production (preferably from the pharma industry).
• leadership experience and a natural desire to engage, develop and empower people.
• ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with both internal and external collaboration partners.
• experience within facility management is considered an advantage.
• fluency in written and spoken English.

As a person you possess strong interpersonal skills, which enables you to build trust within your team. You like to develop, involve, and motivate your team members and can communicate and collaborate effectively across disciplines. You thrive in a dynamic development environment where sharp priorities and complex problem-solving is part of everyday life.

Additionally, you have an innovative and flexible mind-set and feel motivated by identifying opportunities to optimize our workflow and processes through a structural approach.

About the department

As part of Novo Nordisk PSQIT organisation, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Development & Scaling makes a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop, manufacture and distribute drug candidates for clinical trials and have a strong culture with a “can do” mind-set.

Upstream Development is part of CMC API Development, where we develop robust and reliable API processes for the entire Novo Nordisk drug candidate portfolio.

In Upstream Development you will find 60 highly skilled and motivated colleagues divided into 4 teams. Our main responsibility is to develop and support upstream processes, fermentation and harvest, for clinical production of API in our in-house facilities or at Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs). We provide input to Clinical Trial Applications (CTA) but in our facilities and laboratories we work non-GMP, focusing on process understanding. We receive projects from our research organization and transfer them to our manufacturing organisation. We work in close collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our careers is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk means working towards something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 68,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life-changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact supporting hiring managers, Cecilie Dehnfeld Kausgaard at +45 30795772 or Sofie Dahl Tolstrup at +45 30776692

Deadline

January 5th, 2025.

Please note that we will review applications and call in for interviews continuously.

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 facilitate an unbiased 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.