Manager - New Products Introduction

Do you consider yourself an inspiring leader, ready to be part of shaping the manufacturing of future products at Novo Nordisk? Do you enjoy making an impact through the success of your team?

If so, you could be our new Manager to lead one of the New Product Introduction (NPI) New Products teams in Aseptic Manufacturing Science & Technology (AMSAT). The position is placed in the Drug Product Introduction Sciences Alpha (DPISA) department and has a twin team in our sister department.

The Position

As Manager of an NPI New Manufacturing Products team you will be leading 9-10 dedicated and knowledgeable product scientists. The team works in cross-functional project groups but is united to meet team goals and share experience and knowledge. The key work evolves around stability of new products, specification setting and trending, regulatory writing and control strategies, and through this work, the team has a huge impact on the success of future injectable products within Novo Nordisk’s full product portfolio.

Your main tasks will be to:

•  Drive innovation and efficiency within the team, ensuring the prioritizations are clear, strategies are executed, and timelines met.
• Lead the team, incl. employee engagement, define individual business and behaviour goals, ensure hiring and job training, champion personal and professional development, as well as manage regular follow-up on project task progress.
• Allocate and manage resources from the team to key development projects.
• Collaborate with a large internal and external stakeholder landscape to ensure success across the company.

As a person you are open, honest, and curious, and you enjoy seeing your team shine and succeed through collaboration and teamwork. You set tangible goals and communicate them clearly, ensuring that everyone knows how to be a success, and what the priorities are.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:

•  An academical background in sciences, engineering, pharmacy or similar
• A solid leadership background within product development, analysis, or pharmaceutical production in aseptic environment
• An ability to balance short term deliverables with long term focus, prioritizing and creating transparency for your team
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Fluency in English language

You enjoy working with people, have excellent people skills, and are always looking for ways to improve and develop your leadership abilities. You inspire and energise your surroundings, set clear and ambitious goals, and generally lead with empathy and behavioural role-modelling.

You know the value of building relations and earning trust and respect from colleagues and employees. You work to bridge cultural, professional and geographical distances, focusing on how to reach sustainable solutions in a dynamic project environment.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the listed qualifications but possess relevant skills and experience.

About the area/department

In Product Supply Aseptic Manufacturing (PS AM), we produce a large portfolio of products fighting serious chronic diseases worldwide.

The area New Product Introduction (NPI) is a part of Aseptic Manufacturing Science & Technology (AMSAT), a global support function within PS AM, and consists of approximately 100 employees across 4 departments:

-      Drug Product Introduction Sciences Alpha

-      Drug Product Introduction Sciences Omega

-      Submissions and Reference Materials

-      Scientific Advisory & Development Expertise

NPI’s main responsibility is to ensure a smooth transition of development products into large-scale production and market approval. This includes production design, material and process sciences, product stability incl. specification setting and trending, coordination of manufacturing for late-phase clinical trials, upscaling production, process validation activities, and filing for market approval with health authorities.

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 you are welcome to contact the hiring manager: Chris Arnrød Andersen at +45 3075 2190 (cannot be reached between May 21st – May 27th).

Deadline

3 June 2025

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.