PMI Project Manager

Are you passionate about driving Post Merger Integration projects? Do you want to be part of a multi-billion integration project? Do you enjoy working with many stakeholders across the business? Join us as a PMI (Post Merger Integration) Project Manager, Project Manager or Business Partner at Aseptic Manufacturing (AM) Brownfield Site Integration if you are ready to make a real impact and drive business value realisation of three production sites acquired from Catalent, read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

You will be part of “AM Brownfield Site Integration”, a newly established unit in Product Supply Aseptic Manufacturing (PS AM). The unit aims to maximize production capacities at the acquired Catalent sites; integrate them into Novo Nordisk, aligning with the PS AM operating model and set the strategic direction for the integration program. It is a fantastic opportunity to have a global impact at Novo Nordisk and enable us to serve even more of patients worldwide.

We are seeking candidates for three departments with varying focus (maximization, integration and strategy, planning & analytics). The PMI Project Manager, Project Manager or Business Partner will be responsible for supporting and driving integration projects and efforts to enable the full transition from current operating model to target operating model together with selected workstreams. The specific responsibilities will include:

The specific responsibilities will include:

• Drive integration and/or business case enabling activities and projects post-closing from scoping and planning through execution and follow-up with stakeholders to fulfil project goals and deliverables
• Support integration and/or business case enabling initiatives in integration projects for the organisation and people being acquired
• Provide support for AM Brownfield Site Integration and towards selected senior steering groups
• Collaborate across functional workstreams and the broader integration project 

In this role, you can expect 5-20 days per year of global travels.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you have: 

• 3-5 years of experience from consulting and/or from a strategic business partner role in a larger company preferably a pharmaceutical company. Pharma experience is an advantage
• A track record showing strong ability to drive complex, strategic or transformational projects with high involvement of senior management - and the toolbox to support 
• Business sense and a keen understanding of data-driven decision-making and how to successfully communicate complex topics in a simple way 
• A flair for understanding what tactically drives progression towards strategic objectives for organisation and people
• Experience from M&A either on buy or sell-side or large transformational projects as well as experience from Pharma are clear advantages but not pre-requisites
• An Academic degree in business management, engineering, natural science or similar combined with experience from mergers and acquisitions, post-merger integration and/or project management
• Professional proficiency in verbal and written English.
   

As a person, you are structured, organized and you constantly “think forward”. You are collaborative and a great colleague capable of building strong relations with stakeholders and respectfully challenging perspectives.

Studies show that members of underrepresented communities do not apply unless they are 100% “qualified”. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we ask you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think. 

About the department

The AM Brownfield department at Novo Nordisk is responsible for integrating three newly acquired sites from Catalent into our organization and enable realization of the business case. It is a part of Product Supply Aseptic Manufacturing (PS AM), which is the largest unit in Product Supply and supplies products for all therapeutic areas in Novo Nordisk.

PS AM is the largest unit in Product Supply, and we are responsible for all aseptic manufacturing in Novo Nordisk. We are more than 12,300 people working in five different countries (Brazil, China, Denmark, France and USA) operating seven factories/sites.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Deadline
5 January 2025.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please describe your motivation for why you are applying for one of the three positions and include it 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.

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.