Process Manager

Would you like to be a part of shaping the future of manufacturing? Are you motivated by leading improvement projects and global processes to excellence across our global sites? Do you dream about taking your exceptional skills in stakeholder management to the next level?

If so, come join us as Process Manager in our Aseptic Manufacturing Production Support team. Apply today for a life-changing career!

The Position

As Process Manager, your main responsibility is to ensure the implementation of improvement projects as well as integration of newly acquired sites and/or expansion projects within Production Support in Aseptic Manufacturing (AM). 

We are seeking to hire multiple process managers to oversee Utilities, Facility Management, HVAC, GxP Material Handling, and the Design & Implementation of facility equipment.

In this role, there is great opportunity for approximately 30% international travel to sites worldwide.

The main tasks will be to:
•    Be responsible for the projects and process work package in Aseptic Manufacturing (AM). 
•    Implement Novo Nordisk standards and systems with high emphasis on performance, improvement and compliance. 
•    Play a key role in supporting the global AM Production Support network to improve performance, increase capacity standardization, simplifying the processes.
•    Work closely with stakeholders locally and globally.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:
•    A bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree or a PhD in engineering, project management, pharmacy, pharmaceutical design and engineering or similar field.
•    At least 5 years of experience within manufacturing with at least some of the years being within or close to the implementation of optimisation of manufacturing processes (Utilities, HVAC; GxP Material Handling, Design and implementation of facility equipment).
•    Experience with project management and implementing projects of strategic significance within a global organization and a global stakeholder landscape.
•    Proven experience with cLEAN®, Good Practice (GxP) regulations, demonstrating compliance and quality mindset.
•    Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English.

As a person, you are a team player with a great collaboration abilities and strong leadership skills, with a proven track record in guiding and motivating teams. Having a structured approach to problem-solving and process management, a “can-do” attitude and a strong conviction that no challenge is too big or too small to handle is key to succeed in this role.

A strong interest in discovering new and improved ways to enhance process efficiency is essential. Additionally, dedication to continuous learning and the development of new skills is highly valued.

Driving improvement projects requires a highly structured approach, combined with exceptional leadership and communication skills. Success in this role is achieved through indirect leadership of stakeholders across the network, fostering collaboration and alignment.

We will welcome colleagues who enjoy collaborating with various stakeholders from different cultural backgrounds and have a technical knowledge in one or more manufacturing processes mentioned above.

About the Department

Aseptic Manufacturing Engineering (AME) plays a key role in accelerating a major transformation to improve performance across our global network of factories in Asia, Europe as well as North and South America to meet the need of the increasing number of people living with diabetes and obesity.

AME is an organizational unit with Aseptic Manufacturing. With more than 9,000 employees, AM is a truly global organization responsible for producing products to defeat serious chronic diseases (for more information please visit www.novonordisk.com).

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact 

For further information please contact Production Support Director Deborah Assis via email at dgas@novonordisk.com.

Deadline 

8 June 2025.

We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

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.