Project Director

Are you passionate about quality leadership? Do you have the skills to drive integration and ensure consistent quality performance across multiple sites? We are looking for a Project Director to join our team and lead the integration of newly sites into Novo Nordisk. If you are ready to take on this chal-lenge, read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position
As a Project Director at Novo Nordisk, your role will involve ensuring consistent quality performance at the acquired sites, acting as a key connection between the acquired sites and Novo Nordisk quality through the integration period, and ensuring the flow of data and quality content between the two organizations..   
Your key tasks will include:

• Ensuring consistent quality performance between the acquired sites.
• Quality Operations Leader will be key interface between the acquired sites and Novo Nordisk quality with focus on quality management system alignment, compliance reduction and translation of data between sites and Novo Nordisk.  
• Become Risk owner for acquired sites to collect site operating risks, translate them into the Novo Nordisk approach, communicate the risks regularly through the Novo Nordisk risk sys-tem, and track risk reduction activities while escalating delays.
• Facilitate the integration of the acquired sites, including guiding the QMS integration and supporting the transformation from two separate QMS’ to an integrated standardized QMS. 

Travel within the US and within Europe must be expected, estimated to vary from 25-50%.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Relevant degree, e.g. Pharmacist or Engineer, Courses in Quality and GMP.
• Extensive and relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnological or device industry e.g., research, development, regulatory affairs, and production.
• Solid commercial business and market understanding.
• Fluency in English, spoken and written.

As a person, your adeptness in communication, both verbal and written, allows for effective interac-tion across various levels. Additionally, your cultural understanding and intercultural communication skills enable seamless collaboration in diverse environments. With high personal integrity, you ap-proach tasks with honesty and reliability. Your structured and analytical approach ensures methodi-cal problem-solving, while your ability to work independently and within a team showcases your adaptability. You excel in building relationships, fostering trust across all levels of an organization and within diverse cultures.

About the department
You will join the Brownfield Site Integration department, where we focus on integrating acquired sites into Novo Nordisk’s quality systems. Our team is dedicated to ensuring a seamless transition and maintaining high-quality standards across all sites. We are based in a dynamic and collaborative environment, working closely with various stakeholders to achieve our goals.

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 to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact 
If you wish to know more about this position, please contact Ryan Trant, CVP, Brownfield Quality at rynt@novonordisk.com. 
 
Deadline 
7 November 2024.
 
Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Relevant candidates may be interviewed before deadline.

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 pro-cess, 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.