Senior Director

Are you passionate about driving performance, continuous improvement and engagement for sake patients globally? Do you have the skills to drive operational excellence and foster a growth mentality? 

Our Senior Director will take up new challenges in Novo Nordisk. So, we are looking for our next Senior Director for Supply and Formulation to join our Aseptic Manufacturing (AM) facility in Bagsværd. 

If that sounds like you, read on and apply today for a life-changing career. 

The position 
As a Senior Director for Supply and Formulation at Novo Nordisk, you will: 

• Define strategy and annual targets and break them down to each team. 
• Develop and execute plans for Supply and Formulation, based on site strategy. 
• Ensure presence at shop floor and drive continuous improvement mindset. 
• Align Supply and Formulation plans and activities with site and group stakeholders. 
• Maintain a high level of engagement and performance in Supply and Formulation. 
• Develop skills and actively use feedback to foster a growth mentality. 
• Secure sustainable succession planning for departmental key positions. 

 
Qualifications 
We realise that few people are experts at everything. But if you can nod your head at the following attributes, then you could be the person we are looking for: 

• Proven experience in a senior leadership role within a production, manufacturing or supply chain environment, as well as experience with LEAN principles.
• Diligent in leading leaders, including securing the right level of empowerment  
• Strong strategic skills and ability in setting the direction and facilitate effective execution.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. 
• Ability to drive engagement and performance. 
• A growth mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement. 
• Professional proficiency in English, and ideally able to work in Danish.

You will be operating in a highly paced production environment. To be successful, you can maintain strategic and tactical focus while supporting all teams in securing of high-quality output in compliance with industrial standards. When facing production related issues, you look for root causes and motivate your organisation to find solutions that are right first time. 
 
About the department
Supply and Formulation is responsible for mixing ingredients into product formula and washing & sterilization of all production equipment used further down the value chain in other departments. Our team is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of quality and efficiency in our production processes. The job is based at our AM productions facility in Bagsværd, where we foster a collaborative and dynamic atmosphere. 

The organization consist of approximately 200 employees organized in three support teams and eight production teams. 

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 65,000 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. 

Contact
For further information please contact CVP HR Business Partner, Tommy Hjorth (txhj@novonordisk.com, +45 3079 6390) or, alternatively, for job specific relevant matters, CVP, Jane Sehested (jslq@novonordisk.com, +45 3079 0617) 

Also, get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers.  

Deadline
5th January 2025

Applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as suitable candidates are identified.

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.