Senior Project Manager, Sidechain Reagents

Are you an experienced senior project manager eager to take on a critical role in driving projects for sidechain reagents, a key component in API manufacturing processes?  

Join our Materials & Project team in Manufacturing, Science and Technology (MSAT) at Novo Nordisk. Apply today for a life-changing career! 

The position 

As a Senior Project Manager responsible for sidechain reagents, you will play a key role in managing projects that support the manufacturing of APIs for products within haemophilia, growth hormone, diabetes, and obesity. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Project Management: Drive and manage a portfolio of projects of both small and large scale within the manufacturing of sidechain reagents. 
• Team Leadership: Inspire and motivate the project group to deliver excellent results by ensuring clear project scopes, using risk management, and implementing transparent project plans. 
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Act as a department representative in cross-functional and cross-organizational forums, and collaborate closely with stakeholders across MSAT, including management, Global Contract Manufacturing, process specialists, Senior Project Managers, Project Directors, Production, QA, RA, QC, and Sourcing, as well as CMOs. 
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement improvement ideas in collaboration with stakeholders to enhance manufacturing quality, capacity, and sustainability. 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a critical function within MSAT, shaping the future of our API manufacturing processes. 

Qualifications 

We realize 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: 

• An academic degree (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., or similar) in chemistry, pharmacy, engineering, biotechnology, or other Life Sciences. 
• Several years of experience with project management within the pharmaceutical or medical device industries, preferably in MSAT or product development in a highly regulated setting. 
• Excellent collaborative skills with experience in handling multiple key stakeholders at all levels and navigating a complex organization. 
• Working experience with CMOs and knowledge within the manufacturing processes for biological APIs is preferred. 
• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English. 

As a person, you are motivated, proactive, and self-driven, with a structured approach and business mindset. You have a global perspective and enjoy building relationships across the organization with diverse stakeholders, work cultures, and geographies. 

About the Department 
In the Product Supply (PS) section of Novo Nordisk, we manufacture the pharmaceutical API backbone of our many quality products. PS API MSAT Manufacturing Support consists of four teams responsible for timely support of multiple drug substance processes. You will be part of a dynamic, well-functioning, and cross-functional team of process specialists and project managers. Our team thrives on professional challenges, working independently with great responsibility and commitment. We balance ambitious goals with a healthy and enjoyable work environment. Our primary location is in Bagsværd, with additional offices in Gentofte and Kalundborg. 

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. 

Contact 
For further information, please call Manager Birgitte Falktoft +45 3444 6904 (excluding the Holidays in week 52). 

Deadline 

5 January 2025 

Applicants will be reviewed and called in for interviews on an ongoing basis, so please apply as soon as you can. 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 to 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.