Transition Service Agreement Partner

Are you passionate about driving Post Merger Integration projects? Join us as a TSA (Transition Service Agreement) Partner at Aseptic Manufacturing (AM) Brownfield Site Integration at Novo Nordisk in Bagsværd, Denmark. If you are ready to make a real impact and drive business value realization of acquired production sites, 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 acquired sites and integrate them into Novo Nordisk, aligning with the PS AM operating model. It is a fantastic opportunity to have a global impact at Novo Nordisk and enable us to serve even more of patients worldwide.

The overall responsibilities will be to be TSA Partner facilitating the transition services agreements between two merging entities. You will be responsible for overseeing the execution of the TSA (Transition Service Agreement), ensuring compliance with its terms, and enable the TSA exit planning.

The specific responsibilities will include:

• Post Merger Integration: Enable business continuity and there after independency of the three manufacturing sites and Swiss entity from RemainCo of all entanglements solved via TSAs. 
• Program planning & governance: Setup above described structure through planning workshops and continuously interaction with key stakeholders. Furthermore facilitate on-going planning and prioritization activities across various steering groups and ensure communication of changes and current version of plan. Ensure close collaboration with Senior Program Managers and Program planner to anchor TSA exit plans and deliverables in a Schedule/Planning system. Finally ensure close collaboration and sparring with workstream and work package owners and drivers and Local site Integration teams. 
• Change management: Ensure local and global engagement by conducting change management and apply change management principles in the program planning based on solid and clear direction on requirements for TSA Exiting.
• Monitoring & reporting: Setup monitoring systems and KPIs to follow up on exit progress, service delivery, costing and risk as well as reporting on program performance to various levels in the organization.
• TSA Management: Oversee the implementation and management of the TSAs, ensuring that all services and obligations are fulfilled as per the agreed terms.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify and address potential risks and challenges associated with the TSA exit planning, service delivery and costing, and develop mitigation.
• Integration Planning: Contribute to the development of integration plans, timelines, and activities, and actively provide input to the overall integration program planning.
• Communication and Documentation: Maintain clear and effective communication channels regarding TSA progress, issues, and resolutions, and ensure accurate documentation of all TSA-related activities.

In this role, you can expect 5-10 days per year of global travels. 

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you have: 

• An Academic degree in business management combined with experience from Mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Post merger integration (PMI) and TSA management.
• Knowledge and insights from a pharmaceutical company. 
• A good diagnostic, analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to think strategically and translate business strategies into tangible actions.
• Ability to work in different cultures that will allow you to become an ambassador for Novo Nordisk values.
• 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 newly acquired sites into our organization. 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 recognize 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 reach out to Simon Kjær (Director) at smgk@novonordisk.com.
 
Deadline
1st December 2024

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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.