IT/OT Project Manager - 12-month maternity cover

IT/OT Project Manager – 12-month maternity cover, Aseptic Production Projects

Gentofte

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a strong understanding of warehouse management systems and delivery in complex, regulated environments? We are looking for an IT/OT Project Manager to drive the implementation of SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) as part of a major warehouse expansion project. This is a 12‑month maternity cover role based in Gentofte, offering a key leadership position within a high‑impact aseptic production programme.

Your new role

As IT/OT Project Manager, you will have overall responsibility for leading the IT track through detailed design, implementation preparation, validation and go‑live readiness for SAP EWM.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the IT track team, including Work Package Owners and project team members, ensuring clear direction, prioritisation and delivery
• Owning SAP EWM delivery end‑to‑end, from business blueprint through implementation, validation, go‑live and hypercare
• Ensuring SAP EWM configuration supports both manual and automated warehouse processes and aligns with operational and business requirements
• Translating business needs into technical requirements and designs in close collaboration with line of business and technical stakeholders
• Driving structured delivery using waterfall and agile methodologies, while ensuring alignment with overall project governance and milestones

You will collaborate closely with the intralogistics equipment track lead, project leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders across the organisation.

Your new department

You will join Aseptic Production Projects, part of Production Support within Aseptic Manufacturing at the Gentofte site. The team consists of experienced project managers delivering complex production and warehouse projects in a regulated GMP environment. The department works closely across engineering, IT, operations and quality to enable robust and scalable production solutions.

Your skills and qualifications

To be successful in this role, you bring the following experience and capabilities:

• Proven experience leading IT project tracks or work packages, preferably involving SAP EWM or similar warehouse management systems
• Strong understanding of technical design, implementation and validation of warehouse management solutions
• Experience delivering IT solutions in a GMP or regulated manufacturing environment is an advantage
• Solid experience leading cross‑functional teams and working across business and technical stakeholders
• Strong project execution skills, including planning, risk and issue management, and governance reporting

You work in a structured and proactive manner, communicate clearly, and are able to maintain delivery focus while navigating complex stakeholder landscapes. Fluency in English is required.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 651,000 to 956,900 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short‑term and/or long‑term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Contact:
For further information about the position, please contact Tanja Hersborg at taph@novonordisk.com.

Deadline:
12 May 2026

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.