Senior Project Manager

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Are you motivated by making a difference and being part of a team of high-performing talents with diverse backgrounds? Do you have strong project management skills with a proven track record in leading complex projects, transformations, or strategic deployments? This role demands experienced project management profiles with strong stakeholder skills and the ability to foster collaboration across functions, ensuring alignment with Novo Nordisk's long-term objectives while delivering impactful results that affect patients’ lives.

Apply today for a life-changing career!

The Position

As a Senior Project Manager, you will hold a critical role in the implementation of the business plan of the SVP External Supply area, ensuring alignment with Novo Nordisk's long-term goals. Here you will be leading and executing strategic projects, as part of the large-scale Transformation in External Supply in PSQIT, where you will interact with the business units and top management to ensure involvement and progress. The recruitment process is ongoing, and positions will be filled on a continuous basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management - Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of high-impact projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategic priorities. Oversee the generation of innovative project ideas and the identification of best practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Manage relationships with senior stakeholders, ensuring clear, consistent, and compelling communication to align expectations and project outcomes. Facilitate strategic discussions and presentations, turning complex information into actionable insights.
• Project Controlling - Monitor progress, control risks, and initiate mitigations while ensuring timely execution of key project activities. Drive resource allocation and establish overviews to support both current and future planning.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration - foster collaboration across business units and departments, ensuring cohesive project execution and alignment with organizational objectives. Lead and facilitate effective meetings, driving productive discussions and managing outputs efficiently.

This position requires a high level of independence, a strategic mindset, and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and stakeholders.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate has:

• A master’s degree in economics, business administration, engineering, science, medical, or a related field, with proficiency in both written and spoken English.
• Extensive experience in managing complex and large-scale projects from a well-reputed strategy consultancy or a business development, strategy, or transformation department.
• Proven ability to work independently, lead cross-functional projects, and drive change at all levels of the organization, supported by strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly, both verbally and in writing, while effectively engaging stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with LEAN methodology, including Operational Excellence projects, Kaizen, and VSM, with experience in management consultancy or regulated industries considered a plus. (Experience in Operational Excellence/Optimization projects is a benefit but not mandatory.)

As a person, you excel at leading projects and driving change that align with organizational goals, drawing on your strong analytical skills to provide data-driven insights for decision-making. You thrive in cross-functional collaboration, leveraging your expertise to integrate diverse perspectives and drive impactful outcomes. With excellent communication and problem-solving abilities, you ensure complex ideas are clearly conveyed and challenges are addressed with innovative, ethical, and effective solutions.

About the department

ES Portfolio & Strategy is a team within the department External Supply Business Development and Support. ES Portfolio and Strategy team is responsible for driving and overseeing the ES Transformation, deploying the newly launched ES Business Plan, and driving the ES Strategy development each year. This also includes portfolio management and prioritisation of strategic business initiatives across External Supply, encompassing all transformation related initiatives across the line.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk we use our skills, dedication, and ambition to improve the lives of millions of people living with a serious chronic disease. By working with us you will have the opportunity to do the same in a global business environment. In exchange, we offer you an opportunity to work with extraordinary talent and benefit from a range of possibilities for professional and personal development.

Contact

For further information, please contact Hanne Skovgaard Duve (Senior Director of ES Strategy & Digital) via e-mail: HDUS@novonordisk.com  

Deadline

31 March 2025.

Please note, applications will be reviewed, and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

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 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.