Manager for the Equipment, Specifications & Validation Team (Maternity cover)

 Are you ready to lead a highly specialized team driving innovation in medical device manufacturing? We are looking for an ambitious and people-oriented leader to step into a 9-months maternity cover, as Manager for the Equipment, Specifications & Validation Team, starting 1st of August. This is your chance to develop your leadership skills, guide expert engineers and specialists, and help shape the strategic future of manufacturing at Novo Nordisk. Apply today and become part of scaling cutting/edge solutions in a dynamic and purpose/driven environment. 

The position

As Manager for the Equipment, Specifications & Validation Team, you will lead a team of 13 highly skilled subject matter experts that support the development and execution of new device development manufacturing platforms to internal and external manufacturing sites.   

Your team’s core competencies include robotics for injection moulding, injection molding machines, part decoration processes, defining quality specification for components, and developing validation approaches that ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.  

The team is currently expanding and welcoming a few more new colleagues in the coming month.  

As our new  Manager you will: 

• Build and develop your team and align employee skills and behaviors with the desired culture, with a focus on diversity and inclusiveness.  

• Ensure clear roles and responsibilities between employees and create a future outlook in terms of resource requirements within the competence areas you are responsible for.   

• Meet with your stakeholders on a regular basis, both in formal governance meetings and informally. You gather feedback and discuss the need for new projects to be initiated based on a variety of business drivers.  

• Support the project scoping and ensure to set the right direction for new development projects. You will be the bridge between the management needs and the team.  

• Drive creativity and innovation into the solutions developed, while making sure that technologies are matured to a level where implementation into regulated production can be done in a robust and scalable manner. 

• Report to the Director of Components in Finished Products Manufacturing Science and Technology (FPMSAT) and contribute to organizational development and strategy discussions. 

You will need to understand the key deliverables of the team and which inputs and conversion processes are required to obtain them. You will be accountable for ensuring that processes are adhered to and comply with Novo Nordisk's regulatory and quality standards. Continuous improvement of current systems and procedures is imperative, and you will be expected to identify gaps and opportunities for enhancement and take the lead in initiating relevant projects. 
  

Global travel activity is 5-20 days per year. 

Qualifications 

To be considered for this position, we expect you to: 

• Hold an academic degree within engineering, or any other relevant field 

• Have relevant work experience in manufacturing development, R&D or equipment development 

• Have some management experience or a wish to develop your career into people management 

• Have experience with either manufacturing of medical device components or similar 

• Be fluent in English, both written and spoken. 
    

It would be considered an advantage if you are familiar with production in a regulated industry (GMP) and project management.  

As a person, you are a team player who finds joy in assisting others and sharing knowledge. You maintain a humble approach and are open to listen, learn, and acknowledging your limitations by seeking help or advice. You possess exceptional communication skills, which enable you to establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, as well as to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner. You are adaptable to changes in priorities and organization and demonstrate empathy towards others, taking an interest in your colleagues' well-being.

About the department 

Our department FPMSAT Component Manufacturing Solutions (CMS) is responsible for developing manufacturing equipment for high-volume production of medical device components and delivering it to new global manufacturing sites. We are approximately 70 highly skilled professionals, organized into four teams of engineering experts and a project office, managing the execution of around 50 projects simultaneously. 

We work in close collaboration with our internal device development organization and the receiving sites, continuously balancing the delivery of robust, scalable processes to our global factories with the innovation of  technologies for tomorrow’s production. The department has doubled in size over the past few years to meet the rapidly growing demand for scaling Novo Nordisk’s device manufacturing globally. Technology innovation is part of our culture, and we have successfully transformed technological concepts into impactful solutions. In the area of sustainability, we have long supported a company-wide effort to revolutionize the plastic industry through sustainable feedstock and advanced recycling. Looking ahead, our next frontiers include additive manufacturing and the increased use of manufacturing data to predict quality outcomes.