Senior Project Manager

Are you excited by the prospect of strategically driving the significant expansion of production capabilities within Europe? Do you want to use your leadership abilities to advise senior stakeholders and to guide professional team members in the delivery of high visibility CAPEX projects? If so, apply today, as you might be the Senior Project Manager we are looking for to help us deliver against our ambitious plans to increase production of our devices.

The Position

As Senior Project Manager, you will lead a professional project team of aprox. 30 project team members to deliver against a high impact equipment installation project within a new plastic component production facility. Your project will play a key role in expanding our global supply of FlexTouch® devices, supporting patients within our Diabetes and Obesity areas.

Your responsibilities include:

• Strategic project planning and execution, including creation and development of complex project plans, as well as monitoring and controlling the execution of equipment delivery
• Collaborating closely with our partner's site management, to establish appropriate project governance, reporting project performance to c-level stakeholders, and performing integrated change management
• Ensuring close cooperation with other Novo Nordisk functions such as Strategic Sourcing, Investment & Engineering Sourcing, Corporate Tax, and Development Manufacturing Development (DMD)
• Guaranteeing compliance with Novo Nordisk's Quality Management System and Product Supply, Quality & IT (PSQIT) Environmental, Health, and Safety Management systems
• Securing the initial operation and removing barriers to ensure the factory's timely completion and ramp-up

Qualifications

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

• B.Sc or M.Sc in Engineering or in a related field  
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the operational delivery of large-scale multinational projects (Capex Investments) associated with production and manufacturing or production management
• Experience in production operations and associated equipment, outsourcing/establishment of production setups through external suppliers
• Knowledge of GMP quality processes obtained within a regulated production environment (pharmaceutical, medical devices, food, dairy…)
• Fluency in both written and spoken English

It would be considered as a plus if you have a Certification in Project Management such as PMP or Prince2.

As a person you possess a high level of flexibility, adaptability, and resilience, persistently overcoming obstacles. You confidently interact at c-suite level and your communication skills enable you to convey complex matters with ease. You excel in cross-functional and international collaboration, able to inspire and engage project team members, to deliver results. With a business-driven focus, strong leadership, and excellent communication skills, you are well-prepared to excel as a Senior Project Manager.

About the department

The Project Management Office is a department in DMS that aims to be the Centre of Excellence in Project Management. Our key focus includes not only the improvement of Project Management systems and processes but also the planning and execution of complex and strategic projects. You will be joining a team of 15.    

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 60,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact the Project Management Office Director Tiago Silva (TCSI@novonordisk.com) or (+45) 34 48 27 37.

Deadline

22 May 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.