Senior Sustainability Partner

Are you passionate about translating sustainability strategies into impactful goals and actions? Do you thrive in finding solutions that align with business purposes? Are you motivated by the prospect of collaborating with cross-functional teams and inspiring a culture of sustainability at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech?  

If you resonate with what read so far and possess the expertise to drive change, we invite you to apply and be part of our purpose-driven organization dedicated to making a meaningful difference! 

The position 

As a Senior Sustainability Partner in a newly established position, you will be instrumental in executing our sustainability strategies. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive sustainable initiatives, implement best practices, and ensure compliance with regulations. Your insights and informal leadership will play a crucial role in driving forward our sustainability initiatives. 

Main responsibilities will include: 

• Lead assessments of sustainability impact of business operations, changes via projects/nonconformities, identify areas for improvement and implement agreed initiatives, target and business objectives 

• Engage, communicate to and educate internal stakeholders to foster a culture of environment and social responsibility 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate sustainability into core business functions and processes, e.g. People & Organisation, Supply Chain as well as Customer Support 

• Stay updated on emerging sustainability trends, regulations, and best practices to inform decision-making and strategy development 

• Support the sustainability reporting process, gathering insights to communicate our progress and impact to internal and external stakeholders. 

Overall, you will contribute to the development and execution of Novo Nordisk Pharmatech’s sustainability strategy. 

Qualifications 

We are looking for a colleague with in-depth understanding of sustainability-related regulations, standards and best practices. 

To succeed in this role, you have: 

• A Bachelor or Master´s degree in sustainability or related field 

• Several years’ experience in sustainability, corporate social responsibility or related fields  

• Strong project management skills with the ability to drive initiatives from conception to implementation 

• Excellent communication skills and high level of both Danish and English language 

On a personal level, you are a team player with ability to collaborate effectively. Furthermore, you demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement abilities, with experience in building partnerships and driving collaborative sustainability efforts. 

About the department 

You will report to the Senior Manager and work directly with your colleagues responsible for sustainability strategy, ESG reporting and Portfolio Management. Sustainability Partnering (SP) department also consist of two other teams. The Environment team are responsible for environment, climate and biodiversity, and the Health & Safety team are responsible for health, construction and fire safety, physical safety, process safety, physical security and business resilience.

We are a growing department with currently 24 employees and three managers supporting the entire value chain ensuring compliance to requirements from our mother company and regulations/legislations from authorities.  The Sustainability Partnering department is organized in the Business Support function together with Finance, Indirect Procurement and Legal. 

Working at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech 

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S has approximately 500 employees and is 100% owned by Novo Nordisk A/S.  

The ability of Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S to produce and deliver quality products to the pharmaceutical industry, combined with our complete range of services within the regulatory requirements, makes us a preferred supplier to many global pharmaceutical companies.  

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S is a growing company, which will provide many exciting projects in the future and good development opportunities in the job.  

Contact 

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact the Senior Manager of the Sustainability Partnering department, Marianne Kjellow-Andersen on mobile number +45 31 99 59 94 

Deadline 

3 November 2024 

We ask you to not attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few lines about your motivation in your resume or CV. Additionally, please avoid the use of photos in your CV. This provides a better and more fair process. 

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.