Director API Expansion Projects - Project Execution

Are you an experienced and passionate program manager? Would you like to combine people management with executing large greenfield projects - driving the IT, Automation, and Robotics scope in Novo Nordisk’s strategic manufacturing expansion projects? If so, then join our team as Director of Project Execution within API Expansion Projects! Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.  

The position 

As the director of Project Execution, you will lead projects of significant strategic importance to Novo Nordisk, with high visibility and strong support from Senior Management. In this role, we expect you to be an engaged, approachable, and supportive leader who inspires and motivates your team members to excel in their roles.  

Your main responsibilities will be to 

• Define the scope, schedule, costs, risk and resources of several projects throughout their lifecycle.  

• Implement all IT, Automation, and Robotics solutions required to operate new facilities. 

• Prioritize and set the direction within the different projects.  

• Coaching and mentoring project managers and leaders in executing the projects and developing new competencies, attracting, hiring, and onboarding new colleagues.  

• Define and build up the execution organization, which will later be responsible for the daily operation of the solution.  

Your primary location will be Kalundborg, with regular presence required at other API construction sites in Greater Copenhagen or with other stakeholders. Additionally, some travel may be required depending on the specific project needs.  

Qualifications 

We are looking for an ambitious and proactive Director who can contribute to the team both professionally and personally. You will have a proven track record in most of the following skills & experiences stated: 

• An academic degree in relevant field (Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Business Administration or similar). 

• 8+ years of experience with Project and Program Manager within IT & OT.  

• Preferable experience in change management and regulatory compliance within the pharmaceutical industry or other regulated industries. 

• Experience with IT & OT implementations and IT infrastructure preferably in production areas. 

• Preferable experience with MES, DCS, SCADA, and other Process Automation Systems 

• People management experience. 

• Experience from a large global company and are used to working with different cultures. 

• Experience in managing a complex stakeholder and vendor setup. 

• Full proficiency in English, both written and spoken is a requirement.  

On a personal level you are passionate and take responsibility for project executing and leading people. You have a natural ability to engage and manage your stakeholders. You can handle several tasks at the same time, and you can balance developing the organization and delivering strong results. You are structured and ambitious and can create followership in the way you lead. You can ride a storm off and possess a continuous improvement and quality mindset. You thrive in a multicultural environment. 

Working at Novo Nordisk  

You will be joining PS API Expansions. The area is anchored in Novo Nordisk Product Supply, which globally employ approximately 30,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 64,000 employees. 

PS API Expansions is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan and build all major API Expansions projects across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. 

We build and design our future API facilities as multi-product facilities with flexibility to accommodate future processes and display state-of-the-art technology. We focus on delivering the highest quality to patients globally in an efficient and environmentally sustainable way. 

We are setting the standards for the future, designing facilities we will still be proud of many decades from now. We drive world class execution of capacity projects, and together we are building the future of Novo Nordisk. 

Contact 

For further information, please contact Dorthe K. Schjerning at DKOS@novonordiks.com. Please note that applications must be submitted online, and not via email.