IT/OT Senior Project Manager

Do you want to be responsible for driving IT & OT solutions in one of our greatest strategic expansion projects in Novo Nordisk Manufacturing Area? Are you interested in working with one of the best IT & OT organizations in the pharmaceutical industry? Then we have the right opportunity for you.

You have the possibility to join us from the very beginning, when we are building a new manufacturing site, and then you can make the most of your talent. Join our team, who are working out of both Copenhagen and Kalundborg.

The Position

The project you will be working on is of high strategic importance to Novo Nordisk and will have high visibility and support from Senior Management. The job requires high level of stakeholder management at all organizational levels in the company. Together with engineering partners and suppliers you implement IT & OT solutions across a broad system landscape that ranges all the way down to the infrastructure level, to the automation and robotic systems, up to ERP. You supervise construction and commissioning of Infrastructure, IT and OT systems. You manage scope, plan, costs and project risks and secure excellent end user experience.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will secure leadership, direction, guidance and coaching to the broader project team. You will have to manoeuvre between traditional waterfall project methods and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). You will work closely together with the different agile delivery teams across the organization and our external partners.

Qualifications

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

• 8+ years of experience as Project Manager, preferably within IT & OT in projects in the Pharmaceutical Industry or other regulated industries.
• You have a MSC or similar graduate degree in relevant field (Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Business Administration or similar.
• Experience with IT & OT implementations and IT infrastructure preferably in pro-duction areas.
• You have experience from a large global company and are used to working with different cultures.
• You have managed a complex vendor & stakeholder setup.

On a personal level have strong project management and people skills and have a natural ability to engage your stakeholders. You can handle several tasks at the same time while keeping an ongoing focus on learning and delivering strong results. You are structured and ambitious about your projects and are interested in growing your skills as well as expertise to lead the way. You can ride a storm off and are a strong motivator of others. You thrive in a multicultural environment and have excellent communication skills written and orally English is a must.

About the department

You will be working in our IT/OT Project Execution team, while also being an integrated part of the expansion project organization.

The IT and Automation Department is a diverse team and made up of individuals with a variety of nationalities and professional experiences. The team atmosphere is very inclusive, and the team members support each other in getting acclimated to Novo Nordisk and life in Kalundborg. You will find the team inviting and collaborative in finding solutions and supporting each other’s tasks. Due to the fast pace of project life, our team is very dynamic and is able to shift priorities in order to support project milestones.

Working at Novo Nordisk

You will be joining PS API Expansions. The area is anchored in Novo Nordisk Product Supply, Quality & IT, 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 and working environment. 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 Christine Stysiek +45 3079 3402 & Dorthe Kofod Schjerning +45 3079 8057.

Deadline

4 December 2024

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sen-tences 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.