Senior Project Manager - with a passion for people and process

Would you like to join a dynamic global company and work on an exciting new project? Do you want to work with dedicated and experienced biotech manufacturing professionals? Are you curious about the opportunity to establish a factory that bridges new and automated technologies with strong know-how and expertise in biotech manufacturing? Make the most of your talent and join our team in Kalundborg!

In Novo Nordisk we are investigating in state-of-the-art new API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) manufacturing facilities to support the company portfolio of future oral and injectable pharmaceuticals.  

The Position
As Senior Project Manager you will be an active member of the project and interact with both internal and external stakeholders. You will lead a key portion of the project and be a central part of the project leadership team with a range of tasks such as: 

• Securing project execution of a critical project within portfolio.
• Interface between engineering companies, subcontractors, vendors and Novo Nordisk user team to secure the right technical solutions
• Drive milestones and schedule completion together with project stakeholders
• Lead the user team and work closely with existing production facilities and other projects in the program to ensure alignment
• Manage and communicate with senior level stakeholders to secure necessary decisions and sponsorship
• Secure safety-first mindset through close collaboration with Construction Management and Safety Team when in construction

The key design principle is to implement the best-in-class design standards from other fermentation facilities. Thus, you must exercise strong leadership to keep the team focused on implementing known solutions as well as developing new design solutions where relevant. You will take active part in building a competent user-organisation, integrating with engineering partners, and collaborating with contractors while supervising their activities. You manage any project risks proactively and develop standards to ensure structure and transparency. 

The position offers great opportunities to utilize your competencies and for personal growth and development. You will work with skilled and knowledgeable colleagues.

Qualifications

We imagine that you are working ina  project management positon within the pharmaceutical industry,  and have significant project management experience. Moreover, to succeed in this role you have:

• Extensive experience, delivering projects and coordinating across broad stakeholder landscapes within pharma
• Experience in an owner organization, working with engineering firms, contractors & manufacturers
• Good understanding of the Project Management toolbox
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge within GMP / execution of validation activities is needed
• Confident communicator, comfortably addressing operators, managers and senior stakeholders
• Full proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

As a person you are reliable, loyal, structured and can motivate a team to deliver according to project objectives. You can lead through others and set clear objectives for a project team. You enjoy working according to tight deadlines and being a part of a dynamic team. You are self-motivated, work independently and used to think steps ahead of others. 

About the department

The Senior Project Manager is part of the M3 project, Novo Nordisk’s largest investment project to date. The project is located in Kalundborg, Denmark, where we design and build future API facilities as multi-product facilities. The M3 team is a diverse group of approximately 360 talented colleagues from over 30 different national backgrounds. Joining this fast-growing organization, you will connect with a network of skilled professionals from across the organization, sharing knowledge about best practices and receiving input for future plans and solutions. We offer thorough onboarding and training in the Novo Nordisk standards to help you get started.

Join Novo Nordisk Manufacturing in Kalundborg in times of expansion 
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 77,000 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 Project Vice President Bettina Lund Andreassen +45 3079 6039.  
 

Deadline
8 April, 2025 
We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
 
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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.