Project Director

Are you an experienced Project Director with a proven track record, strong technical background and solid manufacturing process understanding? Do you want to work in an international environment where cultural awareness is one of your main tools? Would you like a position where your performance will have direct impact on the life of the patients? Then this position would be your dream come true! Apply today and join our GCM DP LM Projects on the exiting and ambitious journey to further strengthen the outcome of our international projects!

The Position

As a Project Director in GCM DP LM Projects you will have the opportunity to take lead in one of our most important projects. You will be responsible for a Green Field project for a state-of-the-art new manufacturing site covering all the Novo Nordisk manufacturing process and our newest products.

The project must be executed in a strong collaboration with our Contract Manufacturing Organisation (CMO) partner in Saudi Arabia with a robust Technology Transfer between Novo Nordisk (NN) and the partner as the main objective. That includes:  

• Building competences among the Saudi Arabian team and ensuring that all Novo Nordisk processes requirements are met.
• acting as a leader among the NN team and a mentor towards the Saudi Arabian partner
• ensuring that all Novo Nordisk best practise solutions are brought to CMO partner
• being the cornerstone in the communication between the CMO partner, GCM DP and NN affiliate in Riyadh.
• supporting the CMO partner in building the right manufacturing organization including processes and systems.  

In the early stages of the project your psychical location will be defined by your current location. Most of the work can be in a virtual setting with some travelling to Denmark and Saudi Arabia. Later, when the project activities will be mainly at the construction site of the CMO partner (in Riyadh), your job will transform into an expat position until the completion of the project. You can read about Saudi Arabia here, and their Health Sector Transformation Program here.

You will be supported by a NN project team of senior project managers and subject matter experts. Several will be joining you under expat terms for longer periods during the peak periods of the project as well as during the ramp-up phase. Other team members will support the project virtually and through frequent travels to Saudi Arabia.

About the Department

GCM DP LM Projects is a team dedicated to providing life-saving insulin to patients in regions such as Africa, India, Middle East, and Asia. By supporting and partnering with CMOs in these areas, the department strives to make a significant impact on the quality of life of patients living with diabetes. 

Through the advancement of Market Access initiatives, these projects are tailored to meet the special requirements of each country, offering promising growth avenues. With a steadfast commitment to innovation and problem-solving, GCM DP LM Projects actively seeks out solutions to help our partners overcoming challenges, while navigating complex regulatory landscapes in order to deliver insulin at a global scale.

Qualifications

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

• hold an advanced degree in Engineering or any relevant field
• have at least 10 years of Project or Production Management experience, especially in an international, multicultural environment.
• Be familiar with setting and achieving short- and long-term goals with partners internally and externally.
• Be fluent in English both written and spoken.

It would be considered as an advantage if you have a previous experience with Technology Transfer.

As a person, you have a natural way of communication with stakeholders at all levels which allows you to inspire your project team to reach ambitious goals and work closely with the partner team. You know how to balance between driving things forward individually and involving important stakeholders and being inspired from other colleagues. Last but not least, you possess a natural flair for working with people with different backgrounds and respect different ways of thinking.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care

Contact

For further information please apply your CV via the online recruitment system.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Deadline

12th of May 2025.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or 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.