Project Coordinator

Are you a driven individual, eager to achieve outstanding results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? Can you picture yourself collaborating with great colleagues, global stakeholders, contributing to high-impact, complex projects, and growing into a project management role?

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact on the future of our external production, apply today and become a vital part of our Global Contract Manufacturing Drug Product Projects (GCM DP) department!

The position
As a Project Coordinator, you will support our Project Managers in preparing presentations and materials for project reviews and meetings. This role involves project coordination and administration, including planning, organizing, and controlling resources and processes to achieve objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget constraints, all while supporting the establishment of GCM standards in the project.

Additionally, you may substitute the Project Manager in facilitating regular project status updates and reporting to stakeholders.

Your key activities include:

• Assisting in the planning, organizing, and controlling of resources and processes to achieve project objectives
• Coordinating project activities, including scheduling meetings, taking meeting minutes, tracking progress, and ensuring deliverables are met
• Assisting in the management of project risks and issues, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate them
• Coordinating and facilitating project meetings, including preparing agendas, documenting meeting minutes, and tracking action items
• Establishing and maintaining effective communication channels with project stakeholders

Your role also involves generating regular project reports, including status updates, progress summaries, and key performance indicators, along with creating and maintaining project documentation, ensuring it is accurate, up-to-date, and accessible.

Qualifications
To thrive in this role, we imagine you:

• Hold a master’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Management, or a related discipline
• Bring a minimum of 2 years of experience in project coordination or project management
• Demonstrate a structured approach to your work, alongside a curious and energetic personality
• Showcase strong communication and stakeholders management skills
• Display proficiency in both spoken and written English

Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools would be considered an advantage. 

On a personal level, you apply a systematic and analytical approach to your tasks, ensuring deadlines are met and work maintains high quality. You are motivated by curiosity and solving complex problems, effectively communicating and connecting with colleagues and stakeholders in a dynamic, international environment. You are supportive, service-minded, and well-organized, with the ability to apply and encourage a “One Team” approach. Lastly, you are proactive, collaborative, and bring a curious mindset, even in ambiguous situations.

About the Department
The GCM DP Projects department at Novo Nordisk is dedicated to managing and overseeing external manufacturing projects. Our team is responsible for ensuring that our contract manufacturing partners meet the highest standards of quality, efficiency, and compliance. 

We work closely with various stakeholders to drive project success and support Novo Nordisk's mission to improve the lives of patients worldwide. Our department is known for its collaborative and dynamic work environment, where innovation and continuous improvement are highly valued.

If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual with a passion for project coordination, we encourage you to apply.

The current office location is Søborg but we will be relocating to Taastrup by the end of the year. 

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact
For further details about the position, please reach out to Peter Mohan Christiansen at +45 3079 9525

Deadline
3 December 2024.

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. 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.