Corporate Vice President, Quality Audits and Inspections

We are open to applicants from around the globe.  The position is based in Bagsvaerd, Denmark. 

Do you want to work in a purpose-driven organisation striving to develop and produce products of highest quality to patients? Are you a dynamic Quality leader eager to collaborate with the Novo Nordisk Quality Leadership team to champion quality and drive solutions within a thriving global enterprise? Do you possess the expertise to direct and empower teams in a complex environment, fostering robust partnerships with global stakeholders? If yes, then please read on…

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, quality is at the centre of all that we do. It is the basis for the trust that patients show us as a company. Within Novo Nordisk Quality (NNQ), we continuously refine and enhance our processes to ensure unwavering quality for our patients. With approximately 2,500 global employees, NNQ operates across the value chain, making crucial decisions based on regulatory requirements, business needs, and patient safety.

Quality Audits and Inspections is a global quality function in Novo Nordisk with 100 highly skilled employees. There is a high degree of cross collaboration with stakeholders around the globe. Quality Audits and Inspections is a critically important area for Novo Nordisk. We secure our license to operate and secure safe and efficacious products of highest quality to our patients.

The Position

As the Corporate Vice President, you will report to the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Novo Nordisk Quality and play a pivotal role within the Novo Nordisk Quality leadership team. Your responsibilities will encompass driving the Novo Nordisk Quality mission and overseeing quality audits and inspection processes globally. This includes steering strategic direction to elevate performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and implementing quality initiatives. You will also chair the Novo Nordisk Recall Committee, safeguarding patient safety and compliance for all Novo Nordisk products worldwide.

This position acts as the highest authority in Novo Nordisk regarding audit results, requiring a high level of integrity. You will be entrusted to make decisions within established frameworks and provide key advice to the SVP in quality and compliance matters, supporting the NNQ QMR process and the consolidation of the NNQ enterprise risk overview.

Key Responsibilities

• Internal and external quality audits across all the Novo Nordisk value chain, covering all GxP aspects (GLP, GCP, GMP, GDP, PV)
• Supplier and responsible sourcing audits
• Preparing, coordinating, and hosting authority inspections
• Driving Potential Recalls across Novo Nordisk
• The function has the global process ownership of the Batch status assignment, Audit, Authority Inspection and Potential Recall processes.

In this leadership role, you will leverage your expertise in quality audit and inspection processes to foster talent development and ensure high employee engagement. You will empower and support your team to lead, manage, and develop their respective teams to achieve peak performance. Additionally, you will cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders across various levels.

Qualifications

To thrive in this role, we are seeking individuals with the following:

• Master of Science degree in Natural Sciences such as Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Engineering or the like
• 15+ years relevant experience in Quality and GMP at VP level
• Proven experience in Quality management and collaboration with health authorities
• Extensive experience of FDA interactions, including in inspection settings
• Proven managerial experience - leadership by situation, value-based management, ability to lead, develop and engage, and coordinate global cross-organisational groups
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex processes and ability to set direction in business-critical processes
• Ability to motivate, engage and continuously develop highly skilled teams
• Capability in communicating in a simple, transparent, and engaging manner
• Ability to cope with high work-load and external pressure during inspections of potential critical importance to Novo Nordisk
• Capable to see the overall picture while also knowing the details and how to apply the details
• High level of integrity
• Analytical with strategic line of thinking
• Strong personal drive and impact
• Strong negotiation skills

Contact
For further information, please contact Senior Executive Search Partner, Michael Pasternack at [email protected].  If you believe that you are qualified, and are willing to take the challenge, please send your CV and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool.

Deadline

Please submit your application via our online application tool by 2 June 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 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.