Manager for Sustainability and Safety

Are you passionate about sustainability and ready to make a lasting impact? Do you have a safety mind-set? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where you can lead with purpose, inspire a team, and shape the future of sustainability? If you're excited by the idea of guiding a vibrant team and advancing a strong sustainability and safety agenda across a global value chain, we’d love to hear from you, apply now!
 
The position  
This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to make a real impact in a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and growth. As our Manager for Sustaina-bility & Safety, you’ll be at the heart of driving initiatives that matter, building strong connections, and nurturing a culture that empowers individuals to excel.

As a Manager, you’ll collaborate closely with teams across Denmark, the USA, Ireland, and our broader global network. By leading with purpose and supporting the execution of our Sustainability and Health & Safety strategy, you’ll enable your team to thrive while helping us achieve ambitious goals and maintain our “license to operate.”

Main responsibilities will include to:  
•    Inspire and empower your team by creating an inclusive, psychologically safe environment where people feel encouraged to innovate, collaborate, and grow 
•    Support the implementation of strategic sustainability and Health & Safety pro-jects across Emerging Technologies (ET) and Development Product Portfolio (DPP), ensuring we meet and exceed our ambitious goals
•    Continuously enhance Health & Safety practices, ensuring we maintain a solid foundation for sustainable operations 
•    Assist identifying opportunities for improvement and implement creative solu-tions to advance our sustainability and safety practices
•    Collaborate with both internal and external partners to champion sustainability and H&S initiatives, fostering partnerships that drive innovation and measura-ble results

Our department is highly motivated, and this position offers you a unique opportunity to use and strengthen your leadership skills. 

But this isn’t just a management position – it’s a chance to lead, inspire, and trans-form. You’ll guide a young, vibrant team in an exciting and dynamic environment while helping the organization build a stronger sustainability agenda that creates val-ue across the business. Your leadership will empower people, strengthen collaboration, and drive innovative change.

Qualifications  
The ideal candidate has the ability to think out of the box and can come up with solu-tions and suggestions that comply with quality requirements. 

To succeed in this role, you:
•    Hold a master’s degree in business related subjects
•    Have a minimum of 1-3-year work experience from a leadership position 
•    Preferably have project management work experience 
•    Preferably have experience with Environmental Social Governance and/or HS
•    Are fluent in English and have excellent communication skills

On a personal level, you bring a positive, solutions-oriented attitude. You excel at turning strategies into actionable goals, prioritizing effectively, and navigating com-plex challenges with confidence and empathy.
 
About the department  
DPP & ET is anchored in Product Supply Quality and IT, which globally address 32,500 employees. 

In ET we are approximately 2,700 dedicated employees based primarily in Måløv (DK) & Taastrup (DK) but also in Durham (US), Athlone (IR), Petersburg (US) - and our sites are still growing. For the future we have many ambitions, and we are working hard to get our new tablet product on the market. Together we will succeed and still strive being at the forefront of the development of technology, systems, and processes etc. 

You will be leading the Sustainability & Safety team, part of the “Sustainability & Op-eration Excellence” department based in Taastrup. Our main responsibility to drive change towards zero environmental impact, ensuring that we execute according to the strategic direction and targets. We monitor progress towards 2030, identify gaps, and analyse implications and opportunities. The Safety part of the team is responsible for setting and driving the HS strategy, ensuring compliance with regulations, fostering a culture of safety, and overseeing the implementation of HS programs across the or-ganization.  
  
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 nee-dle on patient care.  
   
Contact  
For further information, please contact Director of DPP & ET Sustainability and Opera-tional Excellence, Daniel Thulstrup at +45 30 75 42 98 
  
Deadline 
15 December 2024

Please note that applications will be reviewed ongoing, and interviews will be sched-uled as soon as potential candidates will be individuated, so we encourage you to ap-ply sooner rather than later.

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.