People Manager to Production IT & Automation Support

Do you see yourself as the leader of the future? Do you dream of leading a team at Novo Nordisk’s AP production sites where IT & automation is crucial to drive operational excellence?

If your answer is yes, then you might be our new People Manager for Production IT & Automation. Apply today to join our team!

Let’s talk about the role
You will manage a support team in the production area Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD), that delivers 1st Line 24/7/365 support to the production and consist of 12 Automation supporters. You will be part of a management team of 7 leaders and refer to the Head of the Aseptic Production (AP) area.

As our new Manager your general responsibilities will be to:

• Build up a strong performing team with highly skilled and motivated employees
• Act as a servant leader and remove obstacles to help your team
• Build on the learning culture that characterizes the team and the whole area
• Secure an excellent support setup towards the production facilities
• Lead and represent the team and secure alignment with key stakeholders and peers

An important aspect to this role, is establishing a good relation to stakeholders across the local manufacturing site (business area). This position is based in Kalundborg and will require on-site presence.

What are we looking for?
To be successful in this role, we are imagine you tick most of the following:

• Proven experience within a production environment, preferably in a similar role
• Strong leadership skills, demonstrated through previous management of high performance teams
• Ability to take on a leadership position of a complex area, within a large organization with various levels of stakeholders

As a person, you are ambitious yet with a humble ‘can-do’ attitude, a spirit of innovation, a team player, happy to share experience, workload, and information with your colleagues, proactive and able to lead and inspire your team. You bring leadership experience in delegating and empowering others to act, being an excellent communicator across functions, levels, and cultures.

The team waiting for you
Digital, Data & IT (DDIT) for Product Supply (PS) Biotech & Rare Diseases (BRD) is responsible for IT and automation for the production sites. This responsibility spans across development and maintenance of local and global IT and automation solutions, infrastructure, compliance, and projects in collaboration with colleagues from global IT units and external vendors/service providers. The organization support tree production area of BRD. In this unit, colleagues are divided into 7 teams. All departments collaborate to unite IT across BRD sites and facilitate cross-organizational synergies.

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Join the Novo Nordisk family 
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark. For 100 years, we have been driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. As a result, our treatments today benefit millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. We are proud of that.

We are proud of our people too, and we employ more than 57,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change lives for people worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a seat in a rewarding and purpose-driven culture where your professional and personal development is highly valued. That said, opportunities are many in Novo Nordisk.

Any question?
Please feel free to contact Head of area Maria Rose Thyrén +45 30758373.

Deadline
2 April 2024.

We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so please apply as soon as possible.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. Please avoid the use of photos in your CV. This makes for a better and more fair process.

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.