Senior Project Manager - Utility Systems

Do you want to develop the future standards of aseptic processing (AP) in Novo Nordisk? Does close international collaboration and networking across boundaries come natural to you, and are you familiar with the different aspects of aseptic production processes?

Then you might be the Senior Project Manager we are looking for as a work package owner (WPO) to develop the technology standards needed to support the establishment of our new aseptic production lines across the world!

The position
As a Senior Project Manager and WPO for the clean utility Work-Package, you will play an essential role in successfully implementing a new technology standard that covers the clean utility area.

Your responsibility will be to drive the Work-Package deliverables while supporting the overall project goals of delivering a world-class solution in a time frame that challenges the traditional approach. This requires engaging with the Work Package Owners (WPO) of other technical areas, Subject Matter Experts (SME), international stakeholders and harvesting the inherent experiences of the company and combining the input with state-of-the-art aseptic production technology. 

As part of your work track, we expect the following content to be included:

• Project management of tasks within your work package including design of future technical solutions and process flows with a focus on adherence to the aseptic standards and authority requirements.
• Preparing documentation and management of test execution and validation of activities within your area of responsibilities (FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ).
• Coordination with Quality Assurance (QA) and Regulatory Affairs (RA) and coordinating responsibility for designing and implementing equipment.
• Coordination and alignment with local and global WPO peers. 

As many of the tasks are new, the designing and describing of the processes will all be executed in close collaboration with pharma consultants, engineering SME’s and the other project members or specialists within the area.  Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to travel to our global sites which include sites based in Denmark, France, the US, Brazil, and China. 20% travel is expected for the position.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you need to have an academic degree in natural sciences, engineering or similar and have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

Additionally, you need to have:

• Project management experience of technical or complex projects.
• Experience with driving design processes, and documentation for qualification and implementation of new equipment.
• A flair for leadership and the ability to create results in a global stakeholder landscape with many different actors.
• A quality mindset and a drive to create the “right” solutions while challenging the status quo supported with data.
• Experience with aseptic process production design and GMP is considered a huge advantage but not a requirement.

As a person, you are skilled at establishing relationships. You are proactive and solution-oriented and knowledge sharing is natural to you. You work systematically and are committed to your work and your colleagues. You have excellent communication skills to build relations cross-functionally and globally, also across professional groups, you can manage a high workload at times without losing sight and you have a can-do mindset. For this position, you are required to be fluent in spoken and written English.

About the department
Technology Standards is a department in the newly created area of Fill & Finish Expansions which is anchored within Product Supply, which globally accounts for +19,000 of Novo Nordisk’s +44,000 employees. The responsibility of Fill & Finish Expansions is to plan and execute the establishment of new aseptic filling capacity across the global manufacturing network within BioTech and Rare Diseases (BRD) and Injectable Finished Products (IFP) for new filling platforms while ensuring harmonisation and global standards. Across the different roles there is a distinct global aspect as the end goal is a global standard and best practice, and working with multiple sites, cultures and traditions will be a key element.

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 information please contact Mahshid Yahyazadeh, Utility & HVAC Manager on +45 30 775048 or get to know us better by visiting Novo Nordisk Global Manufacturing Careers.

Deadline
20 May 2024.

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