Global Project Manager for Aseptic Expansion

Do you want to be a part of the expansion of Aseptic Processing (AP) facilities in a large global pharmaceutical company? Are you motivated by project management and challenging the status quo? Does international collaboration and networking across boundaries come natural to you, and are you familiar with different aspects of GMP? If yes then you might be the Global Project Manager that we are looking for.

The Position
As a Global Project Manager, you will play an essential role in the successful implementation of new technology standards as we continue to build new production facilities around the globe. You will be part of the Environmental monitoring (EM) area, that works with projects across our new AP facilities.
 
Your responsibility will be to drive the EM Work Package deliverables. This requires engaging with the Subject Matter Experts (SME), international stakeholders, equipment suppliers, and project managers of other technical area. 

Your key tasks will include:
•    Project management of EM deliverables and tasks, including design of future process flows with focus on adherence to the aseptic standards and authority requirements
•    Planning validation of activities within EM, with activities taking place at either a supplier location or on Novo Nordisk production sites across the globe 
•    Coordination and alignment with local and global project manager peers ((US, Europe, China and Brazil)
•    Project reporting to manager and project leads

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, we imagine you to have:
•    A BSc. or MSc. degree in Engineering, Science, Pharmaceutical or a relevant field of study
•    Significant project management experience from technical or complex projects
•    A flair for indirect leadership and the ability to create results in a global stakeholder landscape 
•    Experience with aseptic process production and GMP
•    A quality mindset and a drive to create the “right” solutions while challenging the status quo 
•    An excellent command of verbal and written English
 
As a person, you are not afraid of new challenges, and you have personal drive and dedication. When the pressure is on, you still bring a good sense of humour to work, and you thrive in a changing and dynamic environment. Problem-solving comes naturally to you, and you embrace professional and personal diversity.  

About the department
Technology Standards is a department in the newly created SVP area of Fill&Finish Expansions. The responsibility of AP Expansion 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 harmonization 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.  

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approximately 28,500 employees. Fill & Finish Expansions is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan and build all major fill & finish expansion projects across PSQIT to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our fill & finish facilities with the use of modern technology. We are setting the standards for the future, designing facilities we will still be proud of many decades from now. Fill & Finish Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact
If you want to know more, please reach out to Manager of Manufacturing Projects, Sabrina Sundbye at [email protected] or get to know us better by visiting Novo Nordisk Global Manufacturing Careers.

Deadline
2 June 2024

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