Associate Manager for Expansion Project

Are you ready to be a part of Novo Nordisk’s most significant expansion project in Hillerød? We are expanding our Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) capacity for Biotech production, and the finished facility will employ approximately 340 colleagues and feature state-of-the-art technology for new processes and products. We are currently seeking two Associate Managers to build up and lead our operator teams during the project phase and afterwards in the running production. If you are ready to make a difference and contribute to our life-changing mission, read on and apply today!

The position

You will join a department during an exciting project to build and prepare our operations for the upcoming factory installation and testing. You will get a unique opportunity to set your own team, as you will hire the majority of your own employees to build the team and continuously develop an effective onboarding and training process for them. You will work on maturing the team and create relations and way of working., incl. developing our workflows including setting up board structures, team meetings and teamdays.

You will play a key part in shaping our operator teams culture and approach. While ensuring that the team is ready to help validate equipment and run processes in the new facility the team is focusing on creating all our training materials, such as job instructions and SOPs. It's essential that you bring structure and clarity to our team in this complex project environment.

You'll be responsible for developing your own team and will work closely with three other operator team leaders to ensure a coherent approach across our factory. Your focus will be on developing your team in a way that benefits them personally and supports the department's overall goals.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:

• A degree in Biotech, Engineering a related field or you have a leadership degree.
• 2-3 years of experience in pharmaceutical production
• Strong relations-building skills, understands different people’s motivations and you meet your employees in eye level
• Knowledge of API/mAB processes and planning is preferred
• Developed problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders across the organization.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken, in Danish and English

About the department

You will be part of our “department within the department”. We are currently two associate managers and a senior manager working focused on establishing operator teams and designing the future way of working of operators across 25L Expansion project.

This project is one of the most significant expansion projects in Novo Nordisk, and the facility will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology to accommodate new processes and products. Our team is dedicated to driving change for our patients and creating life-changing careers for our employees. We promote a learning culture with high levels of trust, innovation, and development throughout the organization. By joining our team, you will play a crucial role in reaching our production goals and making a difference in the lives of millions of people living with serious chronic diseases.

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.

Deadline

Apply by 9th of February 2025.

Contact

For further information, please contact Senior Manager Helle Baltzer Hattel, +45 3079 7266.

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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.