Corporate Vice President, Delivery Solutions Engineering - Medical Devices

Are you a seasoned leader with an enterprise mind-set and a passion for innovative device development engineering? Do you have the vision and drive to lead an organisation towards creating next generation delivery solutions with flawless execution? If so, we want you to join us as Corporate Vice President for Delivery Solutions Engineering.

The position is placed in Greater Copenhagen area, Denmark. We welcome applications from candidates based in Denmark and from international applicants.

The position

As Corporate Vice President of Delivery Solutions Engineering you will be leading an organisation of approx. 200 people with the unique responsibility to ensure robust technical execution of the Device and Delivery Solution product development portfolio. You will manage and effectively drive and optimize the development projects through competitive capabilities and processes. You will be responsible for ensuring overall product performance and reliability through the management of the technical design review process and gates.

Your most important task is to enable leaders and individual team members to improve their current performance and future potential through providing coaching and development opportunities.

You will be reporting to the Senior Vice President (SVP) for Devices & Delivery Solutions (DDS). As part of the DDS Leadership Team, you will drive the establishment, evaluation and recommendation of strategic options to maximize portfolio and organizational value. Finally, the role includes responsibility for internal and external technical partnerships, relevant communications and intellectual property strategies.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with:

• MSc in Engineering or similar relevant academic background.
• More than 10 years of relevant experience, technically as well as when it comes to leadership.
• Substantial general business experience from within global/international MedTech/ Pharmaceutical Industry.
• In-depth knowledge of medical device processes is highly beneficial.
• Knowledge of the device/drug development and life cycle management process, preferably from direct participation in project teams through substantial parts of the product development life cycle.
• A natural inclination to continuous improvements of development processes, preferably combined with operational excellence / LEAN competencies 
• Proven track record of success in building high performance organisations.
• The job requires a very high degree of independence and significant stakeholder management skills.  
• Knowledge of regulatory and quality standards relevant for medical device development.
• Experience from working across the pharmaceutical value chain in a complex matrix setup.
• Ability to motivate individuals, teams, and organizations to deliver high performance.

Most importantly, we are looking for a business leader who takes people to heart, listens and creates conditions for people to flourish and grow.  

To be successful in this role you take work and life balance seriously, you value collaboration, thrive interacting with stakeholders, Walk the Talk, live and breathe Novo Nordisk guiding principles - Novo Nordisk WAY, and compliance & ethics. All are crucial components in this position. 

About Devices & Delivery Solutions

In Devices & Delivery Solutions, we design and develop highly innovative devices and digital therapeutics to the benefit of patients. Our dynamic, international, and innovative workplace is home to +600 highly skilled professionals. We work closely together to develop the next generation medical devices and delivery solutions for people living with serious chronic diseases. Our aim is to further advance our offerings to our patients and their healthcare professionals through new technologies. To support the development, we continuously push the boundaries for application of analytical models and good engineering practices.

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 and Deadline

For further information please contact Senior Executive Search Partner, Anette Schmidt Jepsen at [email protected] or get to know us better by visiting www.novonordisk.com/careers. Please submit your application via our online application tool by Monday 16 December 2024. 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.