Director for Digitalisation & Data - Fill & Finish Programme

Do you want to open new horizons in your profession and develop excellence in the future digitalisation of our global expansions program? Do you want to be part of an ambitious, global and exciting IT & Automation program in Novo Nordisk?

This is your opportunity to join the Fill & Finish Programme and drive execution, while mastering complex stakeholder management, and ensuring that our facilities will be ready for the future and at the forefront of tech. Apply today!

What’s in it for you

As the Director for Digitalisation & Data at Fill & Finish Programme you will lead a team of highly skilled IT & Automation specialists and project managers driving the execution of digital use cases with an impact across production sites around the world.

Additionally, you can expect to:

• Act as project lead on the digital use cases and manage a portfolio of projects
• Working closely with different key stakeholders both in Novo Nordisk and suppliers
• Collaborate with different process responsible stakeholders to assess requirements and rightly influence the design of the future digitalisation initiatives
• Building a team consisting of both internal and external employees
• Oversee a team responsible for developing cutting-edge global technology solutions tailored to address specific manufacturing requirements

Our goal is to build standardized facilities that are operationally sustainable without compromising on execution speed, timelines and production capacity targets. This requires that as Director for Digitalisation, you will together with stakeholders across engineering, quality, sites and suppliers make data-driven decisions and compromises with utmost clarity and transparency on benefits, risks and consequences.

The Digital Use Cases (DUC) go beyond conventional solutions, striving to improve efficiency and optimize manufacturing operations, whether through extending existing systems or creating standalone developments.

What we scout for

We realize that few people are experts at everything. But if you can nod your head at the following attributes, then you could be the person we are looking for:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in either Automation/Electrical Engineering, Electronic and Computer, Information and Communication Technology or similar
• Significant experience in leading industrial digitalisation and innovation projects, in a large organisation
• You enjoy engaging with stakeholders from diverse areas and backgrounds to co-create solutions that drive value to the company
• Able to lead the team with your understanding of SCADA/PLC/MES environment, communication protocols OT/IT architectures and cybersecurity best practices, etc..
• You gain energy from working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and can manage multiple priorities

You work independently, effectively while securing your tasks are completed and must be an excellent teammate and have strong abilities to lead in project teams. You thrive in an environment where new challenges and focus can change quickly, but always with the overall common goal in mind.

The team you’ll join

Fill & Finish Expansions is a newly established programme organization, located in Lyngby, and built in a multi-dimensional matrix structure, that’s designed to foster cross-organizational and cross-functional collaboration to shape our future.

Our goal is to design and build future-proof, global fill & finish production facilities, with a focus on establishing strong foundational IT and automation that will enable these facilities to digitally evolve.

As a member of our department, you will work closely with colleagues responsible for processes and engineering, as well as various technology partners both internally and externally.

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Joining Novo Nordisk

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 63,000 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.

Who to contact

If you have questions about the position, please contact our Director of Future Standards - OT & Automation, Lena Hindløv, at [email protected] .

Deadline

13 October 2024

We will come back to you after the closing date, however, we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or 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.