IT QA Specialist Lead

Do you want to leverage your deep IT QA knowledge and project management skills in making proactive quality decisions for IT projects across our growing organisation in Finished Product Manufacturing (FPM) Would you like to collaborate with some of our most experienced process experts, managers, and other stakeholders? Would you like to engage with the local units QAs and guide them through our IT quality policies and procedures?

If so, this position as an IT QA Specialist Lead could be a unique opportunity for you, apply now!

The Position

As the Global FPM QA IT Lead, you will serve as the primary liaison among corporate IT, FPM IT projects, and local site QAs and will ensure that our systems are compliant.

Part of your role will be to ensure efficient and effective implementation of global IT/OT solutions and optimizations, aligning local processes with the global approach. You will be empowered to make decisions in FPM QA on behalf of the local site QAs and use your leadership skills to create followship within the organization. In this role, you will support and equip the local site QAs to make robust quality decisions and increase confidence and skills of local QAs through your global role.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Being a Subject Matter Expert of IT processes and IT quality requirements
• Exhibiting strong leadership skills and an ability to create followship of local QAs
• Navigating seamlessly in both the global and local setup
• Setting direction, driving projects, and delivering results in an environment that encourages innovation and creative thinking
• Communicating in a structured manner with high-level managers and steering groups

Qualifications

We are looking for a colleague who shares our passion for IT/OT and Compliance to ensure the highest quality for our patients.

To succeed in this role, you:

• Hold an academic degree in IT, pharmacy, engineering, or other related fields
• Have several years’ experience in IT QA validation roles
• Have gained said experience within the pharmaceutical industry
• Possess an in-depth understanding of IT/OT compliance requirements 
• Are fully proficient in English

It would be a significant advantage if you have experience withing project management and/or leadership skills.

As a person, you are ambitious, proactive, and curious. You never lose focus, despite changing demands, and radiate positive energy identifying the unreleased potential in new ideas. Stakeholder management will also be key to be able to engage and effectively communicate the practical implications of IT/OT requirements to local QAs. 

About the department

You will become a part of the FPM QA Support team, a group of 9 dedicated employees who provide support to the larger FPM QA area comprising 250 QA professionals worldwide. The support teams encompass a range of specialised and independent roles, including inspection coordination, training, digitalisation, lean, SAP, and Quality Risks.
Our shared goal is to efficiently combine global and local requirements for quality process enhancement and harmonisation. We serve both Danish and International FPM QA functions.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

For further information about the role, please contact Søren Tomra at +45-34488842 or  [email protected]  

Deadline

1 December 2024

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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.