Manager for Product Stability team

Are you an inspiring leader ready to help shape the future of manufacturing at Novo Nordisk? Do you thrive on driving success through your team's accomplishments? Are you skilled in change management and adept at setting the direction and pace for ambitious initiatives in a highly regulated environment? If so, you could be our new Manager.

The Position

You will be leading a team of 10 lab technicians and three professionals with a mix of experienced and newly onboarded employees.

Your main responsibilities will include:

· Change management: Integrating the team into a new department and, subsequently, into the new stability unit.

· Leadership: Guiding, coaching, and developing your team members in their tasks and professional growth.

· Prioritization and resource allocation: Ensuring effective use of resources within your team.

· Operational strategy: Collaborating with two other team leaders to drive the stability strategy and optimize processes related to merging three stability teams into one unit.

· Coordination: Acting as the link between the “Future QC” project and the two stability teams to coordinate the movement of stability samples and implement stability processes in a new facility in Hillerød, what we call “Future QC”

This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance your leadership capabilities, particularly in change management and people development, in an exciting and dynamic environment with a supportive team of employees and colleagues. You will work in an enthusiastic climate where personal responsibility, quality, delivery, and teamwork are highly valued. You will be part of an ambitious management team that collaborates to achieve business goals. We pride ourselves on offering a flexible workplace and ensuring a healthy work-life balance for all employees

Qualifications

To succeed in this position, you have:

· An academic background in Natural Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, or a related field.

· Experience in the pharmaceutical industry

· Preferably proven people management skills.

· A strong understanding of GMP and a solid LEAN mindset.

· Empathy and care for others, with the ability to connect with employees, understand their needs, and foster collaboration and growth.

· Strong verbal and written communication skills in both Danish and English.

On a personal level, you bring a positive, can-do attitude and a passion for establishing structure and standards in a complex and ever-changing environment. You can translate strategy into ambitious and operational goals, prioritize effectively, and make bold decisions from a business perspective. Strong interpersonal skills are essential.

About the Department

The team recently moved to a new organization to be closer to another stability team. Following the reorganization, the team is now part of the “Product Life Cycle Management I” department, newly established within the Product Life Cycle Management area of Aseptic Manufacturing Science and Technology (AMSAT) at Novo Nordisk. The department is currently based in Bagsværd.

The “New Product Stability” team is responsible for managing the operational handling of stability samples for new products and reference materials. This includes packaging, withdrawing samples from stability chambers, and sending them for analysis. Additionally, the team reviews study protocols, establishes studies in the Laboratory Information

Management System (LIMS), simulates patient use, reports results, and coordinates sample logistics with stakeholders. By 2028 the two stability teams will be co-located with QC laboratories in Hillerød alongside a third stability team as part of what we call “Future QC”.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We understand that life is not linear, and balancing priorities at different career stages can be challenging. That’s why we support diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for their unique skills and continuously strive to bring out the best in them. At Novo Nordisk, you’ll be part of a collective effort to create something bigger than ourselves. Together, we’re life-changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact Director Lene Dal Strømdahl at +45 3075 2999.

Deadline

January 26, 2025.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application. However, please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to 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.