Manager

We are looking for a new manager to join our leadership team and take responsibility for the secondary packaging Design Control Team. The team consist of currently seven senior employees, highly skilled within the field of design control and quality specification and with a can-do attitude towards challenging status quo to support process optimization.

The position 

The most crucial part of the job is to ensure that all relevant design control documentation for secondary packaging complies with relevant standards and authority expectations. Additionally, that our quality specifications secure product quality for secondary packaging materials and packed product. This has direct and immediate impact on Novo Nordisk business globally and the team are involved in both development and maintenance activities across the whole Novo Nordisk secondary packaging product portfolio. 

As the new Manager for Design Control, you and your team are responsible for 

• Expanding the support function to QC test methods for printed packaging materials - it is a new area within SecPack, where you will need to develop a strategy and implement it together with the team  

• Risk Management and Quality Specification of secondary packaging for marketed products in Novo Nordisk  

• Conducting verification activities for products owned in the team 

• Supporting production sites globally in relation to sec pack design, quality & test methods incl. expert evaluation of deviations impacting product quality 

• Secondary packaging documentation in authority inspections and submission for marketed sec pack products in Novo Nordisk  

• Receiving product ownership of new SecPack products and platforms from DDS (Device R&D) to DMD 

• Challenge status quo to identify and implement solutions to support not only the optimization and digitalisation of SecPack processes but also the overall strategy for the sec pack area 

• Practice a LEAN mindset  

• Lead your team according to NNWay  

You will be part of the small yet effective SecPack leadership team, which consists of a Sr. Manger and two Managers. We have excellent teamwork and we support each other and the teams. 

Our stakeholder landscape is complex and includes all production sites globally, QA, DDS (Device R&D), Regulatory Affairs, Strategic Sourcing and suppliers and Capacity Expansion amongst others. 

Qualifications  

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:  

• Master’s degree within Engineering, Business, Natural Sciences, or other relevant scientific discipline 

• GxP production from pharmaceutical settings or other regulated industry 

• Support tasks and projects preferably in a global setting 

• Ability to receive, simplify, and communicate complex information and see through it to take decisions.   

• Strong communication skills both in spoken and written English 

• Leadership experience combined with leadership toolbox is desirable 

You are a good fit to the team if you have a supportive and solutions-oriented mindset, a curious and a helpful attitude and enjoy a good laugh even when being in stressful situations. 

About the department 

You will join the SecPack Maintenance team, part of the Packaging VP area in Device Manufacturing Development (DMD) supporting packaging of Novo Nordisk finished products, In SecPack our main task is to safeguard, optimize product OEE performance, and maintain the secondary packaging for our medical devices combination products and drug products marketed by Novo Nordisk. Our team has a close and important cooperation with stakeholders across the whole company; Production sites, QC, Device R&D (DDS), RA labelling etc.  

In DMD we are bridging product development to production and driving development and standardisation of new, smarter packaging processes. Furthermore, we are responsible for establishing packaging capacity worldwide for new and marketed products in compliance with current regulatory requirements and in close interaction with the Novo Nordisk global production sites. We have an end-to-end presence from device development to production implementation and support to running production.  

DMD Packaging department is situated in Hillerød and consists of around 100 employees divided into different teams. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease. 

Contact 

For further information, contact Karen Elisabeth Winther at +45 30792844. 

Deadline 

September 15 2024. 

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.