People Leader for HPC & Hybrid Cloud Engineering

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Would you like to be part of leading the digital transformation in Novo Nordisk? Are you an engaged and motivating leader who has experience with product teams and the field of high performance computing and hybrid cloud engineering? Do you think being a People Leader is more about servant leadership and developing your team and less about managing people? Would you like to be the direct leader for a group of engineers and Tech leads?

Do you have background IT or tech? Then read on.
 

About DD&IT R&ED
Research and Early Development IT (R&ED IT) is a unit in Digital, Data, and IT that provides IT solutions when new treatments are discovered, and molecules are being developed. We are the IT partner of Research and Early Development.

Our responsibility is to leverage new technology and digitalisation and offer a sustainable IT infrastructure needed to bring forward all the work done through important research. To highlight what we do, we build IT solutions to help capture data, provide a cloud foundation to manage the data and do advanced analytics with high-performance computing.

With us in R&ED IT, you will step into a sweet spot between IT and research and be part of the first step in the process, from research to the patient. Our area counts +70 engaged employees that span Denmark, India, the US, the UK, and China. We are on a growth journey with Novo Nordisk and expect our unit to grow accordingly.

The job
As our new People Leader, you will contribute to the great working culture and engaging people development at Novo Nordisk. Leading one of our tech groups by coaching and developing people and their competencies is the focus area, where you shall use your IT and Engineering knowledge from past. You are responsible for ensuring high engagement, set high-level directions and clearly communicate current and future priorities aligning with agile product teams where your team would be deployed.

You will partner closely with other Technology People Leaders from the vertical and other LOBs to ensure that we establish and drive a strong collaboration.
 
In the role as People Leader in context of Technology, your key responsibilities will include:

• Direct Manager for around 20 cloud engineers and tech leads covering HPC and hybrid cloud engineering
• Be anchor of strategy within own department area of expertise
• Ensure the well-being and development of group members
• Develop and drive people strategy including attraction, recruitment, and retainment
• Support and engage group members to adapt best practices and improved ways of working to improve architecture and quality of deliverables
• Partner and collaborate closely with the business (e.g., Product Owners and Scientific Engineering Manager) to create the best possible environment for high-performing product teams
• You have ability to lead through ambiguity and bring alignment by keeping business needs, users and customers forefront of the discussions
• Be part of driving DD&IT R&ED to succeed as a partner for R&ED organization

We are looking for someone who is passionate about high performance computing and IT cloud infrastructure. You excel at being servant leader for people. You like to challenge the status quo and inspire the people in the team.

Candidate profile

• An academic background in a relevant field e.g. IT or engineering
• 4+ years of leadership experience from a similar role
• Experience in navigating through large matrix organizations
• Experience supporting agile transformation through personal advocacy, engagement, and leadership
• Background within Agile software development (5+ years hands experience) is must to have

Working for Novo Nordisk
Founded in Denmark in 1923, Novo Nordisk has become one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. At Novo Nordisk, we are committed to driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. To fulfil this purpose, we pioneer scientific breakthroughs, expand access to our medicines, and work to prevent and ultimately cure disease. That said, we are anything but linear.

With us, your skills, commitment, and ambition help us change patients’ lives worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a rewarding and purpose-driven culture with talented and diverse co-workers. Therefore, your professional and personal development is essential for us, and in Novo Nordisk, the sky is the limit for career opportunities.

Any questions?
For further information, please contact Thomas D Miller, CVP, DD&IT R&ED [email protected]

Deadline
15 July 2024

Please note that selection and interview invitations are proceeded after summer holidays, early August.

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.