QA Manager

Are you motivated by challenges requiring professional competencies and leadership experience?  Are you passionate about working with people and making them succeed in a complex environment with diverse stakeholder groups?  

If yes, then you may be our new Manager in Product Supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (PS API) QA, Insulin Manufacturing 1 (QA IM1) in Kalundborg; read more and apply now! 

The position 

You will assume a key role in leading, developing and shaping your team and the way we work with quality assurance.  

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Ensure team skills and competences align with Novo Nordisk Quality demands and authority expectations 

• Lead a team of approximately 10 QA colleagues, fostering close collaboration with production stakeholders 

• Maintain a focus on simplicity in all processes and continuously improve departmental operations 

• Set direction, motivate, and cultivate high performance and engagement through team empowerment 

In this role, you will report directly to the Director of the unit, and you will be part of a dynamic management group with three other managers and principal scientists.  

Qualifications 

To succeed in this role, you: 

• Hold a M.Sc. in pharmacy, engineering, or an equivalent field 

• Have several years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, withing roles related to QA/QC or production 

• Have a proven track record of leadership, coaching, and motivation to the team to achieve optimal performance 

• Have a strong business perspective with a strategic ability to balance quality, delivery, and cost 

• Are fluent in both English and Danish 

On a personal level, you are comfortable being challenged by senior stakeholders on quality issues, exhibiting high personal integrity and robustness. You are well-organized with a proven ability to engage employees to achieve objectives, coupled with strong communication and collaboration skills. 

About the department 

PS API QA is responsible for assuring safe and innovative active pharmaceutical ingredients for our patients. The departments have highly dedicated and qualified employees led by an engaged and experienced leadership team. 

We perform a wide range of quality assurance activities, ranging from handling deviations, change requests and validation to quality support to optimization projects.  You will be heading up a team where behavioural targets are leading the culture, and where setting direction for quality is driven through quality oversight and our ability to support and simplify our way of working. Your team will cover QA for the final purification steps and environmental monitoring (EM). 

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, please contact Director Trine Midtgaard (QA IM1) on +45 3075 8496  

Deadline 

10 September 2024 

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. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in 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.