QA Specialist with a passion for Project Managment

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work with complex projects in a leading global pharmaceutical company? Do you like to work in an area that is expanding and evolving, then this position can be a unique opportunity for you.
Apply today for a life-changing career!

The Position
Emerging Technologies (ET) QA New Entry and Support is department within ET QA that is growing and evolving at a fast pace, and we are looking for a new colleague with solid experience within Quality Assurance for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and who has the skills and passion for working in projects and ability to manage stakeholders in a complex setting like acquisitions.
You will work closely with the QA track leads and ensure that the plans from a quality perspective are executed. You will be part of the mgt group and refer directly to the QA Director, Cristina De Simoni Klitgaard.

Your main responsibilities and tasks as a QA Senior Project Manager will include:

• Support the quality related activities linked to the recent API site ET acquisition in US.
• Provide QA expertise to the project and ensure that the relevant SMEs are deployed. 
• Build and maintain stakeholder relations across the organization.
• Set the right direction and level in cooperation with the departments and area´s SMEs.
• Collaborate with and support to the internal teams on API matters as required.

This position may occasionally require travel to the United States. 
The ideal candidate should demonstrate high flexibility, an open-minded approach, and the ability to work effectively within the Eastern Standard Time (EST) zone.

Qualifications
To succeed in this position, you need to have:

• A relevant master’s degree e.g. pharmacy, engineering, business, or similar (great if experience from pharma as a QA).
• 5+ years of experience within QA for API.
• A proven track record of managing projects/initiatives.
• Acquired knowledge of (Novo Nordisk) QMS for API.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to drive and move things forward.

It will be an advantage if you have:

• Excellent communication skills, proficiency in Danish and English.
• Experience with highly regulated environment.
• Experience and proven record with senior management communication- verbal and written.
• Focus on high quality and you use LEAN as a natural part of your work.

As a person you find it easy to take responsibility, work independently, and make decisions that balance quality demands, authority expectations, and business needs.
You are flexible, innovative and have an open mindset, well developed interpersonal skills and strong competences in communication, as you will work closely together with many different layers in the organization. In addition, you have good coordinating- and collaboration skills when collaborating with both colleagues and stakeholders. 

At Novo Nordisk we use our skills, dedication, and ambition to help people with chronic diseases and change their lives. By working with us you will have the opportunity to do the same in a global business environment.

About the Department
Emerging Technologies QA New Entry & Support is a department within ET QA where the oral portfolio and synthetic APIs play a significant role. We are a team of 32 skilled and engaged employees based in Denmark, working across the Maaloev and Taastrup sites.
We are responsible for overseeing the quality of processes and products, with our scope ranging from synthetic APIs to oral solid dosage forms and covering activities from new entry to life cycle management. As quality partners, we collaborate with ET API and DP Manufacturing Science and Technologies as well as the Quality Control laboratories. We also engage in cross-functional initiatives to support acquisitions, training, audits and inspections and process governance.
We are proud to work in a fast-growing part of Novo Nordisk.

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 em-ployees 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 please contact QA Manager Semra Nur Canbaz +45 30752316

Deadline
31 January 2025
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.