Senior Analytical Project Manager

Are you ready to take charge and make an impact on a range of early and/or late-stage drug development projects? Are you prepared to leverage your project management expertise and analytical development skills in a dynamic organization where you'll be pushed to grow and expand your capabilities to the fullest? Are you seeking to join a team of energetic and highly skilled analytical project managers?
We are searching for an experienced Analytical Project Manager to bolster our diverse development portfolio. We lead analytical development across a variety of technology platforms, molecule sizes and types within drug substance development, and injectable and oral drug products. If you possess the relevant project management and analytical development skills, apply now and step into a challenging and rewarding opportunity.

The position
You will be a member of the CMC Project Core Team, where you will be responsible for planning and coordinating development activities within your area of expertise, ensuring timely deliveries.
You will interact with a wide variety of stakeholders such as Analytical departments, other CMC project managers, Global Research, Pilot plants, Product Supply, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs.
As Analytical Project Manager you will be responsible for: 

• Overseeing project management of analytical development, characterization activities and analytical strategies related to drug substance and drug product.
• Guiding projects through different stages of clinical development in collaboration with internal stakeholders and contract manufacturers.
• Leading the analytical project team in a compelling and inspiring manner incl. setting direction for the development of regulatory applications and various internal and external documents.
• Coordinating the transfer of analytical methods from our research unit to CMC Development and further on to our manufacturing unit Product Supply or to a contract manufacturer. 

Qualifications
Your contribution to our department and to Novo Nordisk will be valuable due to your:

• Extensive experience in leading analytical activities in early and/or late phase clinical development. 
• Scientific expertise within analytical development for drug substance and/or drug product.
• Experience of working with one or more or the following: protein/peptides, antibodies, synthetic peptides, small molecules, Gene Therapy, Oligosaccharides. 
• Regulatory submission experience, and ideally experience in working with Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs).
• A relevant academic degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in English at a professional level.

While we welcome candidates of all nationalities, work will mainly be based in and out of Denmark, necessitating a willingness to relocate to Denmark.

About the department
Your new department, CMC Drug Product & Analytical Development - Project Office, consists of app. 50 employees located in Måløv. The department is involved in early and late-stage drug product development, analytical development and chemical and biological characterization of new entities moving through the clinical phases of drug product development.
 
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 Senior Manager Taus Laurent Meincke at [email protected]
 
Deadline
16 February 2025.

Applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be conducted during the posing period, so please do not hesitate to apply. 
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.