Senior Automation Project Manager - Aveva PI

Are you an experienced project manager who believes in ‘teamwork makes dream work’? Do you have a craving to enable shopfloor value with new, scalable, and sustainable automation technologies and do you thrive in delivering automation projects in dynamic and diverse environments?  

If you are seeking a challenge that enable you to make a massive difference to Novo Nordisk, then read on! 

The position 

As our new Senior Automation Project Manager, you will play a prominent role in Fill & Finish production Expansions where you will be part of building our new global Aveva PI platform across global sites.  

You will be working closely with different key stakeholders both in Novo Nordisk and suppliers to deploy Aveva PI application on sites. You will closely collaborate with Automation Specialists, Domain Architects, and different process responsible stakeholders to assess requirements and rightly influence the design, being responsible for the coordination between vendors, sites and PI developers, to guarantee systems integration on time. Your focus areas will be to: 

• Take ownership of the project management disciplines on behalf of IT & Automation 
• Leading project teams (deployment on sites) 
• Aligning project goals and timelines with central Aveva PI team 
• Managing project budget (different vendors) 
• Project report (roadblocks, challenges, alignment between delivery teams) 
• Create and execute the project plan, manage stakeholders, challenge solutions and speed of implementation. 
• Ensure compliance and quality in all parts of the projects. 
• Involve with various technology partners (internal and external) and site work package owners. 

Beyond the execution and control of the project you will be responsible for shaping best practices and standards with your colleagues in our PMO, the IT Infrastructure team and the Aveva PI team.  

Some travel activity is to be expected.  

Qualifications 

To excel in this role, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications: 

• A master, bachelor, or technician degree within automation or/and IT. 
• Technical experience from the automation/production industry – preferably within a GMP regulated industry environment. 
• Experience in one or more of the following technologies: Aveva PI (Osi PI), SCADA, PLC, MES, and Industry 4.0.  
• Strong project management skills with several years of experience in a similar role, working on large, global projects. 
• Fluent oral and written English.  

You naturally get followership from a project team and can communicate at all levels in the organization. You work effectively, independently and with a natural respect based on your technical understanding. You thrive in an environment where new challenges and focus can change quickly, but always with the overall common goal in mind. 

About the department 

DD&IT PS – Fill & Finish Expansions is a program organization - built in a multi-dimensional matrix structure, that’s designed to foster cross-organizational and cross-functional collaboration to shape our future. 

Our goal is to design and build future-proof, global fill & finish production facilities, with a focus on establishing strong foundational IT and automation that will enable these facilities to digitally evolve.  

As a member of our department, you will work closely with colleagues responsible for processes and engineering, as well as various technology partners both internally and externally. 

Working at Novo Nordisk  

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark. For 100 years, we have been driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. As a result, our treatments today benefit millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. We are proud of that.  

We are proud of our people too, and we employ more than 60,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change lives for people worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a seat in a rewarding and purpose-driven culture where your professional and personal development is highly valued. That said, opportunities are many in Novo Nordisk. 

If you want to learn more about how Novo Nordisk leads visions to real-life solutions that make a real-life impact, go explore on Novo Nordisk TechLife. 

Contact 

If you have questions about the position, please contact Birgitte Vestgaard, People Leader for IT & Automation on +45 34 48 72 78. 

Deadline 

27 October 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. Please refrain from adding a photo to your CV to ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process. 

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.