Senior Device Manufacturing Manager

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for pharmaceutical manufacturing? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy building and developing teams? We are looking for a Senior Device Manufacturing Manager to join our new production site in Tietgenbyen, Odense. If you are ready to take on a life-changing career, read more and apply today!
 

The Position
As a Senior Device Manufacturing Manager you will become a part of a greenfield project to establish a new Novo Nordisk manufacturing site in Tietgenbyen, Odense. 
 

In this role, you will be expected to: 
•    Set up and operate production equipment ensuring that it meets manufacturing specifications and standards.
•    Lead and manage engineering operations by overseeing a team of senior professionals and first-line managers. You will also provide training and development opportunities to enhance team skills and competencies.
•    Design and develop production processes, offering recommendations and implementing changes if needed to enhance performance and efficiency.
•    Maintain and troubleshoot production equipment to prevent downtime, while identifying trends and areas for improvement.
•    Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory requirements in the manufacturing process.
 

Your responsibility will be to head up and develop the manufacturing operations department to ensure that we are able to validate our new equipment and the manufacturing process. You will be responsible for managing and developing first-line managers in the department and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory requirements. When we have obtained all regulatory approvals, your responsibility will be to ensure an efficient ramp-up of production and drive performance and continuous improvements of the manufacturing process.
 

Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with:
•    8+ years of experience in people management within pharmaceutical manufacturing.
•    Strong GMP knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
•    Experience in leading senior professionals and first-line managers.
•    Ability to adapt departmental plans to address resource and operational challenges.
•    Strong stakeholder and communication skills, particularly in resolving disagreements based on valid arguments and facts.
•    Ability to maintain a balanced focus on short-term and long-term goals.
•    Demonstrated ability to adapt plans and priorities to address changing resource and operational challenges.
 

If you also possess the below qualifications, that will be considered a plus:
•    Experience in greenfield projects.
•    Experience in establishing new manufacturing sites and equipment.
•    Experience in developing and implementing manufacturing processes and analysis methods for life sciences products.
 

About the Department
Novo Nordisk is expanding our global manufacturing footprint in Tietgenbyen in Odense, Denmark, to meet the increasing demand for current and future treatments in serious chronic diseases. This presents an exciting challenge and an opportunity to make a lasting impact.
You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions - Site Tietgenbyen. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approximately 28,500 employees. Fill & Finish Expansions has the responsibility to design, plan and build all major fill & finish expansion projects across PSQIT to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our fill & finish facilities with the use of modern technology. We are setting the standards for the future, designing facilities we will still be proud of many decades from now.
Once the facility in Odense is in operation and final approvals have been obtained, it will become part of Novo Nordisk’s global network of manufacturing facilities of finished products delivering medicine to millions of patients worldwide. 
To learn more visit our career site here: www.novonordisk.com/site-odense-careers.
 

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 69,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.
 

Contact
For further information, please contact Thomas Algot Søllested at +45-30797725.
 

Deadline
26 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 to 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.