Senior Drug Product Manager

Do you enjoy a fast-paced environment where your actions have real impact? And would you like to be part of a team that pushes the boundaries for project management and product development in the pharmaceutical industry? At Novo Nordisk our patients and their needs are always front and center. With increased demand for Novo Nordisk products this means that we will both lead development of new drug substances and development of new and more effective ways of producing and delivering them. 

If you would like to be a part of this journey, read more and apply now! 

The positions
As a Senior Drug Product Manager, you will join New Product Introductions (NPI). The purpose of NPI is to deliver well established and robust processes to production to ensure smooth product introduction and launch. To succeed with this, Product Managers need to have a strong focus on building teams and promoting a dynamic learning culture where close collaboration and openness are hallmarks. 
 

The NPI Project Office is an international team of project managers who have the responsibility to coordinate all activities related to scale up of formulation and filling, process validation, and development of submission documents to authorities. As an NPI PM you will serve as Product supply’s representative in core groups and cross functional teams and lead internal activities in our project teams. 
 

Main responsibilities will include to:

• work closely together with stakeholders locally in NPI, with colleagues in R&D, manufacturing sites and other areas across Novo Nordisk or with external partners
• maintain the overview of your project, set the direction for the team and ensure that deliverables are met, and strategies are executed
• secure timely development of transparent project plans and communication of these to stakeholders
• develop how we do Project Management in NPI to succeed with current and future projects

The projects that we lead have a very high level of complexity both technically and in terms of stakeholder landscape and strategy. Moreover, the highly regulated pharmaceutical GMP environment creates a particular set of challenges that we need to handle effectively to secure patient safety.
 

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has extensive experience working with project management within the pharmaceutical industry, or extensive experience from late-stage drug development product projects; this experience could be within development, production, or other relevant disciplines.

To succeed in this role, you:

• hold a master’s degree within Life Science or engineering (e.g. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Biology or Medicine)
• have in depth knowledge of aseptic manufacturing processes 
• have in depth knowledge of GMP principles
• have excellent communication skills to all levels in the organization
• are fluent in English

As a person, you thrive in a high paced and dynamic environment. You prioritize and create transparency for your project, ensuring that you keep the overview and share it with your team members. Based on project progress and decisions you can through uncertainty to rapidly develop- and clearly communicate scenarios, impact of risks and recommendations to the decision makers. 

You are self -driven and inspire and energize your team and your colleagues, set clear and ambitious goals, and work closely together with your stakeholders to reach our goals. 

Finally, you are assertive and have strong leadership and interpersonal skills, coupled with a good sense of diplomacy; all to enable progress in a complex stakeholder landscape.

About the Department

In Aseptic Manufacturing we produce our many high-quality injectable products for diabetes, bleeding disorders, growth hormone, and obesity worldwide, and the AMSAT organisation is a global function, supporting all our manufacturing sites worldwide with process, product, and analytical expertise. NPI consists of 90 employees, and we are currently located in Søborg. The main responsibility of the area is the transition of development drug products into large scale production. This includes production design, material and process sciences, product stability incl. specification setting and trending, coordination of manufacturing for late-phase clinical trials, and filing for market approval with health authorities. 

Within NPI, two departments have the main responsibility of ensuring development of new drug products, and the project portfolio is split between them. Each department is organised with project managers, product scientists, and manufacturing process scientists, each being a key part of upscaling and bringing new drug products to market.

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 you are welcome to contact Sussie Steen Jensenat +45-30759955

Deadline

5 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.