Senior LEAN Partner

Are you passionate about driving continuous improvement and fostering a culture of excellence?

If so, apply now as Senior LEAN Partner and come join our team based in Måløv! You will be part of promoting a continuous improvement (CI) mindset throughout the site, providing cLEAN (current LEAN as we call it internally) tools, training, and expertise, and supporting CI projects and initiatives.

Apply today for a life-changing career!

The position

As our Senior LEAN Partner, you will promote a culture of continuous improvement and coach leaders and employees in cLEAN leadership behaviours.

You can look forward to:

• Coaching leaders, facilitating problem-solving, and showcasing successful projects to inspire engagement.
• Collaborating with leaders to set and achieve targets.
• Building trust across all organizational levels, driving change management, and providing data-driven recommendations to achieve compliance and performance goals.
• Working closely with our cLEAN Academy to implement effective training plans, ensuring capacity, robust processes, and internal trainer development.

Whilst collaborating closely with senior management, you will drive the cLEAN Supply System (cSS) and Leadership on the Job Training (cLL) development, lead best practice sharing through the cLEAN Network, and foster collaboration to achieve performance targets and organisational improvements.

Qualifications

We realise that few people are experts at everything. But if you can nod your head at the following attributes, then you could be the person we are looking for:

• An academic degree in engineering, pharmacy, or a related technical field.
• A few years of experience in continuous improvement, combined with cross-organisational project work.
• Proven track record in driving process improvements and executing LEAN transformations, supported by certifications such as Black Belt, DMAIC, or 2-star.
• Demonstrated ability to coach leaders and employees at all organizational levels while effectively teaching LEAN principles, systems, tools, and leadership behaviours.
• Practical experience in analysing data and trends, as well as experience in manufacturing processes.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
   

As a person, you are a passionate LEAN advocate with strong analytical, communication, and change management skills. You excel at building trust, defining problems, delivering innovative solutions, and working both independently and collaboratively to drive impactful results.

About the department
In Emerging Technologies, Finished Product department in Denmark (ET FP DK), we operate pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling assembly and pack in our oral treatment supply chains. At ET FP, you’ll join a network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

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 Rita Rocha (VP, ET FP) at: [email protected]

Deadline

23 February 2025

Applications will be processed as they are received, so 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 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.