Senior Manager, Drug Substance Manufacturing

Are you interested in an exciting opportunity to lead a department team in a highly regulated manufacturing environment? Are you passionate about mentoring and developing other leaders? Do you have experience in ensuring compliance with GMP rules and quality standards? If this sounds intriguing, then it is you we are looking for. Apply today!

For the past 20 years our Hillerød API facility has been on a journey of producing the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) used for the treatment of haemophilia patients around the world and during the recent years we have upgraded the facility to multiproduct status to launch new products to the market. We are now looking for a new Senior Manager to continue this journey with us and help us in taking our production site to the next level.

The position

As a Senior Manager in our Hillerød API facility you hold the overall responsibility of maintaining efficient and safe delivery of our products, leading through leaders and adhering to quality, safety and delivery metrics of the production unit.

In a highly regulated manufacturing environment, you will further ensure compliance with good manufacturing practice (GMP), safety and quality standards while continuously developing our people and organisation to being ready for an exciting future. Together with your leadership peers, your attention will be focused on delivering on production targets, developing the people, processes and systems. You will be part of the PS-API M4 (Product Supply- API) organization and work closely with sister departments in the area.

You will be heading up a large department consisting of academics, operators and leaders.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• A Bachelor or Master’s degree within Engineering, Business Administration or another relevant field.
• Strong managerial/leadership experience e.g., solid associate manager background or already in a Senior Manager position.
• Experience from a highly regulated manufacturing environment, preferably from the pharmaceutical industry. Experience from API facilities is an advantage.
• A technical understanding of manufacturing processes and process optimization e.g., LEAN, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, systematic problem solving.
• Full professional proficiency in English, and ability to communicate in Danish or a willingness to learn Danish.

You create strong followship around your visions and ideas, and act as role model while installing a data-based culture and an inspiring guiding behaviour to empower your organisation. You have curious mindset to learn and understand the processes and technicalities of your department.

About the Department

PS-API M4 is an area in Novo Nordisk that will be at the centre of many new initiatives in the coming years. We manufacture a range of innovative products for our patients living with diabetes, haemophilia, hormonal imbalances and other impactful chronical diseases.

PS-API M4 is responsible for all API manufacturing in Denmark across our sites in Hillerød, Kalundborg and Gentofte. Our Hillerød facility is responsible for producing the active ingredient of one registered product and a range of new products focusing on the rare disease segment.

About Site Hillerød

Site Hillerød is an innovative and fast-growing production site. With over 4,000 talented employees, we work together to drive change for people living with serious chronic diseases. The site is located in beautiful natural surroundings, and we offer a diverse array of career paths at all educational levels. Join our vibrant community at Site Hillerød and ramp up your career while we ramp up our production! Get to know us better - visit our Site Hillerød career page. Novo Nordisk Hillerød 

Contact

Should you wish to know more about this position, please do not hesitate to call Vice President, Jakob R. H. Nielsen at +45 3075 9013.

Deadline

20 November 2024

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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.