Senior Project Manager - developing project excellence setup

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Are you passionate about developing, optimising and operating Project Management tools & templates used by a large group of project directors? Do you have experience working in the pharmaceutical industry? And last but not least, do you succeed in facilitating change management processes towards senior stakeholders, then we might have the right position for you.

Apply now and join a growing and fast-moving team!

The position

The position is newly established, and you will be responsible for further developing and anchoring our project management processes, tools & templates in close collaboration with a large group of project directors that uses the tools & templates for their development and life cycle management projects. In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring continuous improvement of existing processes and communicate it clearly to the project directors, ensuring an aligned way of working with aligned deliverables.

Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Develop, operate, and continuously improve our project management processes, tools & templates, in close collaboration with project directors and other key stakeholders in our organisation
• Apply a data-driven thinking with digitalisation playing a key role in optimising our processes and the successful implementation of new/improved initiatives
• Continuously mature our way of working with project management and ensure anchoring and training of the organisation
• Manage changes related to maturing and aligning our project management processes and tools & templates engaging with stakeholders and ensuring their buy-in

Qualifications

We are looking for a senior profile who has experience in developing and improving project management processes and tools & templates within pharmaceutical product development, who can ensure both implementation of new initiatives and continuously improving our existing processes, tools & templates.

To be successful in this role, we believe you:

• Hold a master’s degree within a relevant field such as science, engineering or business
• Have +5 years of experience with project- and stakeholder management and developing/operating project management processes, tools & templates used for a diverse project portfolio
• Possess solid pharmaceutical industry experience and a strong business acumen – the ideal candidate has experience from a CMC and/or development of pharmaceutical products 
• Demonstrate excellent change management skills and ability to facilitate a common way of working across a diverse stakeholder landscape
• On a personal level, you excel at navigating complex organisations, creating simple and agile processes, and are capable of independently driving an agenda
• You have excellent presentation and communication skills and are capable of structuring material to enable efficient decision-making, while also tailoring the level of communication across stakeholders; this also enables you to build strong internal network through trust and quality work allowing you to impact the direction and address critical questions

About the department
You will be joining a highly skilled team working as “internal back-office support” to ensure project excellence across the large project director organization we support called Development Product Portfolio (DPP). DPP is an area established to improve Novo Nordisk’s ability to prioritise and develop our pipeline with a keen focus on product potential, manufacturability, scalability, as well as future capacity needs in close collaboration with Global Supply Chain.

You will join the DPP Excellence & Transformation team within DPP. Key purpose of the area is to support across the DPP with transforming and operating project processes, tools & templates, portfolio management and governance reporting.

We offer a modern and flexible working environment, giving everyone the opportunity to be themselves and do their best, whilst working with truly talented colleagues. While we are dedicated to our tasks, we maintain focus on preserving a healthy work-life balance.

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

If you wish to know more about this position, please contact Head of DPP Excellence & Transformation, Sif Press-Kristensen, +45 3083 3733

Deadline 
8 April 2025

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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.