Technical GMP Project Manager

Do you want to grow your potential to an expert level within technical project management in a truly international environment? Do you have profound GMP experience and a proven track record of successfully implementing complex projects and practical qualification and validation work from the pharmaceutical industry? Then you might be our new colleague!

The position

As Technical Project Manager you will join a competent and dedicated team with a primary focus on support for the operational teams in our department. You will be part of a highly GMP-regulated environment! We stress the importance of being experienced with GMP; as we know, this often poses unique challenges compared to many other industries. We execute, advise, and manage projects for facility and Utilities changes but not limited to. We do that according to the so-called Science & Risk-based Qualification concept. Your role in this concept:

• Covers both engineering and operational responsibilities.
• Requires that you also find energy to deliver high-level technical writing.
• Managing a wide range of stakeholders within Novo Nordisk and externally.
• Develop strategies and identify risk based on risk assessment.
• Perform evaluations and learnings from the results of the projects.

Sometimes things can be busy, but we are great at supporting each other, ensuring that no one is left alone with more significant challenges.

This position holds a range of professional opportunities to develop expertise in a complex manufacturing setup where ambitions are high. Project participation across the organisation may also be in scope for you.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you have:

• A master’s or bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar.
• +5 years of project management experience working with utilities in the pharmaceutical industry, covering different qualification and validation aspects.
• GMP knowledge.
• Familiarity and ability to operate freely in the PCS system - will be seen as a great advantage.
• A hands-on approach to your tasks and are technically adept, willing to learn and motivated to work in a technical department.
• Experience managing complex technical projects with numerous internal and external stakeholders.
• Full professional proficiency in Danish.

You have a communicative and collaborative aptitudes in this role. We expect that you can set the direction and drive performance, ensuring quality and speed while being pragmatic. Balancing conflicting inputs by respecting and including others’ opinions viewpoints is essential.

You will fit well in our diverse and dynamic team if, as a person, you are enthusiastic, flexible and self-motivating with the ability to work independently. This is a fast-paced working environment, so when the pressure is on, you will ideally be the one in the team who can bring a can-do attitude and a healthy sense of humor to the office. It is important to us that you remain flexible when priorities change while ensuring the short- and long-term motivation of the project teams. You enjoy knowledge sharing, and your quality mindset and solution focus are a natural part of you. The structure you apply to tasks helps you prioritise even when things are moving fast. You appreciate the value of accurate and timely documentation as the essential safety and quality control parameter.

About the department

AM Ge is the production site situated close to Copenhagen. Here we are app. 780 colleagues who take responsibility for transforming Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients into the finished product that patients can use all over the world. We are producing at full speed on existing lines while building and ramping up new state of the art facilities. Our complex processes require a high level of expertise, commitment, and engagement from our employees and include formulation, filling, freeze-drying, product inspection, assembly, and pack. We bring value to patients by delivering high-quality Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) compliant products in a timely and cost-efficient manner. We drive change by working actively with LEAN and always looking for improvements within our processes, but also in the way we work together to make our products reach as many patients as possible.  

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

At Novo Nordisk, we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment where you can grow your career and make a difference. We are dedicated to providing our employees with opportunities for professional development and advancement. Join us and be part of a company that is committed to changing lives and improving global health.

Contact

If you have questions about the position, please call Associate Manager Henning Hansen at [email protected]

Deadline

9 April 2025.

We will review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged 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 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.