Vice President, Integrated Quality Leadership: Process and Operational Excellence

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for continuous improvement of processes, applying Lean, and driving transformation in large organizations? Are you a visionary who excels in transforming complex requirements to process in workable solutions for global organisations? If so, you might be the right fit for our team as the new Vice President (VP) of Integrated Quality Leadership: Process and Operational Excellence!  

The Vice President will report into the Corporate Vice President of Integrated Quality (IQ) & Operations and Staff Quality (OSQ) and will be a key member of the leadership team for the Integrated Quality Programme (IQ Programme) as well as IQ&OSQ management team. The Integrated Quality Programme will transform Novo Nordisk’s QMS, making it scalable, flexible and ready for the future. IQ Leadership is one of the Programme pillars, catering for Process Excellence and Operational Excellence.

This position is based in Bagsvaerd, Denmark. 

The position
As the Vice President (VP) of Integrated Quality Leadership you will spearhead the transformation and implementation of Process Excellence in Novo Nordisk. You will set strategic direction in how Novo Nordisk’s ways of working are to be adjusted to ensure excellence in both processes and operations.

You will lead a team of highly competent specialists and experts in processes and Lean, setting direction and principles in how Novo Nordisk achieves process excellence and operational excellence, ensuring continuous improvement, while maintaining compliance with regulations.

Additionally, you will be responsible for stakeholder involvement in strategies and solutions, ensuring that perspectives and needs from different areas are considered, creating the best value for the programme and for Novo Nordisk.

Furthermore, you will lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing transformation team, fostering transparency, collaboration, innovation, and excellence within the organisation. The team will expand dynamically, to support the implementation efforts needed in the upcoming years.  

Success in this leadership role demands a high degree of independence, innovation skills, cultural awareness, and excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Qualifications
To be a competitive candidate, you should have:

• A master’s degree within relevant area
• 5+ years of leadership experience, leading leaders 
• 10+ years of proven experience in process improvements, including process management
• 10+ years of experience working across complex matrix organizations, in heavily regulated industries
• Strong drive for continuous improvement and transformation
• Solid experience in Lean
• Strong problem-solving skills 
• Effective communication and negotiation skills with the ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders
• High degree of independence, resilience, flexibility and cultural awareness

Besides, we value personal attributes: collaborative mindset, analytical skills, data-driven approach, adaptable, creative, independent, relationship-building and a robust, energetic personality.

About the Department
Integrated Quality Leadership is an VP area within the IQ & OSQ area in Novo Nordisk Quality. Besides responsibility for the Integrated Quality Leadership pillar the area is responsible the cLEAN Supply System ensuring operational excellence. For now, the area consists of 9 skilled colleagues and will grow to the need of the implementation. 

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 questions please contact SVP Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Kristina Lock at [email protected] or get to know us better by visiting Careers

Deadline
 23. March 2025

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.