Project Manager, Quality Control

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Do you have project management experience in a pharmaceutical setting or with implementing requirements for materials in a controlled environment? Are you naturally driven to meet set targets and eager to expand your project execution toolbox, and to drive projects aiming at scaling our quality control laboratory to a global setup? Apply today and become one of the two Project Managers we are looking for to lead our strategic projects.

 
The position
We are looking to expand our team with several people to support us reaching our strategic aspirations in Sourcing QC. As a Project Manager, your primary role entails owning and managing projects from inception to execution.
The first projects will be to secure a good incorporation of the newly acquired QC laboratories around the world to the processes owned by us.
You can also anticipate being involved in projects related to GMP, quality improvements, optimization and automation projects. Some of your key tasks will include:

• Executing projects ranging from local improvement initiatives to strategic global projects within Raw Materials & Primary Packaging Materials.
• Steering project teams through all project phases, establishing and overseeing project schedules, along with offering guidance and motivation.
• Promoting inter-team coordination, communicating with stakeholders at all organizational levels, and adapting to changing project needs.
• Scoping and defining new initiatives and process improvements with assistance from the professionals in the department.

You will work closely with Chemists, Specialist and other project managers supporting on department level in Sourcing QC, but your activities will also include communicating across all levels and business areas in the organization.

Qualifications
To be considered for this position, we imagine you:

• Hold a master’s degree in chemistry, engineering, or another relevant field within the natural sciences, or alternatively possess a master’s diploma or higher in a different field but bring project management experience within the industry.
• Demonstrate practical project management expertise, either as a project manager or as an individual contributor/specialist with strong project management skills.
• Showcase a successful track record of effectively managing projects and workstreams.
• Display fluency in both written and spoken English, with conversational proficiency in Danish.
• Familiarity with GMP requirements in the pharmaceutical industry would be considered an advantage.

As a person, you are resilient and independent, with excellent communication and collaboration skills. You are structured and possess an analytical mindset, effectively prioritizing, assessing, and driving decisions, as well as mastering timely follow-up and follow-through. You respect others’ opinions yet can steer a decision through the team. Finally, you are a strategic thinker who actively acts on changes that could impact projects.  
 
About the department
You will join Sourcing QC (Quality Control) in Product Supply, Sourcing Operations. The position is in the QC Support & Development team, but you will provide support to the entire department. The department consist of approximately 140 employees, located in Hillerød.

In Sourcing QC, we are responsible for ensuring the quality of inbound raw materials and primary packaging materials for Novo Nordisk (NN) production sites worldwide. We cooperate with a variety of functions, including development departments, warehouses, business support functions and QA.

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 about the role, please contact Senior QC Manager Signe Korsager via e-mail: sgks@novonordisk.com

Deadline
1 June 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.