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About the Department

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions (FFEx), which is responsible for all major expansion activities within aseptic production, solid dosage forms, finished products, fill & finish warehousing, and QC across all production areas in Product Supply. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approx. 20,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 50,000 employees.

FFEx is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan, and build all new aseptic filling capacity across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our production facilities with the use of modern technology, as we are setting the standards for the aseptic production of the future. Facilities designed today which we will still be proud of 20 years from now. FF Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions

• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays

• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one

• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option

• Family Focused Benefits including 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave

• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products

• Tuition Assistance

• Life & Disability Insurance

• Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Position

The Project Manager will lead the expansion of the Injectable Finished Products (IFP) production line, managing all aspects from design to installation, while interfacing with global teams to align standards and practices. Responsibilities include developing business cases, securing approvals, collaborating with design firms, and ensuring the project adheres to set timelines, scope, and budget. The role demands effective stakeholder communication and rigorous change control, with a keen focus on performance tracking against project KPIs. Ensuring safety and environmental compliance throughout the project lifecycle is essential.

Relationships

Coached by: Senior Project Manager – Site Capacity.

Essential Functions

• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties

• Responsible for ensuring project plan accomplishes time, quality, and cost objective

• Responsible for adherence to mechanism for monitoring project progress, intervention and problem solving with other line managers or personnel

• Responsible for information exchange

• Responsible for communications to management and other pertinent units

• Assist with any training required of personnel supporting the project

• Ensure that installation, troubleshooting, qualification, and validation of equipment meets all commitments laid out by the overall project

• Responsible for development and execution of projects identified as process needs and improvement opportunities

• Other accountabilities as assigned

  Physical Requirements

  May move equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. May be required to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift. May required corrected vision to 20/20 or 20/25 based on role. May require color vision based on role. May require the ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protections.

  Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field or equivalent combination of experience & education required

• Advanced Project Management competencies obtained through relevant PM training or experience preferred

• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in facility infrastructure as well as manufacturing experience in a pharmaceutical environment preferred

• Minimum 5 years proven project / portfolio management skills with major capital projects preferred

• P&ID, HVAC, and Electrical systems. Understanding of complicated product documentation and standard operating procedures with attention to high-level concepts. Basic understanding of contractual documents and ability to create work plans and detailed project schedules. Computer literacy preferred

• Proven project management experience with direct management of multiple projects simultaneously preferred

• Proven expertise in mentoring/development, planning/organizing, managing execution, and revising the work plan for complex problems solved by cross functional teams preferred

• Initiative, ability to function independently preferred

• Good judgment in decision making as well as very good leadership skills preferred

• Functions well in team environment preferred

  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.

  Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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