Professional to develop within Global Outsourcing

Location:

Søborg – Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Science Jobs

Other Industries & Skills: 

Purchasing & Supply Chain

Job ID:

131282889

Posted On: 

31 October 2024

Are you a professional with a few years of experience ready to develop your career within outsourcing, business development and project Management? Are you looking for an opportunity to learn about drug development, contract manufacturing, negotiation and intellectual property rights? Are you motivated to join a team responsible for developing the future Novo Nordisk product pipeline and help millions of patients world-wide? 

If yes, we offer you this exciting new position as Outsourcing Professional in Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Outsourcing team in Søborg/Denmark, where you will develop into becoming a future Outsourcing Manager. You will be part of an ambitious, international and team-oriented culture with a strong sense of togetherness, where new ideas are valued, and we encourage each other to find the best solution in a fast-growing environment.

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career.

The Position

As Outsourcing Professional your day-to-day work will be a varied mix of responsibilities supporting and interacting with your senior colleagues as well as both internal and external stakeholders. You will be challenged by working on various projects with high complexity and be involved in all aspects of the outsourcing discipline, including scientific, technical and commercial aspects.

With your interest in improving and simplifying processes, you will learn to operate and navigate within outsourcing management by collaborating closely with Outsourcing Managers and Contract Managers on all levels to gain valuable insights, knowledge and experience within:

-Business Development: strategy development, selection & approval, contracts & negotiation
-Project Management: budgeting, purchase ordering & invoicing, project plans & schedule management
-Stakeholder Management: cross-organisational collaboration with relevant stakeholders across Novo Nordisk and contract manufacturing organisations (CMO) relationships.
 

Qualifications

We expect you to have a MSc or Ph.D. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry or other relevant life science degree in combination with:

-2-3+ years of experience from the pharmaceutical or equivalent regulated industry, where you have worked with e.g. current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP).
-Project Management experience, preferably technical projects in an international environment.
-Interest in AI tools and the ability to work with various IT systems.
-Proficiency in English both verbally and written.
 

To succeed in this role, great stakeholder management and communication abilities is needed as well as capability to work within a complex interdisciplinary organisation. As a person, you are proactive, positive, and independent, with the ability to support multiple tasks simultaneously.

You are known for your ability to create an overview, but at the same time a keen eye for details. Your interest in business perspectives is evident, and you understand that the complexity of outsourcing solutions requires a curious and solution-oriented mindset for success.

About the department

As part of Novo Nordisk PSQIT organisation, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) Development & Scaling makes a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop, manufacture and distribute drug candidates for clinical trials and have a strong culture with a “can do” mind-set.

The CMC Outsourcing team supports the Novo Nordisk development pipeline. Comprising of approximately 30 dedicated and experienced employees, the department is responsible for executing sourcing and outsourcing activities. This includes selecting competent collaboration partners, negotiating contractual frameworks, and project management until all deliverables are completed. The department is a part of CMC Development in Product Supply and plays a significant role in bringing new medicinal products to the market.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we do not 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 or questions, Senior Manager, Laust Andrés, on +45 3079 6935.

Deadline

21 November 2024.

We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but we encourage you to include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or 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.

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