Associate manager to establish and drive our non-GMP API downstream development facility team

Job title:

Associate manager to establish and drive our non-GMP API downstream development facility team

Company:

Novo Nordisk

Job description

Do you have the skills and the experience to set a clear direction and inspire an experienced team to produce great results? Are you eager to work with complex problem-solving related to downstream processes in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) development? If yes, then you may be our new Associate Manager in Downstream Development.The positionAs an Associate manager you will lead a team of approx. 12 experienced technicians and scientists to contribute to the future API processes both in development and manufacturing.You will oversee our new non-GMP facility team, which plays an essential role in testing scale up, new equipment and tech projects as well as delivering technical material for development or stakeholders. Our non-GMP facility is brand new, and you will be responsible for ensuring product deliveries, establishing the team in the new facilities, setting the direction and creating the foundation for a high-performance team.You will be part of a leadership team consisting of one Director and seven more Associate managers. We meet bi-weekly and discuss leadership and specific topics daily. As Associate manager, you set direction for your team by being approachable and communicating clearly and effectively both with the team and with your internal and external stakeholders. You ensure that your team lives up to current and future organisational goals. You coordinate, monitor and evaluate the progress of projects/campaigns and support the team’s continuous development of innovative methods and ideas.In this job you will have opportunities to grow personally and professionally by developing your leadership competencies at the same time as you increase your scientific and business insight.QualificationsIdeally, you hold an MSc or PhD in chemical engineering, protein chemistry or related discipline and have practical leadership experience, where you have successfully motivated and developed team performance. You have experience within process development, pilot production and outsourcing to CMOs.You have an innovative and flexible mind-set. You like to involve and motivate your team members and can communicate and collaborate effectively across disciplines.About the departmentDownstream Development is part of CMC API Development, which together with the rest of CMC makes a significant difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. In Downstream Development you will find 100+ highly skilled and motivated colleagues with a “can-do” attitude divided into 8 teams. Our main responsibility is to develop and support downstream processes for clinical production of API in our in-house Pilots or at Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs). We provide input to Clinical Trial Applications (CTA) but in our facilities and laboratories we work non-GMP, focusing on process understanding. We receive projects from our research organization and transfer them to our manufacturing organisation. We work in close collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Working at Novo NordiskAt Novo Nordisk, your skills, dedication, and ambition help us change lives for the better. In exchange, we offer unique possibilities for professional and scientific development in an informal working environment, and the chance to integrate into a dynamic team of highly qualified and enthusiastic colleagues.ContactFor further information, please contact Sofie Dahl Tolstrup, Senior Manager former non-GMP pilot manager at +45 30776992.Deadline4 August 2024.Candidates will be evaluated continuously.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.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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Location

Bagsværd, Hovedstaden

Job date

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:03:34 GMT

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