Senior Engineering Project Manager

Location:

Hillerød – Frederiksborg, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Science Jobs

Other Industries & Skills:

Property & Real Estate, Purchasing & Supply Chain

Job ID:

131233924

Posted On:

15 October 2024

   

Are you motivated by working in a changing environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to use your professional project management expertise within core pharmaceutical processes? Does the idea of being involved in a new capacity expansion project where you can influence, and impact future active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production facilities sound interesting?

If yes, this is a great opportunity to become a part of a team, where we turn ideas into actions. Apply now for a life-changing career!

The position
We are seeking a few Senior Engineering Project Managers who will each lead and manage a work package for the planned expansion of our API production facilities in Hillerød. This strategic investment is planned as a multibillion green field project and has high attention from Novo Nordisk’s Senior Management. In cooperation with our skilled Work package owners, you will have the responsibility to lead and manage a work package ensuring effective planning and execution while engaging in detailed planning, resource allocation, and risk management.

Your main responsibilities will include:

-Ensure deliverables to the engineering partner from the work package team, and secure timely deliverables from all parties.
-Lead and manage a process work package, for example, downstream, vessels, or cleaning. Ensure equipment transitions smoothly from FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) to SAT (Site Acceptance Test), overseeing verification protocols for final on-site testing. Guarantee good collaboration with the suppliers, construction management and your team
-Good stakeholder management internally and externally especially with other work package teams
-Ensure that scope/time and economy are on track with vendors in collaboration with procurement management and engineering partner
 

This project will give you the scope to be involved in a new, high-profile greenfield project where you will have the opportunity to be involved in shaping a new department.

Qualifications
We realize that few people are experts at everything. But if you can nod your head at the following attributes, then you could be the person we are looking for:

-A relevant academic degree in biotechnology, chemical engineering, or a related field.
-Extensive experience working with project management with larger technical Capex projects, specifically within Pharma and/or Biotech.
-Leadership skills with experience in large construction projects, with strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
-Experience in GMP and regulated industries is essential, and experience with API projects is highly preferred. 
-Proficiency in spoken and written English is mandatory.
 

You possess analytical, planning, and organizational skills, enabling you to set clear directions and manage complex processes. You are an excellent communicator with outstanding stakeholder management skills. Professionally, you work independently, thrive on driving initiatives, and have a forward-thinking outlook. You enjoy collaborating, learning, and sharing information with others. You are driven by achieving great results with colleagues and excel in communication and collaboration, effectively interacting with stakeholders across the organization.

About the department
Our team is working to expand the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) capacity of our Biotech production in Hillerød. You will become a part of one of the most significant expansion projects in Novo Nordisk – and when finished the facility will employ app. 340 colleagues. The highly automated facility will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology that is flexible to accommodate new processes and products. It will expand our capacity for our portfolio of clinical late phase products to serve more people living with serious chronic diseases including rare diseases. 

We do not only drive change for our patients – we also drive life-changing careers for our employees by promoting a learning culture with high levels of trust, innovation, and development throughout the organisation. To drive the project and reach the initial phase of production, we need your help! Are you ready to join the project team and our journey? 

Working in PS API Expansion, Novo Nordisk

You will be joining PS API Expansions. The area is anchored in Novo Nordisk Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approximately 30,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 64,000 employees. PS API Expansions is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan and build all major API Expansions projects across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. We build and design our future API facilities as multi-product facilities with flexibility to accommodate future processes and display state-of-the-art technology and working environment. We focus on delivering the highest quality to patients globally in an efficient and environmentally sustainable way. 

We are setting the standards for the future, designing facilities we will still be proud of many decades from now. We drive world class execution of capacity projects, and together we are building the future of Novo Nordisk. 

Contact
For further information, Senior Manager Christian Bøttger at +45 3079 4095 or Senior Project Manager Magda Skou at +45 5180 9096.

Deadline
4 November 2024

Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged as soon as possible.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please 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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