Senior Manager for Drug Substance Outsourcing

Location:

Bagsværd – Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

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Job ID:

130723804

Posted On:

27 June 2024

   

Are you a seasoned category manager looking to bring your knowledge about sourcing chemical synthesized compounds to the next level? Would you like to develop your leadership skills even further and thrive in being a hands-on leader? Do you want to directly contribute to Novo Nordisk’s ability to provide medicines to millions of people with chronic diseases, both now and in the future? If you’re inspired to be a part of Novo Nordisk’s work in risk mitigation and sustainability within the outsourcing space, then this opportunity is for you. Apply today!

The position

As Senior Manager for Drug Substance Outsourcing for Product Supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (PS API), you will be responsible for the strategy as well as heading up the team focusing on outsourcing building blocks, Intermediates, starting Materials, Sidechains and API’s.

Some of your key focus include:

-Leading and motivating a team of currently 6 talented individuals, recognizing and developing their strengths
-Taking accountability for the performance and deliverables of the cluster, ensuring projects are completed within scope, time, quality, and budget
-Representing the cluster in various company governance fora, making decisions in line with your responsibilities
-Driving critical cross-functional projects and initiatives as well as optimizing processes
-Providing clear goals and purpose for the project team, ensuring effective use of time and resources
You will be working in a global organization; hence you should expect 10 to 20 days of travel activities per year. This position holds ample opportunities for personal and professional development and will quickly establish you as the go-to person within your area. You will be reporting directly to Uffe Holm, Vice President of Drug Substance Outsourcing.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, we imagine you:

-Hold a master’s degree or equivalent in supply chain, business, engineering, or any other relevant field
-Possess a strong experience (+8 years) in procurement/strategic sourcing within the outsourcing space, focusing on drug substance or chemicals and/or biologics categories
-Exhibit leadership skills and ideally a previous experience in people management
-Are fluent in English, both written and spoken
It would be considered as a plus if you are already familiar with the pharmaceutical industry.

As a person, you have a strategic mindset and an ability to quickly understand different business models and industry dynamics. You can put strategy into action by breaking the bigger picture down into specific decisions and actions. You enjoy working in a multicultural and fast-paced environment and you bring a ‘can-do attitude’, and a healthy sense of humor to your work also when under pressure. Last but not least, you thrive in coaching and developing people.

About the department

You will be joining the Drug Substance Outsourcing department, which is part of Global Strategic Outsourcing & Devices function located in Bagsværd, Denmark. We have the global direct spend responsibility managing a network of outsourced partnerships for Product Supply. Our Drug Substance Outsourcing department is a dynamic and diverse team of Category Managers with different levels of experience, nationalities and backgrounds. The department has direct impact for Novo Nordisk ability to supply to patients.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 60,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the position, you are welcome to call Uffe Holm, Vice President of Drug Substance Outsourcing, at +45 30 79 71 21.

Deadline

21 July 2024.

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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.

 

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