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Ready to join a business area that ensures the success and development of robust Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) processes for the entire Novo Nordisk drug development portfolio? Curious about working in the intersection of leadership, strategy and downstream processes? And are you a vigorous leader who knows how to lead and harness your teams’ capabilities through strong collaboration and active stakeholder management?

If yes, then leverage your expertise and shape the future of API Downstream Development. We are looking for an experienced leader to lead and develop your team further and impact our future strategic direction. This is your chance to influence outcomes that matter for patients worldwide. Embrace the opportunity to drive change - apply today!

The position

As Manager/Senior Manager you will lead a dynamic team of 20 talented specialists, scientists, technicians, and students. Your team is responsible for the development and optimisation of API downstream processes and collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders within and outside Novo Nordisk. The team has an innovative approach at solving challenges and identifying solutions. Together, you’ll support the pioneering Novo Nordisk portfolio and shape the future of API processes in both development and commercial manufacturing.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of API Downstream Development, you will be an integral member of our management team (7 Managers and 1 Senior Manager), steering projects that redefine what's possible in the pharmaceutical industry.

Your main tasks will be to:

  • Lead with Purpose: Manage team performance while ensuring timely delivery of activities that meet project deadlines and customer needs.
  • Collaborate Across Borders: Work proactively with diverse stakeholders, from Research to Product Supply, fostering strong relationships and open communication.
  • Empower Your Team: Focus on the personal and professional development of your team members, nurturing their growth in an inspiring environment.
  • Innovate & Inspire: Create a workplace culture that encourages enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity, while ensuring accountability and collaboration.

You will act with a strong science and strategic mindset to secure continuous progress of your team as well as make your mark on the strategic direction of the department. Furthermore, lead as a role model embracing an open, visible and respectful approach and place the well-being of your team as a key priority by building a trustful and vibrant working environment.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you excel in your leadership role, fully aware of your identity as a leader and how you actively engage with your team. Additionally, you passionately drive the leadership agenda in collaboration with your management colleagues, inspiring everyone towards shared success. Furthermore, you:

  • Have a relevant educational background at MSc or PhD level.
  • Have a minimum of +3-5 years of people management experience, ideally from the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Are passionate about motivating and developing your team members.
  • Have demonstrated to deliver results without compromising job satisfaction.
  • Have excellent communication skills and are fluent in English.

As a person you possess strong interpersonal skills, which enables you to build trust and followship within your team. You like to develop, involve, and empower your team members and demonstrate authenticity and motivate others to achieve high-quality results. You thrive in a dynamic development environment where sharp priorities and complex problem-solving is part of everyday life. Additionally, you master the right balance between leadership and management and have an innovative and flexible mind-set.

About the department

API Downstream Development is a department within the business area Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC) API Development. Our main responsibilities are to develop and support API downstream processes for clinical production of API and later commercial API manufacture all supporting the progress of the pipeline in Novo Nordisk. We work closely with stakeholders across Novo Nordisk as well as work with external stakeholders, such as Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMO). We provide input to regulatory filing as well and we work in a non-GMP environment.

We are approx. 130 highly skilled and motivated colleagues organized in eight teams, located in Bagsværd, Greater Copenhagen. The department is characterized by a can-do attitude, and an open-minded culture where we are proud of our work and focused on customer satisfaction.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t 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, please call Christian Frimundt Petersen at +45 3077 5443.

Deadline

Apply before 25 May 2025.

Please note that we will review applications and call in for interviews continuously. So please apply as fast 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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