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Are you a team player with a passion for empowering and nurturing the success of others? Can you serve as a role model who naturally inspires, motivates, and develops a team? Do you have a flair for product development and the ability to set direction, inspire, and prioritize critical tasks? Then, seize the opportunity today as you could be the new manager of a world class mechanical development team, we are seeking.

The position

As Manager for a Mechanical Engineering team in Device Engineering (DE), you will manage one of three Mechanical Engineering teams comprising 10-14 professionals. You will play a crucial role in maintaining and developing the necessary capabilities in Mechanical Engineering to support the strategy. Reporting to the director of DE, your responsibilities will include managing project allocations, building capabilities, and operationalizing the team's strategy.

Some of your main responsibilities include:

  • Setting direction and fostering high performance and engagement through team empowerment, leading by example, and building psychological safety and trust
  • Ensuring resource allocation to our development projects
  • Prioritizing critical tasks and assigning work accordingly
  • Managing stakeholders internally and externally
  • Being accountable for planning and executing the technical deliverables in the device development projects covered by mechanical engineering
  • Collaborating with the mechanical engineering manager team and mechanical process manager to set the future direction for mechanical DE in Novo Nordisk

We look forward to welcoming you to a fun and a dynamic leadership team where you will be developing your leader skills every day by working with your team and through teamwork and feedback.

Qualifications

The preferred candidate has the following qualifications:

  • Hold a Master's degree in Engineering or other relevant technical field
  • Have previous experience with product, device, or manufacturing development, ideally from a mechanical engineering perspective in a regulated environment (preferably from medical devices or the pharmaceutical industry)
  • 1-2 years of leadership experience
  • Self reflective know s your own strengths and weaknesses
  • Project leadership would be an advantage but not a requirement
  • Be fluent in both written and spoken English

As a person, you are reflective with leadership aspirations and skills. You are a proactive team player who is energetic and likes to challenge the status quo while focusing on solutions and opportunities. You have a demonstrated ability to identify better practices and create improvements in methods, techniques, and approaches. Your empathy and assertiveness make you a role model for others, and you are not afraid to make bold decisions. You can easily build and manage networks. Finally, you have good mentoring and training skills along with a positive mindset.

About the department

In DE, we are responsible for all project deliveries within key engineering disciplines, including Systems Engineering, Risk Management, and Mechanical Engineering. We are a team of over 200 people continuously adapting to develop and deliver best-in-class products in the most efficient and enjoyable way possible.

Mechanical Engineering underpins most aspects of medical device development and as a Mechanical Engineering manager, you will be part of a team of 4 Mechancial Engineering leaders but you are also part of a larger leadership group with first line leaders from other areas.

We are passionate about developing the world's best medical devices for the treatment of chronic diseases within our focused therapeutic areas: Diabetes, Obesity, Haemophilia & Growth hormone disorders. We design and develop delivery systems for our treatments to ensure correct dosing and convenience for the patient. Our devices are developed in close collaboration between patients and the scientific discovery teams at Novo Nordisk, ensuring that the developed devices are safe and easy for patients to use while being compatible with the drug products taken into development.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk values its people. We understand that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our careers 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 means 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 75,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we're life-changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact Stefan Cuoni Teilmann at SZVT@novonordisk.com.

Deadline

4 August 2025.

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 to 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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