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Do you have experience in project controlling and/or cost engineering? Are you driven to join a dynamic and still growing project portfolio of some of the world’s largest pharma projects?

If you are also eager to make a real difference every day, then this opportunity could be for you! Apply now and join us in the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Investment Project Office (IPO) team!

The position
As our new Lead Project Controller, you will be responsible for managing financials within direct project execution of a large CAPEX project.

Your day-to-day areas of responsibilities will include:

  • Developing, creating, monitoring, and executing cost controls
  • Focusing on cost management, project resources, progress reports and forecasting
  • Ensuring “house in order” regarding financial and accounting compliance
  • Enhancing your business/finance/accounting knowledge with broad technical knowledge within pharmaceutical production, which will help you in your daily work
  • Building a broad network in Novo Nordisk with regular contact with many different areas of the business to govern solutions within the projects
  • Navigating a dynamic and sometimes hectic working environment

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, we imagine you:

  • Hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Project Management, Business, or another related field
  • Possess 3 to 5 years of practical cost controlling experience, preferable from large CAPEX projects
  • Demonstrate broad knowledge in executing step-by-step cost controlling
  • Have experience in creating and forecasting project budgets/cost
  • Showcase fluency in both spoken and written English

Previous experience from working in a GMP regulated industry is a plus.

As a person, you are curious to learn and attentive to details. You are structured and work independently across a broad stakeholder landscape. Your organized approach allows you to maintain a broad overview while keeping an eye for the details. You have a natural flair for translating complex issues into clear, concise communication easily absorbed by upper management.

About the department
API IPO is a growing team supporting the largest construction projects across the API organisation. IPO consists of five teams where the culture is open, engaged, and curious. Presence on site in Kalundborg is expected 3 days/week.

You will join a supportive and collaborative work environment where your ideas are valued. Our team of 30 people is diverse, inclusive, and committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. We believe in the power of teamwork and strive to create an atmosphere where everyone can thrive.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact
For further information please contact Andreas Praestegaard Andersen, Cost Manager, at OAAN@novonordisk.com or at +45 3448 3140.

Kindly be aware that the Hiring Manager will be on vacation in weeks 30 and 31, with limited availability via phone and email.

Deadline
3 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 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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