Manager, CMC Cultivation Pilot Plant (Denmark, Bagsværd)

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Bagsværd, Denmark

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Engineering & Technical

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Are you a strong people leader motivated by leading and optimizing your team? Do you strive in a complex and dynamic environment where fast decisions are prerequisite for success? Do you have a natural flair for motivating and engaging your team so each employee can be the best version of themselves? Do you have an urge to make complex processes simple and effective with a natural focus on optimizations/LEAN? Are you motivated to work in a high-paced pharmaceutical production environment that combines both daily operations and long-term considerations?

If yes, then join us as our new Manager for the Recovery 2 team within the department Cultivation Pilot Plants (CPP).

Learn more about Cultivation Pilot Plants and get introduced to our area: CMC API Pilots - please visit our career page .

The position
As Manager, you will head up our Recovery 2 team of approximately 15 scientists and technicians. The team is responsible for the production of API intermediates supporting the Novo Nordisk pre-clinical and clinical pipeline (phase 1-3) and one marketed product.

As Manager you will:

• Secure good work conditions including work life balance, diversity as well as develop your team and the individual employee to be the best version of themselves
• Proactively solve operational challenges in a systematic way and secure that the team learns from mistakes
• Curious and proactive in optimizing both production output and work processes. This includes implementation and maintaining a good Kaizen/LEAN culture
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively both with your team and with your stakeholders
• Leading as a role model embracing an open, honest, respectful approach according to Novo Nordisk values

In this job, you will have opportunities to grow personally and professionally by developing your leadership competencies and being part of establishing an optimized facility while keeping the current production running.

You will be a part of the CPP leadership team of 6 colleagues, ensuring our daily operations and future productions needs are meet. You will have a direct reference to the Department Manager.

Qualifications
To succeed in this position, you preferably have a master’s degree (MSc) or PhD in engineering, biochemistry/chemical engineering, pharmacy, or other relevant fields. Furthermore, you have:

• A minimum of +5 years of people management, ideally from the pharmaceutical industry or production environment
• Robust leadership skills, you can make fast and tough decisions while setting direction and empowering you employees
• Passionate about motivating and developing your team members
• Experience from a GMP-regulated manufacturing area is highly advantageous
• The ability to challenge the status quo and see cLEAN as a natural part of your daily work.
• Good communication skills in Danish and English

On a personal level, we expect you to be an ambitious and performance-oriented leader, that finds simple solutions to complex challenges. You demonstrate strong communication skills, take responsibility for developing others and motivate your employees by being inspiring and engaging. Furthermore, you think above and beyond your area and you promote knowledge sharing with your peers.

About the department
CPP is part of CMC API Pilots and CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control) Development & Scaling that manufactures and controls new drug substance candidates for the development portfolio at Novo Nordisk.

The department consists of two fermentation lines/teams and two recovery lines/teams: Recovery 1 and Recovery 2. Also, we have a support team that support across the department with cleaning activities, validation activities, training, cLEAN, quality etc. The 5 Managers in the department work closely together and are empowered to take independent decisions and act when needed. In the department we foster an open, honest and appreciative mindset that frames the work conditions and culture.

In CPP we work with various technologies and equipment depending on whether the cultivation is based on yeast or E-coli and on how the recovery process is designed (i.e. centrifugation, filtration, homogenization, chromatography etc.). The design is done by our colleagues in CMC, Development and post phase 3 CPP is involved in the process transfer to the part of Product Supply that produce for market. Thus, CMC API Pilots is the link between Development and established market production.

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
For further information, please feel free to contact Department Manager, Senior Director Mads Bjørn Stage on +45 34489467.

Deadline
January 26, 2025

Please apply as soon as possible as we are conducting interviews on continuous basis.

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.