IT System Manager III - API manufacturing
Novo Nordisk
August 06, 2026
On-site
Petersburg, VA
IT
What We Offer You
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus
- Generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
- Health, dental, and vision insurance effective day one
- Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
- 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
- Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
- Tuition Assistance; Life & Disability Insurance; Employee Referral Awards
The Position / Responsibilities
- Manage governance, project oversight, schedule, and compliance for assigned IT systems across the full lifecycle (development, maintenance/operation, incident/change management, retirement)
- Ensure processes for system maintenance/operation meet relevant regulations (e.g., GxP, Financial, Personal Data Protection)
- Ensure security controls, validation/qualification (FAT/SAT/UAT/IQ/OQ/PQ/GEP), system lifecycle/IT roadmap perspective
- Manage risk-based change control; approve testing protocols; manage configuration baselines and IT documentation
- Ensure user training/support; manage and review user access
- Maintain validated state via Periodic System Evaluations (PSE); monitor alarms/access/deviations/trends
- Establish support standards/SLA/incident handling; serve as primary escalation point
- Support audits/inspections; manage project portfolio (upgrades, obsolescence, retirement)
- Follow safety and environmental requirements; other duties as assigned
Qualifications / Required Skills
- Bachelor’s (CS/engineering/related) + 7+ years IT operation & maintenance (pharma preferred); OR Associate’s + 9+ years; OR HS + 11+ years
- Required: automation/IT systems & batch process support/troubleshooting; system development/lifecycle management with validation, operation/maintenance, decommissioning; GxP documentation expertise; troubleshooting skills; communication; regulatory audits/inspections; experience driving computer system validation in project teams
Preferred Skills
- COBIT, ITIL, GAMP, 21 CFR Part 11, and/or PIC/S Annex 11; API processes & batch sequencing; statistical problem-solving; planning/organizing in cross-functional teams
Application Instruction
- For accommodation requests only: call 1-855-411-5290.
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus
- Generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
- Health, dental, and vision insurance effective day one
- Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
- 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
- Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
- Tuition Assistance; Life & Disability Insurance; Employee Referral Awards
The Position / Responsibilities
- Manage governance, project oversight, schedule, and compliance for assigned IT systems across the full lifecycle (development, maintenance/operation, incident/change management, retirement)
- Ensure processes for system maintenance/operation meet relevant regulations (e.g., GxP, Financial, Personal Data Protection)
- Ensure security controls, validation/qualification (FAT/SAT/UAT/IQ/OQ/PQ/GEP), system lifecycle/IT roadmap perspective
- Manage risk-based change control; approve testing protocols; manage configuration baselines and IT documentation
- Ensure user training/support; manage and review user access
- Maintain validated state via Periodic System Evaluations (PSE); monitor alarms/access/deviations/trends
- Establish support standards/SLA/incident handling; serve as primary escalation point
- Support audits/inspections; manage project portfolio (upgrades, obsolescence, retirement)
- Follow safety and environmental requirements; other duties as assigned
Qualifications / Required Skills
- Bachelor’s (CS/engineering/related) + 7+ years IT operation & maintenance (pharma preferred); OR Associate’s + 9+ years; OR HS + 11+ years
- Required: automation/IT systems & batch process support/troubleshooting; system development/lifecycle management with validation, operation/maintenance, decommissioning; GxP documentation expertise; troubleshooting skills; communication; regulatory audits/inspections; experience driving computer system validation in project teams
Preferred Skills
- COBIT, ITIL, GAMP, 21 CFR Part 11, and/or PIC/S Annex 11; API processes & batch sequencing; statistical problem-solving; planning/organizing in cross-functional teams
Application Instruction
- For accommodation requests only: call 1-855-411-5290.