Manager, Project Management Office - Manufacturing Processes

Role Summary

Manager, Project Management Office - Manufacturing Processes at Novo Nordisk. Direct and coordinate the activities of the Manufacturing Processes Team at the PMO to support the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with business, regulatory, and customer requirements. Provide direction, coaching, and oversight of team members and stakeholders to meet project goals.

Responsibilities

• Support capacity projects and drive key investment portfolio projects in Aseptic Manufacturing and Finished Production
• Drive continuous improvement of standards, policies, procedures, and controls within the project execution process
• Ensure capability of aseptic manufacturing and finished production projects to meet goals and user requirements
• Implement and monitor cost controls in compliance with budget and regulatory requirements
• Oversee internal and external project services and management, requiring risk-based decision-making
• Manage executive stakeholder management and facilitate quick decision-making and resolution
• Coordinate documentation between PM3 and stakeholders for the director area roadmap
• Actively manage local and global stakeholders on key project delivery activities
• Oversee PMO manufacturing process team's operation, development, and training, ensuring continuous process improvement and policy development
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities, as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in science, engineering, or business from an accredited university required
• MA/MS in science, engineering, or business preferred
• Minimum of seven (7) years of project management/consultancy required
• Minimum of three (3) years of leadership experience required
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, or quality required, preferably in a pharmaceutical or other regulated industry
• Knowledgeable in systems within pharmaceutical industries to include parenteral drug production preferred
• Knowledgeable in effective management in complex organizations and managing contractors to achieve project goals preferred
• Knowledgeable in Aseptic Formulation and Manufacturing; High-speed, automated process lines (filling and/or inspection); Sterilization Processes preferred
• Knowledgeable in high-speed, automated systems, assembly or packaging preferred
• Knowledge of large CAPEX projects with focus on PMI/Novo Nordisk project management governance an advantage preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills preferred
• Proven expertise in mentoring/development, change management, planning/organizing, managing execution preferred
• Revising the work plan for complex problems solved by cross-functional teams preferred

Skills

• Project management
• Stakeholder management
• Strategic planning
• Process improvement
• Leadership and people development
• Risk management
• Budget and cost control

Education

• As listed in Qualifications

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Supervisory responsibilities with focus on individual development plans (IDP) and performance management