Senior Manager, FP Process & Compliance
Novo Nordisk
August 10, 2026
On-site
Clayton, NC
Corporate Functions
The Position
Lead tactical and long-term strategic activities to drive process and compliance improvement within FP and ensure process and quality robustness and standardization across shift teams.
Relationships
Reports to Director, Finished Production.
Essential Functions
- Coach and mentor direct reports in accordance with NNWay essentials
- Develop long-term process and quality improvement plans
- Champion creation of simple and robust quality standards and expectations
- Drive quality process performance to meet business and customer needs
- Champion Quality Event Communication and Containment processes
- Perform process confirmation and continuous improvement of NC Process within FP and compliance standards
- Proactively identify trends to prioritize compliance improvement projects and initiatives
- Drive departmental Quality Steering Group agendas
- Coordinate process group responsibilities (non-technical) for Clayton site and contribute globally to manufacturing compliance and robustness best practices
- Coordinate audit team and develop audit standards/practices
- Own FP APR coordination
- Own FP customer complaint coordination
- Own procedural support for PS@SAP, Pas-X, and Serialization; establish departmental roles/responsibilities for these systems
- Other accountabilities as assigned
Physical Requirements
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or related field; MS preferred or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5–7 years leadership/management experience in Manufacturing or Quality (pharma or related industries preferred)
- In-depth knowledge of packaging and device assembly processes and supporting systems (SAP, Pas-X, Serialization) preferred
- Knowledge of Quality Management System, Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies preferred
- Proven track record implementing sustainable process improvements preferred
- Proven expertise in planning/organizing and managing execution/checking/revising strategic plans to meet short- and long-term objectives preferred
Benefits
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus
- 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
Lead tactical and long-term strategic activities to drive process and compliance improvement within FP and ensure process and quality robustness and standardization across shift teams.
Relationships
Reports to Director, Finished Production.
Essential Functions
- Coach and mentor direct reports in accordance with NNWay essentials
- Develop long-term process and quality improvement plans
- Champion creation of simple and robust quality standards and expectations
- Drive quality process performance to meet business and customer needs
- Champion Quality Event Communication and Containment processes
- Perform process confirmation and continuous improvement of NC Process within FP and compliance standards
- Proactively identify trends to prioritize compliance improvement projects and initiatives
- Drive departmental Quality Steering Group agendas
- Coordinate process group responsibilities (non-technical) for Clayton site and contribute globally to manufacturing compliance and robustness best practices
- Coordinate audit team and develop audit standards/practices
- Own FP APR coordination
- Own FP customer complaint coordination
- Own procedural support for PS@SAP, Pas-X, and Serialization; establish departmental roles/responsibilities for these systems
- Other accountabilities as assigned
Physical Requirements
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or related field; MS preferred or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5–7 years leadership/management experience in Manufacturing or Quality (pharma or related industries preferred)
- In-depth knowledge of packaging and device assembly processes and supporting systems (SAP, Pas-X, Serialization) preferred
- Knowledge of Quality Management System, Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies preferred
- Proven track record implementing sustainable process improvements preferred
- Proven expertise in planning/organizing and managing execution/checking/revising strategic plans to meet short- and long-term objectives preferred
Benefits
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus
- 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