Manager, Project Management Office – Manufacturing Processes
Novo Nordisk
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Clayton • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Direct and coordinate the activities of the Manufacturing Processes Team at the Project Management Office (PMO) to support the project lifecycle at Novo Nordisk which meet or exceed business, regulatory and customer requirements in accordance with the Novo Nordisk Way.
- This includes providing direction, coaching and overseeing the management and supervision of team members, internal and external, such as project managers, project analyst, shutdown manager, validation, and project engineers.
- 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 & finished production processes projects to meet project goals and user's 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 to meet business needs
- 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 the PMO manufacturing process team's operation, development, and training, and ensure continuous process improvement and policy development within the area of responsibility
- Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
Requirements
- Bachelor’s 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 the effective management required when working in complex organizations & in managing contractors to achieve project goals preferred
- Knowledgeable in the following: Aseptic Formulation and Manufacturing; High-speed, automated process lines (filling and/or inspection); Sterilization Processes preferred
- Knowledgeable in the following areas: 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 & 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
Benefits
- Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
- All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
- Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
- Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
- Family Focused Benefits including 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementmanufacturing processesaseptic manufacturingfinished productioncost controlsrisk-based decision-makingcontinuous improvementCAPEX projectshigh-speed automated systemssterilization processes
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingstakeholder managementcommunicationmentoringchange managementplanningorganizingexecution managementproblem-solving