Manager for Staffs Quality

Do you want to make a difference within leadership and take on the responsibility of heading up a team of dedicated and specialized Quality Employees? Do you feel motivated by challenges requiring a high level of professional competency and leadership experience? Then we may have just the right job for you, as we are looking for a manager.

Our department is growing and therefore we are looking for a Manager. You will lead a team of highly competent and experienced Quality professionals and specialists who are working with Quality processes and projects to support our Novo Nordisk Staffs areas, Integrated Quality and Customer Complaints, Audits & Inspections.

As part of this role, you will have the opportunity to establish a team comprised of 7-8 individuals, some of whom are already part of the department while others will need to be recruited. It will be your responsibility to ensure that the team possesses the appropriate skills and competencies. Collaborating closely with our stakeholders will also be a critical aspect of the job, facilitated by our department's emphasis on simplicity in processes and workflow. As a visible leader, you will excel in active listening and grasping the nuances of our operating environment. You will help your team develop by providing guidance and support, and you will promote their growth. You will refer directly to the Director of Digital Health & Staffs Quality.

Your primary location will be Søborg, but you will be required to spend 1-2 days in Bagsværd. Due to the presence of many of our stakeholders in Bagsværd, the team sits there on a weekly basis.

Tasks:

• Continuous support the daily operation through leadership support and quality knowledge.
• Identify and implement training and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance compliance based on signals and data trends.
• Support and develop competencies within the team.
• Improvement and optimization of processes to match stakeholder needs.
• Engage with stakeholders.

Qualifications
The most important asset that you can bring into this job is a good understanding of leadership and quality. Bringing a strong Quality background to guide in the discussion with the team and stakeholders. Support and develop employees in task handling, communicate to stakeholders and continuously improve how we work.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• MSc in Natural Science e.g. Engineering, pharmacy or equivalent background.
• Minimum 5 years of experience from an international pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with people skills including 2+ years as people manager would be an advantage.
• Strong GxP background, providing a good understanding and knowledge of regulatory requirements, and strong understanding of Quality Management Systems.
• Proven stakeholder management experience, as we collaborate across many CVPs areas.
• Experience from a Production environment is an advantage.

You are proactive and strive for higher levels of performance not being afraid of being challenged by peers and employees. You need to have a quality mind-set while at the same time a pragmatic approach, as balancing the right level of quality. You are self-driven and can work independently but understand that teamwork is on top of the agenda, and a requirement for us to succeed. It is essential that you thrive in working with people, developing people and the organization.

About the department
Today the Digital Health & Staffs Quality (DHSQ) department comprises of 14 highly qualified people who are responsible for overseeing quality and optimizing processes within Digital Health, Customer service, Staffs areas, Integrated Quality and Complaints, Audits & Inspections. The department works with many different areas within Novo Nordisk and you thereby get the possibility to have insight across Novo Nordisk on various interfacing processes. The department is diverse on many levels, backgrounds, knowledge, education, nationality, and competences.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don't wait for change. We drive it. We're a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we're all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
For further information, please contact the Director of Digital Health & Staffs Quality, Katrine Augustinussen, at +45 3079 0732.

Deadline
23 February 2025. Please note that we will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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.