Director of Pharmaceutical Process Operations

3 days ago


Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Novo Nordisk AS Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned leader to oversee the establishment, characterization, and scaling of aseptic manufacturing processes for new drug products. As Manager of a Process Development Team, you will lead 11-13 dedicated scientists and specialists in ensuring seamless integration of new processes and success across the company.

Main Responsibilities
  • Drive innovation and efficiency within the team, ensuring prioritizations are clear, strategies are executed, and timelines met.
  • Lead the team through employee engagement, defining individual business and behaviour goals, ensure hiring and job training, champion personal and professional development, as well as manage regular follow-up on project task progress.
  • Allocate and manage resources from the team to key development projects.
  • Collaborate with a large internal and external stakeholder landscape to ensure successful implementation of new processes.
Key Qualifications
  • An academic background in sciences, engineering, pharmacy, or similar.
  • A solid leadership background within product development or pharmaceutical production. Experience with (aseptic) manufacturing processes is an advantage.
  • An ability to balance short-term deliverables with long-term focus, prioritizing and creating transparency for your team.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills.
  • Fluency in English language.
About the Department

In Aseptic Manufacturing (AM), we produce high-quality injectable products for various therapeutic areas worldwide. Our New Product Introduction (NPI) department consists of 90 employees, responsible for transitioning development drug products into large-scale production. This includes production design, material and process sciences, product stability, coordination of manufacturing for late-phase clinical trials, and filing for market approval with health authorities.



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