Project Manager - #400907

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a background in regulated medical product development? Are you ready to take on the challenge of leading and coordinating cross-organizational projects in the medical device industry? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team at Novo Nordisk. Apply today and be part of shaping the future of Medical Devices & Delivery Solutions.

The position
As Project Manager, your main responsibility is to lead and coordinate the Medical device project team(s) from project initiation to launch and ensure that project deliverables are delivered according to the schedule and budget. The entire project is based on cross-organizational cooperation, and you will lead the device part ensuring that the key stakeholders, e.g. device development, production, quality, and regulations are aligned and work towards the common goal.

Your main tasks will be to:

• Align with the Program Manager, the project team, and stakeholders on scope, goals, and expected deliverables
• Bring a new critical approach to the development of the projects
• Create plan(s) and drive performance by monitoring progress, aligning priorities, removing roadblocks, and escalating issues
• Continuously improve the way projects are executed by challenging the status quo, identifying process gaps, and ensuring solutions are pursued
• Create an engaging (high-performing project team)
  
  
  
  

The portfolio of projects is not only expanding but also heading into new therapy areas as well as leveraging digital solutions. To meet these new challenges, we need to refine our capabilities and processes – also within project management. As a project manager, with insights into the project needs, you will be an important contributor in shaping the future ways of working in Medical Devices & Delivery Solutions.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• An academic technical degree in Engineering or a similar field, preferably at the Master’s level.
• 4+ years of project management experience in regulated medical product development and product maintenance. Ideally, you have managed large projects.
• Acquired project management experience within a production setting, a development organization, or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience in the Med. Tech and Pharmaceutical industry will be considered an advantage.
• Fluency in oral and written English.
  
  
  
  

As a professional, you have a proactive outlook, enjoy new challenges, and are orientated to drive processes and meet deadlines. You have experience navigating a complete stakeholder landscape and can analyze and understand complex structures and systems and use excellent communication skills when presenting this. Responsible for actively supporting change management behavior, including interacting closely and coaching project stakeholders

About The Department

We are a part of Novo Nordisk Devices & Delivery Solutions, which is responsible for the development of medical devices for disease self-treatment within all business areas of Novo Nordisk A/S. Devices & Delivery Solutions has a long and outstanding track record of developing the best, most innovative, and widely used injection devices in the world, and our projects are on the cutting edge of technology to meet real user needs for the benefit of people with different chronic diseases.

The department consists of Project Managers responsible for managing the device part of all the projects and we have a close collaboration with the engineering part of our organisation as well as with the Program Managers who interact with the drug development within Novo Nordisk.

The projects that we manage range from pure mechanical medical devices through combination products (drug/device) to devices with connectivity that are integrated into a digital health solution system.

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 Birgitte Loop – Head of Fixed Dose Devices at +45 34 44 02 56

Deadline
21 May 2024. Please be aware that we review CVs on an ongoing basis hence we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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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 the communities we operate in. Together, we’re life-changing.