Associate Manager for Project Manager Team

Are you passionate about leading talented and engaged Project Managers? Are you interested in guiding people in managing complex and challenging projects and building relationships across the organization? Do you want to be part of one of the newest and most advanced production plants at Novo Nordisk? Then this might be the position for you! We are looking for a new Associate Manager for one of the three teams in the Project Management Office (PMO) in Injectable Finished Products (IFP) based in Hillerød. Apply now! The Position As our new Associate Manager, you will be responsible for the Aseptic Production (AP) and IT PMO team. Your team of 11 dynamic and ambitious Project Managers with various backgrounds delivers high-quality management for projects of varying size, budget, and complexity. The project portfolio covered by the team is within Aseptic Production (AP), designed to ramp up and improve a new filling production capacity. These projects are related to new equipment, IT systems, and optimized production processes within wash and sterilization, formulation, filling, and inspection. Also covered by this are the projects related to the Digital and IT (DD&IT) portfolio of our production site. As an Associate Manager in this position, you have three focus areas: Direct Leadership: • Day-to-day leadership of academic employees working as project managers.
• Being an authentic and relevant leader focusing on developing, giving guidance, sparing, and having 1:1 meetings.
• Allocating employees to projects, continuously planning for resource allocation within a growing portfolio.
• Developing and strengthening team culture and collaboration.
Project Portfolio Management: • Being part of the steering group setup for the AP and DD&IT portfolio, working closely with our site portfolio managers.
• Setting the direction to ensure that all project-related tasks within the team are executed effectively.
• Maintaining close dialogue with the line of business as well as stakeholders on the corporate level.
• Supporting production by running projects efficiently, including our ongoing Agile journey within the DD&IT.
Department and Site Leadership Team: • Being part of the PMO Management leadership team and participating in the collective PMO strategy planning and execution.
• Being a Novo Nordisk leader following the leadership principles and all the structures and systems that support that leadership behavior.
• Role modeling the Novo Nordisk Way and working inclusively with stakeholders and manager groups across the site. Qualifications
To succeed in this position, we expect you to have: • A bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, pharmaceuticals, or a similar field.
• 5 years of working experience including experience as a leader. Project Management experience is preferred but not a requirement.
• Good communication skills with experience working cross-functionally and building relations with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Interest in project portfolio management.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written. Danish will be a plus.
On a personal level, you have a proactive mindset, demonstrate strong leadership qualities, and possess exceptional stakeholder management skills. You have a structured approach to your work, and you can juggle several tasks while prioritizing your efforts optimally by keeping the bigger picture in mind. Furthermore, all Associate Managers role model our behavioral goals. You will be expected to demonstrate inclusive leadership by valuing and actively listening to diverse perspectives while maintaining a strategic overview to ensure collaboration across business functions. As a leader, you ensure the well-being and development of our employees while optimizing and preparing our processes for the future. About the Department The PMO AP team is placed in the Project Management Office department, which is part of Production Support at our site IFP HI, a production site that is part of our global production division; Product Supply – counting close to 14,000 employees worldwide. Production Support consists of 85 highly qualified employees with a multitude of professional backgrounds with a common purpose to support our production and implementation of Novo Nordisk strategies within IFP HI. The site relies on brand-new Aseptic Production as well as Assembly and Packaging lines, Material handling, and Warehouses. Here we produce Diabetes and Obesity products 24/7, which are continuously distributed to patients worldwide. The PMO department consists of three Associate managers, each with a team of highly skilled Project Managers or other project-related employees, including Project Portfolio Managers and Shutdown Managers. The PMO department is responsible for: • Project Execution in production as well as support areas.
• Project portfolio management including budgeting, reporting, and controlling.
• Shutdown management.
• Maintaining and developing the Project Execution model, including standards, processes, and competencies.
• Project validation strategies. Working at Novo Nordisk Together we drive change. 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, to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care. At Novo Nordisk, we use our skills, dedication, and ambition to help people with diabetes and change their lives. By working with us you will have the opportunity to do the same in a global business environment. Contact
For further information, please contact Sandra Heise (Head of PMO) on +45 3079 8140. Deadline
Apply before February, 28th 2024.
Kindly note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews conducted on a rolling basis. To ensure fair and efficient processing, please refrain from adding a photo to your CV.
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.