Project Manager (2 years temporary position)

Project Manager (2 years temporary position)

CMC & Product Supply

Hillerød, Denmark

With an extraordinary drive to lead change, you have the opportunity to shape the future by managing strategic projects that put Novo Nordisk at the forefront of innovation. If this speaks to you, we are excited to welcome you to our Packaging Program department within FPMSAT (Finished Product Manufacturing Science & Technology) as part of the Multivendor Program.

Your new role
Once you step into your new Project Manager role you will be part of a capacity expansion Program- Multivendor, with primary responsibility of delivering packaging lines to our production sites globally.  

Your main responsibilities include:

• Managing 1-2 investment projects to deliver packaging lines, collaborating with Multivendor Program teams, receiving sites, and vendors.
• Coordinating deliverables with international teams of skilled engineers and specialists implementing innovative packaging lines.
• Leading global teams and managing projects from development to post-launch for medical devices and combination products.
• Managing a wide range of stakeholders both within Novo Nordisk and externally
• Initiating, executing, and finalizing projects within our established project execution framework.
• Acting as the crucial link between workgroups, steering groups, project owners, project governance, and key stakeholders.

Reporting and communicating at various organizational levels and forums will be a natural and integral part of project management. Occasional overseas travel may be required for this position, with approximately 10-70 days per year.

Your new department

In CMC & Product Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

Packaging Programs is a large department within FPMSAT, currently consisting of more than 60 team members. FPMSAT is responsible for the industrialisation of all medical devices at Novo Nordisk. We are an end-to-end corporate organisation developing products for high volume production, establishing control strategies of the products, improving, and implementing the production equipment at the production sites in different parts of the world. Finally, it is our ambition to drive change by discovering and putting in practice novel digital solutions to our processes. You will be welcomed by colleagues with positive and agile mindsets, eager to share their experience and insights on how to improve processes and quality to meet future demands.

Your skills & qualifications

We’re looking for a new Project Manager who will enjoy working in a high-paced, dynamic environment. You:

• Hold a Bachelor or Master’s degree in business, economics, engineering or similar.
• Bring strong background within project management, engineering, or production preferably in a regulated industry.
• Possess broad expertise in utilizing project tools, implementing effective reporting mechanisms, and efficiently tracking project progress.
• Demonstrate proven capability in driving multiple projects simultaneously with a methodical approach, handling demands with efficiency and effectiveness.
• Possess strong English proficiency and the ability to craft clear, refined messages for effective communication at all levels, including management.
   

As a person, you possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, adeptly engaging with stakeholders across various levels and complexities. Your strategic mindset and efficient prioritization are proved by your ability to set clear direction for the team, drive performance, and maintain a balance between quality and speed, all while showcasing a pragmatic approach. Respecting and incorporating others' opinions and viewpoints, even when they differ from your own, enables you to effectively lead the team, serving as a role model for other Project Managers.

About Site Hillerød

Site Hillerød is an innovative and fast-growing production site. With over 4,000 talented employees, we work together to drive change for people living with serious chronic diseases. The site is located in beautiful natural surroundings, and we offer a diverse array of career paths at all educational levels. Join our vibrant community at Site Hillerød and ramp up your career while we ramp up our production! Get to know us better - visit our Site Hillerød career page.

What we offer
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline
27 July 2025 (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and the position may be closed before the deadline.)

Novo Nordisk is not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.

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.