Experience the thrill of driving change as a Project Manager at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech. Use your experience to take charge of cross-organisational projects with medium and high complexity. You will be positively challenged by the variety of our projects and their purpose, but you will also become part of an experienced and committed Project Management Office, consisting of project managers and project supporting staff functions.
Apply today and become part of our mission: Enabling better medicines - Enabling better lives.
The position
You will become part if the Project Management office (PMO) at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech in Køge. You will be leading one or more projects which will vary in size and scope related to the manufacturing pharmaceutical ingredients for Novo Nordisk and external customers Depending on your qualifications and professional interests, you will be working on projects aimed at the refurbishment of existing production facilities or the establishment of new facilities within manufacturing and laboratories, introducing new IT systems, automation solutions, digitalisation of processes and much more.
Your main tasks will be:
• Leading medium to large projects and interacting with a group of team members (internal and external) including Project Coordinators, Project Planner and Controllers, specialists, engineers, and operators.
• Creating, together with key project members, project plans with appropriate levels of detail and presenting these plans to senior management.
• Utilising the established governance within project management to provide clarity on responsibilities and expectations in your project team, meeting structure, feedback procedures and the routines of collaboration.
Your workplace will be at our site in Køge, beautifully located by the bay.
You will report directly to the Senior Manager of the Project Management Office, working with 16 highly skilled Project Managers, Planners, Assistants, Controllers and our Project Portfolio Manager.
During the onboarding programme, you can look forward to a thorough introduction to our processes, products and our company as whole. We look forward to welcoming you!
Qualifications
To succeed in this role, we imagine that you possess:
• M.Sc., B.Sc. within Engineering, Life Sciences, IT, Project Management or similar.
• Several years of experience in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation; solid experience in project management, scale-up or new building of facilities and compliance projects, as well as proven record of managing stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of and experience in different project management frameworks such as: Waterfalls, Stage Gate Model and Agile Project Management.
• You are experienced in communicating at all levels; fluent in written and spoken English and can communicate in Danish.
The job requires a high degree of independence and a flair for leadership. As a person the job requires a high degree of cross functional skills, to set goals and deliver results. You know how to stay focused, despite changing demands or tight deadlines. You have strong stakeholder management and communication skills including the ability to communicate complex subjects in an easy and understandable way.
About the department
At the Project Management Office (PMO) in Novo Nordisk Pharmatech, we strive to be at the forefront of Project Management and Project Portfolio Management. We work continuously with developing best practice, sharing our learnings across projects and support our project managers through close collaboration with professional project resources such as Planners, Controllers, and Assistants.
Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S is a 100% owned subsidiary of Novo Nordisk located in Køge. We are more than 300 people covering the entire value chain from R&D and Business Development to Manufacturing, Marketing and Sales. Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S is a global and leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical ingredients for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Our purpose is to enable better medicines and enable better lives by providing sustainable pharmaceutical materials through innovative and customized solutions. Our product range consists of Quaternary ammonium compounds (Quats), Recombinant Insulin, Customized Purification Resins, and Specialty Enzymes.
Working at Novo Nordisk
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.
Contact
If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Senior Manager Mikkel Mølvig Dalsø at [email protected] or +45 3197 1589.
Deadline
October 8th 2023.
Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews will be planned as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in 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.