Senior Project Manager; Validation

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions (FFEx), which is responsible for all major expansion activities within aseptic production, solid dosage forms, finished products, fill & finish warehousing, and QC across all production areas in Product Supply. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approx. 20,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 50,000 employees.

FFEx is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan, and build all new aseptic filling capacity across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our production facilities with the use of modern technology, as we are setting the standards for the aseptic production of the future. Facilities designed today which we will still be proud of 20 years from now.

FF Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off, including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Life & Disability Insurance

Execute assigned projects across any business unit within cost, quality, & schedule requirements. Coach & support PM1s & PM2s in planning & executing projects to ensure project success (i.e., on budget, on time, within scope). Partner with Line of Business to guide projects. Ensure projects are executed & staffed according to plan. Support Line of Business in developing project roadmap & area master plan.

Indirect reporting of PMO staff with 1:1s, roadblock resolution, risk reporting, & overall first level of project guidance.

Reports to Manager.

• Project Management:
  • Lead multi-disciplined project teams to complete projects on-time, on-budget, meeting all requirements (quality, cost, schedule)
  • Develop & execute assigned project plans in accordance with the scope, schedule, quality, impact & cost objectives
  • Lead multi-disciplined project team(s), to include negotiating required staffing with LOB & assisting with required training of personnel supporting the project
  • Develop project staffing plans, considering both internal & external (contingent/consultant) workers, needed to support projects, to include assembling the project team & manage tasks & time closely for external staff to ensure budget alignment
  • Provide project cash flow projections and high level schedule projections to support Budget Cycles (AB, RE, LE)
  • Refine business case with project owner/sponsor
  • Establish & communicate quantifiable project benefits
  • Manage, coordinate & direct contract resources, & internal resources
  • Refine & clarify project scope through early project analysis with subject matter experts & owners to further substantiate project purpose
  • Provide clear goals so that the project secures effective use of time & resources & builds employee motivation
• Develop bid packages, bid evaluation & drive vendor selection. Also work with procurement to create project specific contracts:
  • Accountable for financial project through purchase order creation, management, invoicing & cost forecasting
  • Monitor & control project work with stringent follow-up on quality, schedule & budget so that the project delivers the desired end-product
  • Monitor & report project progress, communications to management & other stakeholders, & presentation in steering groups
  • Ensure the quality/content of steering group status & gate presentations
  • Review, approve, & endorse project related procurement (i.e. purchase orders & bid events)
• Ensure alignment with global programs & other site projects to actively share best practice, knowledge, & visions
• Ensure all facets of the program lifecycle align with expectations set forth by the STG &/or project owner
• Line of Business Program Management:
  • Partner with Line of Business to develop project roadmaps (i.e. 1-3 year plan) & master plan…