Associate VP, Drug Product Manufacturing US Quality

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Facility:
Quality

Location:

Clayton, NC, US

About the Department
At Novo, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains. Our Product Supply Aseptic Manufacturing (PS AM) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At PS AM, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

What we offer you:

• 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 14weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Position

The Associate Vice President of Drug Product Manufacturing US Quality (DPM US Quality) will head up the Quality Assurance organization across the DPM Manufacturing sites in Bloomington Clayton and Site Durham. Direct and coordinate the activities of the DPM US Quality organization to support the production of Novo’s products and devices through testing and quality assurance programs which meet or exceed business, regulatory and customer requirements in accordance with the Novo Way.

Formulate, communicate and implement the corporate strategy that effectively supports the manufacture of Novo products through testing and quality assurance programs that ensure patient safety.

Relationships

The position reports to the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Quality and is a member of the Manufacturing Quality Management team. The incumbent will be responsible for the entire organisation consisting of 5 direct reports and a total of 300 + employees.

In addition, the Associate Vice President will be a part of the DPM US Management team.

Essential Functions

• Head up DPM US Quality ensuring that the organization is a strong partner to Line of Business
• Formulate, communicate and implement the corporate and local strategies that effectively supports the manufacturing of Novo products to ensure patient safety Direct and manage quality management team which includes but is not limited to the following:
• Training and development
• Performance leadership
  
  Recruitment/ selection
• Employee relations
• Budget
• Continuous process improvement via cLEAN methodologies
• Organizational planning and objective setting
• Policy development follows all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role).

Development Of People

Supervisory. Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities…