Project Director, Quality Assurance - DPM Expansions

Location: Clayton

About the Department 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.

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 14 weeks 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 Responsible for leading the Project QA organization to ensure fulfilment of project deliverables in accordance with the Novo Way while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations & the Novo Quality Management System.

Relationships Reports to Senior Director, Quality.

Essential Functions Responsible for leading the Project QA team in accordance with the Novo Way Ensure compliance with applicable regulations & procedures

Work within the frame of the Novo Quality Mission Provide performance management & leader standard work including setting short & long-term objectives & daily detailed planning & prioritization of work tasks

Promote positive & effective collaboration with internal & external stakeholders

Develop employees, to include driving high-performance behaviour & creating an environment for positive employee engagement

Actively participate in Quality Leadership Team and Project Leadership Team activities, including strategy planning for the organization

Ensure robust processes are in place to meet or exceed quality and business goals, project deliverables, organizational objectives & internal and external requirements

Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives in the team Participate in regulatory inspections & internal audits as necessary

Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties

Other accountabilities, 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 of the business and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.

Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting…