Associate Manager, Microbiology & Biochemistry

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and 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 legacy Injectable Finished Products (IFP) 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 IFP, 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 12 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 supervising QC Microbiology & Biochemistry activities & personnel. Responsible for ensuring testing of in-process, release, and stability samples from API, IFP, & OFP sites is performed in accordance with cGMP, NNPILP & corporate policies.

 

Relationships

Senior Manager, Microbiology & Biochemistry.

 

Essential Functions

• Lead team in successful execution of Microbiology & Biochemistry processes
• Coordinate with the responsible manager and other teams on workload issues & priorities
• Plan weekly to ensure resources are in place to execute the cycle plan
• Ensure tracking and reporting of Key Performance (KPIs)
• Serves as point of contact for stakeholders at NNPILP API, IFP, & OFP sites
• Responsible for ensuring department documents are current & standardized
• Support training and development of technicians & analysts
• Review lab generated data to ensure data integrity & timely reporting for batch release
• Responsible for ensuring laboratory areas are inspection ready
• Follow all safety and 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 ten percent (10%) of the time. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role.)

 

Development of People

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 personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility.

 

Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required. Equivalent combination of education and business/operational experience may be substituted for degree as appropriate
• May consider an Associate’s degree in Life Sciences or a relevant field of study from an accredited university with five (5) years of experience in an aseptic manufacturing organization
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a aseptic manufacturing organization required; experience in a pharmaceutical environment preferred
• Minimum of three (3) years of direct supervisory experience required

 

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 worl