Manager, Project Management - API

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we are helping to improve the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. 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 newer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) facility in Clayton, NC sits on 825,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art equipment, and houses the Fermentation, Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisk’s innovative oral products.  At API, 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

Provides over-all management & guidance to API M-US PMs & relevant project activities.  Provides vision & direction, as developed by leadership, into actionable steps.

 

Relationships

Director.

 

Essential Functions

• Lead group of experienced PMs and professionals to execute API M-US project portfolio of investment projects in excess of $40M annually
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining standards and systems to successfully execute capital investment projects within expected time, quality, cost, and in line with NN project execution model (PEM)
• Trusted advisor to API M-US senior leadership on project strategy, execution, and delivery
• Responsible for proper communication of status & escalation to management, PPM & other pertinent units as needed
• Identify and mitigate risks to delivery of investment project portfolio
• Responsible for development of team of PMs to ensure proper competencies in place to execute projects that directly support strategic goals for site
• Identifies & develops working relationships with internal stakeholders and maintains external network of project execution professionals & companies (incl internal & external engineering, construction, and support functions)
• Ensuring effective cost and time management for all capital projects
• Development & oversight of site investment budget in excess of $40M to include funding recommendations to leadership
• Contributes & collaborates across all boundaries to challenge project ideas, generate innovation, and optimize execution of projects
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities, as assigned

 

Physical Requirements

May move equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions.           May be required to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift. May required corrected vision to 20/20 or 20/25 based on role. May require color vision based on role. May require the ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protections.

 

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 Engineering, Science, or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required
• Master’s degre