Project Vice President, CapEx projects (Aseptic Production)

About the Department                                                                                                                                               

You will be joining Fill and Finish Expansions (FFEx), which is responsible for all major expansion activities within aseptic production, solid dosage forms, finished products, fill & finish warehousing, and quality control (QC) across all production areas in Product Supply (PS). The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality and IT, which globally employ more than 20,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 68,000 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. Fill and Finish 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 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave

• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products

• Tuition Assistance

• Life and 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

Directs, leads, and manages the development & implementation of all Aseptic Production (AP) processes including Filling, Formulation, Wash and Sterilization, and Inspection as part of the overall program. This position will be responsible for building the strategic organization to support the design, build, FAT, SAT, and Qualification of all AP process equipment for AP through release & turnover to system owner. Incumbent will be a key role integrated into the project management & execution team.

 

Relationships

Reports to the Project Vice President of Fill and Finish Expansion.  Manages the Aseptic Production Process team of a Director, Senior Manager and several Managers.  Collaborates with fellow Senior Leadership Team members across multiple US and global sites.

 

Essential Functions

• Lead, direct, and coordinate the project management and facilities engineering team in the design, build, install and qualification of all AP processes including implementation of new products within the facility
• Design, install and qualify all AP processes including implementation of new products within the facility
• Develop Gate presentations and present all new expansions to Aseptic Production management as well as PS management to secure budget for execution of expansion
• Ensure that the project is proceeding according to timelines, meeting targets and expectations and adhering to established operating parameters; negotiates changes in project resources as necessary to achieve objectives & timelines
• Develop the organization to support the expansion project ensuring that required resources to execute multiple filling lines are staffed
• Identify and develop working relationships with affected customers at all levels; ensure that customer representatives are kept appropriately informed of project activities and are encouraged to participate as ap