Senior Manager, IT & Automation - Chemical API development and production

About the Department

For more than 100 years, Novo Nordisk has been tackling the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases, such as diabetes & obesity. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

 

Our new Petersburg, Virginia site marks a strategic move to advance our capabilities in Emerging Technologies (ET) within Chemical API development and production. The highly experienced site is designed to strengthen and accelerate our Small Molecule (SMOL) strategy while amplifying our operational capacity. This is to safeguard and support ET´s SMOL projects in the coming years, aligning with our vision and strengthening our potential for growth and innovation.

 

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

Provides leadership & guidance to IT & OT systems staff responsible for IT, automation and infrastructure, security, networking, compliance, & deskside service & support. Coach/mentor direct reports. Ensure effective stakeholder management using effective communication & expectation alignment. Provide guidance for computer system decommissioning, investigations/deviations & associated documentation/testing) & IT/OT system management tasks including compliance and lifecycle management. Responsible for assisting with development of strategic goals & objectives for the site. Provide information, feedback & insight to site leadership on IT/OT plans, projects & efficiencies. Meet or exceed customer, business & regulatory requirements in accordance with the Novo Nordisk Way.

 

Relationships

Reports to Director, and may serve as part of the global leadership team.

 

Essential Functions

• Manage and guide team to maintain plans to meet changes in stakeholder requirements
• Assist in developing strategic direction for company’s IT/OT assets, monitoring advancements in the industry, & recommending & implementation of new technologies based on stakeholder needs
• Develop and evolve IT/OT site processes and lifecycle management in accordance with NN procedures & local requirements
• Influence the evolution of critical stakeholder requirements to meet a technically dynamic environment
• Champion for cGMP compliance, to include ensuring internal and external regulatory compliance of all site systems
• Ensure IT/OT systems are available, capable, & accessible to meet production & business requirements
• Build and develop a strong, high performing cross-functional team
• Develop relationships with Novo Nordisk IT/OT contributors globally
• Collaborate with Site Leadership on workload solutions & advocate for IT/OT project and resource prioritization
• Frequent planning to ensure resources are in place to execute according to plan
• Ensure clear and essential communication with customers, to include alignment with ET DDK & all other relevant stakeholders globally
• Responsible for ensuring department documents are current & standardized
• Mange departmental training, development, coaching, performance, and recruitment
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities, as assigned