Project Director - CAPEX 327567
Project Director - CAPEX 327567
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About the Department
Our Research & Development organization brings together the best minds in life science innovation. The teams located in facilities in Lexington Watertown Cambridge and Seattle reflect the full R&D continuum from early research through latestage clinical development. Here we are building for the future creating a distinct R&D community based on collaboration partnerships and cuttingedge research across multiple modalities and therapeutic areas. We recognize that improving human health starts here and that patients rely on us. Our R&D hub merges biotech speed and agility with large pharmaceutical company quality resources and stability uniting the best of both worlds to develop new medicines for patients.
The Position
The Project Director (PD) in agreement with Sterring Committee and under mandate given by the Research & Early Development (R&ED) IPG (Investment Portfolio Group) and/or Novo Nordisk IPG is accountable for direction and progress of the project(s) including:
- Project management of Construction & other CAPEX projects and/or programs through development construction and handover phases. Projects can include laboratories research facilities offices.
- Proactively managing project cost scope time risk and business impact throughout the project lifecycle
- Organizing and leading multidisciplinary project teams to ensure the successful completion of all project deliverables through development construction and handover
- Monitoring project progress providing regular reports to senior management and mitigating risks
Relationships
Reports to R&ED Investments Director.
Internal & External Stakeholders include: SVP EVP CVPs VPs Directors Managers Team leaders Professionals Lab/tech and skilled workers in departments involved in projects. Other support organization like Quality IT procurement HR Legal/Regulatory etc.
Project Director will be managing a team(s) of varying number of NN and external employees withing project organization depending on the needs of the project.
Essential Functions
- Typically leads major Construction Lab FitOuts Rebuilds or other CAPEX project(s) or programme(s) with large Total Project Cost (TPC) high complexity & high strategic impact. Typically leads and influences crossorganizationally crossfunctionally and crossregionally initiatives and change that creates positive broad enterprise impact. Acts as role model and mentor for colleagues in R&ED Investment and strategic sparring partner for R&ED Director.
- Project management of CAPEX Investment projects through development and handover phases in accordance with Novo Nordisk PEM (Project Model) IPG (Investment Portfolio Group) Governance local US regulations and other Novo Nordisk compliance requirements
- Stakeholder Management and Communication
- Proactively manage project cost/scope/time/risks/business impact throughout project lifecycle.
- Perform project procurement management incl. drive all necessary processes to acquire products services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work.
- Ensure high focus on Health Safety and Environment throughout project lifecycle (for internals & externals). Secure continuous compliance to the latest Novo Nordisk and local HSE requirements.
- Develop strategic winwin solutions. Identify synergies & alignment with other functions.
- Perform cost management incl. estimating budgeting and controlling project costs so that project can be completed within the approved budget/mandate. Monitor the project status to update project costs and manage changes to the cost baseline.
- Perform risk management incl. conducting risk management planning identification analysis response monitoring & control. Proactively mitigate project risks.
- Build fitforpurpose project organization incl. crossfunctional crossregional teams. Secure the right skills and competences are available in the project team. Close capability gaps.
- Manage activities with focus on the means of meeting project objectives incl. establishing effective processes planning coordination prioritization of work measuring monitoring etc.
- Leads with focus on people incl. influencing motivating listening enabling etc. Create a collaborative team environment and enable Novo Nordisk way of working.
- Skilled at translate business requirements to technical requirements.
- Help R&ED Investments Director drive continuous development of project management function in accordance with best practices and ever evolving business need.
Physical Requirements
Approximately 0 10 overnight travel. Ability to lift 050 lbs. Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Must be local to the Lexington MA office. Relocation not provided.
Qualifications
- A minimum of a Bachelors degree with 10 or more years of relevant work experience.
- Minimum of6 years of project management experience leading crossfunctional (and perhaps global) projects.
- Has typically led several major CAPEX construction or rebuild projects. Experience in building laboratories & lab fit outs of leased buildings is an advantage.
- Typically holds experience from pharma or other regulated industries (food life science energy etc).
- Typically holds experience from both development construction and handover phases.
- Skilled at driving project in highly complex stakeholder setups
- Skilled in advising and influencing at high leadership levels and drive project to success despite conflicting interests.
- Persuasive and effective communicator with strong Negotiation skills. Skilled at creating winwin situations.
- Pragmatic constructive perseverant. Able to lead through crisis and in situations of high pressure.
- Proactive & has strong focus on results QHSE timeliness and cost.
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 world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together were life changing.
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Employment Type
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