Senior Manager Automation - API 324643

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 lifechanging 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 825000 squarefeet of stateoftheart equipment and houses the Fermentation Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisks innovative oral products. At API youll 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 14weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordiskmarketed 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 the Automation departments which are divided into two managerled tracks: Automation Support & Operational Support. Provides leadership & guidance to staff. Responsible for overseeing subject matter experts that support applications and project while ensuring compliance & availability. Ensures service level agreements are in place & people are trained sufficiently to meet stakeholder expectations. Responsible for developing strategic goals & objectives in alignment with all relevant NN business plans. Drives improvement projects & system upgrades.

Relationships

Director.

Essential Functions

• Develop strategic direction for assets monitor advancements in the industry recommend & implement new technologies that help meet customer demands as well as production goals and future capacity for the site
• Collaborate with department leadership & provide oversight for development coaching performance management recruitment & employee relations
• Manage lead & coach department leadership and subject matter experts (SMEs) to ensure a highperforming collaborative team environment
• Provide continuous feedback structure & accountability to improve performance
• Drive cLEAN behavior & ensure systematic problem solving
• Define implement & process confirm dynamic Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on system performance
• Lead & motivate others to drive productivity improvement initiatives & projects
• Responsible for ensuring that department personnel live the cLEAN culture
• Establish & maintain the overall strategic perspective for the department
• Overall oversight of the systems life cycle
• Actively involve & manage stakeholders at all levels across the organization as well as global organization
• Ensure applications are available capable & accessible to meet production & business requirements
• Ensure department is operating in accordance with internal/external regulations & governance
• Manage cost and external vendor relations
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10 of the time. can change on a casebycase basis based on the role.

Development of People

Supervisory

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

• Bachelors Degree in a relevant field of study from an accredited university (MA/MS degree preferred) required
• Minimum of ten 10 years IT or Automation experience in a GMP manufacturing environment required
• Minimum of seven 7 years of people leadership experience including demonstrated ability to lead/direct other people leaders (supervisors) to build a collaborative high performing team environment in a technical context & to inspire & motivate employees through continuous feedback required
• IT infrastructure systems & applications preferred
• BMS PCS MES PLC/SCADA Historian; prefer knowledge & experience with DeltaV Syncade & Rockwell PLC systems preferred
• Manufacturing Intelligence systems preferred
• Networking & firewalls preferred
• IT security & domains preferred
• Lean manufacturing techniques & methodologies preferred
• System development & life cycle management a plus
• Production support process experience and knowledge a plus
• API production a plus
• Organization/Planning: Project management & IT governance including support & system management business continuity & forecasting preferred

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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local state or federal laws rules or regulations.

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