Senior Manager
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Job Location:
Kalundborg - Denmark
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
CMC & Product Supply
Kalundborg Denmark
Lead the central Distributed Control Systems (DCS) Centre of Excellence that will shape how we deliver operational excellence across our manufacturing sites globally. This is your chance to form a team define how we work and ensure our production systems run with precision to get life-saving medicines to patients who need them most.
Your new role
As Senior Manager of the DCS CoE youll be responsible for establishing and leading a central team that manages the lifecycle of DCS across API IT. Youll be the driving force behind operational excellence on the shop floor while supporting our ambitious expansion projects.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Building and leading the central DCS CoE team (10-20 specialists and system managers) who provide continuous support to operational sites and API expansion projects
- Owning the DCS systems across API sites ensuring operational efficiency with high levels of security compliance and lifecycle management
- Developing and delivering the service catalogue while continuously improving the operating and support model to ensure smooth and effective addition of future new sites
- Managing strategic vendor partnerships and setting the direction across CMC&PS IT on systems in the DCS portfolio in collaboration with manufacturing sites and expansion projects
- Establishing a robust 24/7 support model with effective problem-solving and management escalation procedures that minimize IT-related downtime
- Ensuring manufacturing IT systems comply with requirements from internal external local and global authorities while supporting audits and inspections
- Driving continuous improvement through LEAN management systems of current and new technologies ensuring standardization and harmonization across sites
Your new department
In CMC & Product Supply we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules processes devices and products dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.
The DCS CoE sits within CMC&PS IT and API IT where youll report to the Director of API IT. Your team will be the central point of excellence for DCS systems balancing the urgency of production support with the agility needed for expansion projects. Youll work closely with manufacturing sites in Denmark and the US as well as major expansion projects ensuring our IT systems integrate seamlessly with production to deliver medicines without interruption.
Your skills & qualifications
Were looking for a leader who thrives in dynamic high-stakes environments and has the right mentality and drive to create change and build something new. Youll bring:
- Proven managerial skills and demonstrated leadership abilities in leading global teams
- IT acumen and technical knowledge within IT and automation systems
- Experience in delivering IT support in production environments
- Experience with problem-solving in structured ways ideally with knowledge of LEAN methodologies such as OneStar or similar continuous improvement approaches
- Knowledge of DCS or other production systems (e.g. MES systems) is beneficial
- Strong ability to establish cross-organizational collaboration and manage complex stakeholder relationships across multiple functions and geographies
- Excellent communication skills in English with Danish language skills being an advantage
- A proactive results-oriented approach with flexibility change willingness and the ability to manage in highly dynamic production and project environments
Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this we approach our work with determination constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. Here youll find a culture that values presence and collaboration where leaders are visible available and present on the shop floor. When you join us youre not just starting a job youre becoming part of a story that spans generations ensuring our production systems deliver medicines that change lives around the world.
What we offer
There is of course more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.
Deadline
6th of April 2026.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk were not chasing quick fixes were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years weve been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives seek out bold ideas and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together were making healthcare more accessible treating and preventing diseases and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us you become part of something bigger a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.
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