Project Manager, Medical Devices

Novo Nordisk US

Novo Nordisk US

Operations
Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Posted on Mar 10, 2025

Do you want to take part in shaping the future of product development, and to help grow the organ-isation to cope better with complexity and a growing portfolio?

Then this is your moment, as we are looking for a new Project Manager to join our Devices & Deliv-ery Solutions organisation in Hillerød. Apply now for a life-changing career!

The position
As Project Manager, your main responsibility is to lead and coordinate the device project team(s) from project initiation to launch and ensure that project deliverables are delivered according to the schedule and budget. The entire project is based on a cross-organisational cooperation, and you will lead the device part ensuring that the key stakeholder, e.g. device development, production, quali-ty, and regulations are aligned and work towards the common goal.

Your main tasks will be to:

  • Align with the Program Manager, the project team, and stakeholders on scope, goals, and expected deliverables
  • Bring a new critical approach to development of the projects
  • Create plan(s) and drive performance by monitoring progress, aligning priorities, removing roadblocks, and escalating issues
  • Continuously improve the way projects are executed by challenging the status quo, identify-ing process gaps, and ensuring solutions are pursued
  • Create an engaging (high performing project team)

The portfolio of projects is not only expanding but also heading into new therapy areas as well as leveraging digital solutions. To meet these new challenges, we need to refine our capabilities and processes – also within project management. As a project manager, with insights into the project needs, you will be an important contributor in shaping the future ways of working in Devices & De-livery Solutions.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role you have:

  • An academic technical degree in Engineering or similar, preferably at Master’s level
  • 5+ years of project management experience in Medical Device product development, product maintenance, or similar. Ideally, you have managed large projects
  • Acquired project management experience within a production setting, a development organi-sation, or within other highly regulated environments
  • Pharmaceutical industry will be considered an advantage


As a professional, you have a proactive outlook, enjoy new challenges, and are orientated to drive processes and meet deadlines. You have experience navigating in a complete stakeholder landscape and are able to analyse and understand complex structures and systems and use excellent commu-nications skills when presenting this. Furthermore, this position, you are required to be fluent in oral and written English.

About the Department
The Device Projects department consists of Technical Projects Managers as well as Project Managers. We are part of Novo Nordisk Device Delivery Solutions, which is the organization responsible for the development of device solutions for medical self-treatment within all business areas of Novo Nordisk A/S. In our department, we have a wide range of development projects in different development phases, and you will join a team contributing to projects related to pens and auto-injectors.

Our main job is to ensure progression of the overall Novo Nordisk development pipeline contributing with the delivery technology and with aim to help even more people living with chronic diseases and their healthcare professionals through new technologies. You will join a dynamic, international, and innovative environment, where highly skilled professionals work closely together to develop next-generation medical devices.

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Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
For further information, please contact Trine Østergaard Olsbjerg, Senior Manager, at TQ@novonordisk.com

Deadline
30 March 2025

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, we’re life changing.