Are you ready to set direction, drive, and implement the LEAN agenda for the Oral Product Development (OPDev) area at Novo Nordisk? Can you cultivate a LEAN mindset to advance our managers and employees to new levels of LEAN excellence?

If you are passionate about continually improving our ways of working, we invite you to explore this exciting opportunity at Novo Nordisk. Read more and apply for a life-changing career with us today!

The position
In Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) OPDev, LEAN represents more than just a set of tools; it embodies a culture and mindset that are continually evolving within our organisation. As our new CVP Lean Partner, you will work with a team of LEAN Partners supporting the areas where your responsibilities will be forming and heading up the lean strategy for OPDev, leading lean initiatives on your own and through the lean partners and enhancing the organisation's lean maturity.

Your main tasks will include:

• Drive and continuously improve Corporate Vice President (CVP) performance board, cockpit and strategy deployment in a proactive manner securing that OPDev is one step ahead
• Lead the implementation and maturity of our “LEAN Supply System” and “LEAN Leadership” across the business area in OPDev
• Develop and set the overall LEAN direction for OPDev in collaboration with your LEAN Partner colleagues, your direct leader and the CVP
• Drive the OPDev LEAN community and continuously enhance its impact within OPDev, and participate in Senior Vice President LEAN network and initiatives across
• Facilitate systematic problem-solving on some of our biggest challenges, and find proactive systematics that help our business and productivity
• Coach, teach, and develop leaders and employees in LEAN principles, systems, and tools
  

Qualifications
We are looking for someone with:

• An academic degree in a relevant field (engineering, chemistry, pharmacy, business management, or project management) or equivalent relevant experience
• Good communication, stakeholder and change management coupled with leadership skills to drive the LEAN agenda on a CVP level
• Ability to keep the helicopter perspective as the same time as guiding with specialist knowledge
• Experience in designing and executing LEAN transformations
• Proven experience in coaching LEAN principles, systems, and tools for senior leaders and employees at all organizational levels

Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and production leadership will be an advantage, as well as certifications in Lean such as Black Belt/DMAIC or 3-star.

As an individual, you are positive, corporative and solution orientated, and you work systematically, logically, and proactive. You can interact and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, and you take pride in solving your tasks and challenges with close involvement of key stakeholders. You are flexible and thrive in an ever-changing environment, with frequently moving priorities and handle this with your sense of urgency, structure, and overview.

About the department
As part of OPDev you make a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop and formulate all new processes coming out of our research units in our pilot plants, ensuring that we bring best-in-class tablets to the market.

The OPDev is an area within CMC that employs approximately 500 highly skilled people situated in Måløv and Athlone, Ireland. Our focus is to develop and manufacture solid dose tablets for pre-clinical and clinical trial phases I, II and III covering a broad and exciting range of process technologies.

You will become part of the Portfolio Management & Business Support department that consists of three separate teams that support the CVP area within different disciplines such as Training, QMS, Project Management and more. The team you will be part of is called Capacity Planning & cLEAN. In the team there are five LEAN partners, who you will be working closely with, alongside a Business Analyst and Supply Chain Planner.

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, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
For further information, please contact Rasmus Peitersen at rprn@novonordisk.com.

Deadline

8 May 2025

Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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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.