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Project Manager I - Project Management Office

Novo Nordisk
Clayton, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 2/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2025

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 life-changing 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 825,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art equipment, and houses the Fermentation, Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisk’s innovative oral products.  At API, you’ll 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 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
  • Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed 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

Support Head of Project Management Office (PMO) in driving key priorities across the project organization, including supporting Senior Leadership Team on execution & in initiating & maturing initiatives until line-of-business can assume ownership. Act as sparring partner to more junior PMO colleagues. Complete assigned projects & project tasks within cost, quality & schedule requirements.

Relationships

Reports to Senior Project Manager, PMO.

Essential Functions

  • Support executive decision making (Senior Leadership Team, Steering Group) including preparation & follow up on actions
  • Drive key ongoing project priorities such as development of Operating Model, Project Governance, contract negotiations, etc
  • Drive & support cross project activities by coordinating with Senior Leadership Team members & Project Managers regarding communication, cross project activities etc
  • Initiate, develop & lead initiatives until line-of-business can take over responsibility for setting up reporting, dashboards, planning exercises, etc
  • Lead preparation of team events such as all-staff off sites & Senior Leadership Team off sites
  • Lead decision making activities & provide flexible ad hoc support with short notice
  • Perform all work in accordance with applicable SOPs, cGMPs, corporate standards, state & federal laws / regulations
  • Responsible for adherence to mechanism for monitoring project progress, intervention & problem solving with other line managers or personnel
  • Responsible for communications to management & other units
  • Other accountabilities, as assigned
  • Physical Requirements

    May move equipment & / or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. May be required to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift. May required corrected vision to 20 / 20 or 20 / 25 based on role. May require color vision based on role. May require the ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protections.

    Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, economics, business management, project management, or related field of study from an accredited university required
  • Master’s degree in related field of study preferred
  • With P&O review / agreement, equivalent combination of education & internal NN business / operational experience may be substituted for degree as appropriate
  • Minimum of 2 years proven experience in project management required, preferably within Tier 1 management consulting, project management of large construction projects or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
  • Minimum of 2 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent project management consulting experience required
  • Understanding of complicated project execution plans, documentation & standard operating procedures with attention to high-level concepts preferred
  • Understanding of manufacturing facilities, equipment, & maintenance is a plus
  • Experience with executive level communications & stakeholder management preferred
  • Basic understanding of contractual documents & ability to create work plans & detailed project schedules required
  • Excellent Excel & PowerPoint skills required
  • Proven expertise in mentoring / development, planning / organizing, managing execution preferred
  • Revising the work plan for complex problems solved by cross functional teams 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, we’re 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.

    If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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