What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Inspection/Packaging position at Novo Nordisk?
About the Department
At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. 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.
As a part of Novo Nordisk, Catalent, Indiana LLC. in Bloomington, Indiana, is a state-of-the-art facility where we have an integrated model from process and formulation to clinical and commercial biomanufacturing and drug product fill / finish and packaging. The Bloomington campus is a recognized facility where talented teams work with innovators to help develop, manufacture and supply products to patients around the world.
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.
Our state-of-the-art facility in Bloomington, Indiana provides a fully integrated model from process and formulation development to clinical and commercial biomanufacturing and drug product fill / finish and packaging. Bloomington’s main campus has been recognized as Facility of the Year in both 2007 and 2017 by the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE), INTERPHEX, and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine.
The Position
The Secondary Manufacturing department is responsible for the execution of clinical and commercial manufacturing in accordance with regulatory, site, and client requirements. Manufacturing cGMP production activities include manual, semi-automated and automated inspection, complex and bulk packaging. Further, manufacturing operations is tasked to utilize continuous improvement methodologies to realize process optimization, efficiency gains, and waste reduction to maximize capacity outputs.
Relationships
Reports to : Director or above
Direct Reports : 5 – 12
Essential Functions
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience required
Ability to communicate complex technical information to non-technical audiences
Able to lead difficult discussions with customers and subordinates and drive the conversation to an acceptable resolution
Maintains data integrity and ensure compliance with company SOP’s, specifications, as well as cGMP, ICH, FDA, EMA regulations or guidelines
Able to combine and interpret data from multiple disciplines and has a commanding understanding of the full Biologics process
Experienced in most aspects of drug development and life cycle support, and able to develop useful strategies and tactics to meet regulatory milestones
Well organized with ability to handle and direct multiple activities across departments simultaneously
Inspires and persuades others to voluntarily follow direction
Negotiates skillfully and professionally and persuades others to approach issues in the same manner
Anticipates reactions and positions of others and plans accordingly. Mentors team to do the same
Takes a proactive approach to shape and influence internal and external executive stakeholder expectations
Serves as a liaison between different stakeholder groups across departments
Effectively aligns and influences the interests of multiple stakeholders (client programs and company) with different priorities to quickly drive complex decisions
Applies technical and functional knowledge to design projects that contribute to overall direction of department or discipline
Manages strategic or continuous improvement activities with the team, across teams within the department, or across multiple departments within the site. Coordinates with teams in other departments and across the business unit
Helps identify department objectives to align with site goals. Regularly communicates to team, department, and company about department priorities and how aligned
Makes implementation plans and assignments that allocate cross functional resources appropriately to complete objective and provide development opportunities
Anticipates challenges and opportunities and adjusts contingency plans for department initiatives and team's project
Identifies initiatives with relevant milestones and schedules to effectively manage the progress and performance of the team and own work developing metrics to monitor performance to goal
Physical Requirements
Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen, reaching with hands and arms, talking, writing, listening. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, carrying, grasping. Frequent lifting and / or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and / or moving up to 50 pounds. Must comply with EHS responsibilities for the position. Working conditions will be Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioned controlled. Ability to operate within a clean room environment as needed.
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.
