We are seeking a highly skilled Project Vice President to join our leading global healthcare company on a growth trajectory. As the Project Vice President for our Fill & Finish site expansion project in Montes Claros, Brazil you will play a critical role in bringing Novo Nordisk’s strategic expansion goals to life.

The position

As Project Vice President you will be responsible for the overall project scope, budget, quality, and schedule of our Montes Claros capacity expansion project. You will ensure that all necessary resources and systems are in place to secure effective project management in compliance with internal and external guidelines and regulations. You will report to the Senior Vice President of Fill & Finish Expansions and be accountable to executive management, Product Supply, and Injectable Finished Products.

Fill & Finish Expansions is a newly established and growing area with responsibility for designing, planning and building all major expansion projects across Novo Nordisk within Fill & Finish to meet the needs of patients. You will be part of a global team developing the pharma facilities of the future. The Montes Claros expansion will be automated and include state-of-the-art new production technologies build on sustainable principles to support the circular for zero strategy of Novo Nordisk.

As part of a global organisation executing similar expansion projects around the world, your will be part of a global project communities with extensive knowledge within project execution and Fill and Finish. This will also over time open a variety of career opportunity.

Qualifications

• To succeed in this role, you must have a high degree of independence and extensive experience in project management and a proven track record of delivering successful large expansions projects on-time and within budget within regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, oil & gas, flight industry, or nuclear power
• Strong leadership skills and cross-functional collaboration experience.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to interact with internal and external stakeholder in a global network.
• Master’s degree in engineering, Pharma/chemistry, Business administration or similar is preferred.
• Certification PMI PMP or AACE CCP, CEP, PSP or similar is preferred.
• Fluency in English, with Portuguese as a plus.

Join us as we build the future for patients and design facilities we will still be proud of 20 years from now.

About Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, with 100 years of heritage owned by Novo Nordisk foundation that has strong corporate, scientific, social, and humanitarian interests. Novo Nordisk is currently among the top ten largest pharma companies globally based on market cap. Employing 53,000 colleagues in 80 countries who are making a difference for 32 million people living with diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, every day.

Contact

Korn Ferry is helping Novo Nordisk with this recruitment and for further information about the role, please contact Giorgia Piteri at mobile phone +45 3012 3314 or e-mail: Giorgia.Piteri@KornFerry.com.

Deadline

30 June 2023. Please note, applications will be reviewed, and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. Candidate information and CV’s will be shared between Novo Nordisk & Korn Ferry and by apply for the position, you accept that data is exchanged.

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.