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 12 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
Responsible for supervising QC Microbiology & Biochemistry activities & personnel. Responsible for ensuring testing of in-process, release, and stability samples from API, IFP, & OFP sites is performed in accordance with cGMP, NNPILP & corporate policies.
Relationships
Senior Manager, Microbiology & Biochemistry.
Essential Functions
Lead team in successful execution of Microbiology & Biochemistry processes
Coordinate with the responsible manager and other teams on workload issues & priorities
Plan weekly to ensure resources are in place to execute the cycle plan
Ensure tracking and reporting of Key Performance (KPIs)
Serves as point of contact for stakeholders at NNPILP API, IFP, & OFP sites
Responsible for ensuring department documents are current & standardized
Support training and development of technicians & analysts
Review lab generated data to ensure data integrity & timely reporting for batch release
Responsible for ensuring laboratory areas are inspection ready
Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
Other accountabilities, as assigned
Physical Requirements
Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role).
Development of People
Supervisory
Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.
Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility.
Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required. Equivalent combination of education and business/operational experience may be substituted for degree as appropriate
May consider an Associate’s degree in Life Sciences or a relevant field of study from an accredited university with five (5) years of experience in an aseptic manufacturing organization
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a aseptic manufacturing organization required; experience in a pharmaceutical environment preferred
Minimum of three (3) years of supervisory experience required
May consider three years of team lead experience driving the day-to-day actions and establishing work schedules for the team(s), etc.
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.
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