Project Director - FP - FFEx

Novo Nordisk • Bloomington, IN

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About The Position

In this role, you will be joining a newly established and growing area in our company, responsible for designing, planning, and building all major fill & finish expansion projects across Novo Nordisk to meet the needs of millions of patients. You will be part of a global team who will develop the pharma facilities of the future and work with advanced technology to rethink our fill & finish facilities. Our team is responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling resources and processes to achieve project objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget constraints. Our department is dynamic and collaborative, providing a supportive environment for professional growth and development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university required; Engineering, Economics, Business Administration preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing other managers required; experience in leading high performing project teams preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of proven & successful project management experience required.
• Knowledgeable in core work processes & GMP concepts within a Life Science, Biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry required.
• Understanding of complicated product documentation & standard operating procedures with attention to high-level concepts required.
• Demonstrates functional/business understanding as well as superior written & oral communication skills required.
• Extensive knowledge of project management including the ability to create work plans & detailed project schedules.
• Proficient in problem solving, negotiation, conflict management & interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to act as project lead & lead cross functional project teams in the development & implementation of projects required.
• Ability to influence others on objectives & projects outcomes required.
• Basic understanding of contractual documents required.
• Ability to read/review design drawings (CAD) with a basic understanding of P&ID's required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direction, leads, & manages the development & implementation of all FP processes including Assembly & Packaging as part of the overall Site Expansion program in Indiana.
• Responsible for building the strategic organization to support the design, build, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) & Qualification of all equipment for FP expansion.
• Key role integrated into the project management & execution team managing strategic expansion projects.
• Responsible for full design of FP expansion building & utilities to support the future expansion processes through release & turnover to system owner.
• Lead the work package owners for the areas listed above as well as the technical/engineering team through oversight of an organization comprised of large project team to include Full-time Employees & Contractors.
• Develop Gate presentations & present all new expansions to PS management to secure budget for execution of expansion.
• Develop the organization to support the expansion project ensuring that required resources to execute assembly & packaging lines are staffed.
• Identify & develop working relationships with affected customers at all levels; ensure that customer representatives are kept appropriately informed of project activities & are encouraged to participate as appropriate.
• Participate in the expansion management team driving site strategy & solutions for the expansion.
• Establish the appropriate project governance along with the management team to ensure the project can be executed effectively & the outcome can be sustained in the organization.
• Advise process teams representing customer needs regarding cross-functional considerations, workflow integration & coordination, & optimization of best practices.
• Provide & ensure communication with & between project & customer management at critical points in the implementation of the project plan.
• Ensure that the project is proceeding according to timelines, meeting targets & expectations, & adhering to established operating parameters; negotiate changes in project resources as necessary to achieve objectives & timelines.
• Design, establish, & maintain an organizational structure & staffing to effectively accomplish the goals & objectives of the project.
• Recruit, train, oversee, & deploy technical & functional staff.
• Develop & manage the transition work plans for all project team members, to include transition into the project & back to home departments upon completion.
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties.

Benefits

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• 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 paid parental & paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees