Senior Director, Aseptic Production

Novo Nordisk • Clayton, NC

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About The Position

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 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 Product Supply Aseptic Manufacturing (PS AM) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At PS AM, 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 Lead strategic activities for Aseptic Production and related Environmental Monitoring processes to ensure all business, regulatory & customer requirements are met in accordance with the Novo Nordisk Way. Relationships Reports to Corporate Vice President.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or business from an accredited university required
• Minimum of ten (10) years of leadership (direct or indirect) experience required
• Minimum of five (5) years managing other managers’ experience required, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Minimum of twelve (12) years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry required, preferably with experience in aseptic production processes, devices & combination products
• In-depth knowledge of aseptic manufacturing to include environmental monitoring required

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in science, engineering, or business from an accredited university preferred

Responsibilities

• Set direction by developing short & long-term objectives to drive customer & stakeholder value
• Ensure robust processes are in place to exceed all quality objectives, specifications & requirements
• Allocate resources: Provide strategic control of resource planning
• Act as process advocate to overcome barriers
• Manage Performance of direct reports
• Drive long term process improvement strategies & perform process confirmation of standards
• Drive standardization & collaboration across shift teams & departments
• Manage policy development & deployment
• Act as a productive member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
• Responsible for Environmental Monitoring process (EM), to include ensuring effective investigations & corrective & preventative actions
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities, as assigned
• 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.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees