CMO Operations Manager within Clinical Trial Supply Chain

Are you passionate about working with contract manufacturing organisations within Clinical Trial Supply Chain and thriving in a dynamic and international environment with many stakeholders? Would you like to be part of a rapidly growing part of Novo Nordisk’s PSQ&IT organization coordinating multiple activities together with a dedicated team of colleagues? Then we have a job for you! The position As CMO operations manager in Clinical Supplies, your overall objective is to ensure stable and reliable planning, production (packaging and labelling) and release of products outsourced to our CMOs. This is done in close collaboration with our multiple areas as Quality, Production planning and Sourcing. Your job as responsible for the CMO is to oversee the clinical trial supply chain, improve collaboration, ensure efficient planning and priorities with all stakeholders. Furthermore, will you be involved/responsible for handling of deviations, change requests, customer complaints and other important tasks are done timely, to ensure products can be released and shipped to the patients in a good flow. You will have a wide range of stakeholders, both internally in Novo Nordisk and at our CMOs.
Additionally, you will participate in some of our reporting processes e.g. monthly forecast, performance analysis, reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and driving/participating in optimization projects. In this role, you will need good communication skills and a structured approach to the tasks at hand, in order to gain commitment from both internal and external stakeholders.

The job entails stakeholder management, and you are responsible for timely and adequate information to stakeholders internally and to our CMOs during trial conduct. You are expected to contribute to identifying and proactively engage in implementing standardization, optimization, and simplification of processes. All the task in this job requires a quality mindset. We offer you an exciting job in an international environment with the possibility to play an important role in [xxxxx] contract operations, together with our CMOs and with a broad network across [xxxxx]. Qualifications You are experienced in working in a pharmaceutical production environment and have worked with outsourcing of production and/or quality control processes. You hold a bachelor or master´s degree within relevant discipline, e.g. Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy, life science or similar. Ideally you:

have excellent computer skills, is advanced user of MS Excel and thrive in handling several IT systems in daily operation

Are analytical, structured and thrive working with frequently changing priorities and tight deadlines

Have experience with process optimization and LEAN tools, and see continuous improvement as a natural part of your job

Your outgoing personality and your communication style make it easy for you to establish and maintain trustful relations across a diverse organization, where many people have backgrounds very different from yours. You are great at engaging and managing stakeholders and you are excellent in your communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English. About the department Supply Chain Planning (SCP) is a key member of CMC Clinical Supplies (CS) and is vital in bringing new drugs to market. Our responsibility is to ensure that trial products are available on time and in the right quality and quantity for all clinical trials conducted globally by [xxxxx]. We operate in the combined field of supply chain management and regulatory requirements within drug development. Working at [xxxxx]
At [xxxxx], we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care. Contact For further information, please contact Associate Manager Christina Engmose Håkansson, +[xxxxx]. Deadline Apply before June, 18 2024. Interviews will be conducted on going. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. At [xxxxx] 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.