About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For nearly 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 Clayton, NC, we now operate two adjacent pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains.

Our Clayton, NC Injectable Finished Products (IFP) facility is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. When you work at IFP, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals focused on several key, final production processes, including sterile formulation, filling, inspection, device assembly and packaging.

At IFP, our employees are passionate about what they do, knowing their work makes a difference to millions of people who rely on our products every day. After all, producing medicines is a special responsibility.

Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

Position Purpose

Responsible for advanced scheduling, project measurement, and analysis for Construction, Engineering, and Commissioning and Validation for Expansion projects. Manage multiple projects varying in size and complexity to ensure that they come in on time and budget. Work closely with Project Management and Field staff to create and maintain schedules and perform risk analysis and mitigation to support project teams in executing successful projects.

Accountabilities

• Ensure schedule has complete scope coverage, identify potential scope growth, and ensure allowances and contingencies are appropriately used. Utilize industry benchmarks and internal historical durations to validate the quality of the overall schedule
• Consulting with project managers and technical experts to create, update and analyze Construction Project Management (CPM) schedules; recommend workarounds and schedule improvement ideas to regain schedule slippage
• Coordinating project timelines with internal departments and external stakeholders
• Evaluating performance against schedule and preparing project progress reports
• Facilitates internal teams, vendors interactive pull planning sessions with and implements a master planner system
• Communicates schedule status on a regular basis via formal and informal meetings and reports
• Work closely with key stakeholders including engineering, procurement, estimating, and construction management to properly sequence the work, assess durations, and enhance the overall quality and accuracy of the plan
• Utilize resource loading to coordinate the project's earned value system with schedule updates
• Develop Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management and Validation (EPCMQV) detail schedule with a minimum of supervision
• Create and maintain schedules in Microsoft Project and P6
• Help mentor younger schedulers
• Other accountabilities, as assigned

Required Qualifications

• BS or BA degree in Business Management, Project Management/Engineering or equivalent combination of education & experience
• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience of project management/scheduling
• Proven project scheduling experience with direct management of multiple projects simultaneously
• Understanding of building construction, timelines, and practices
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings
• Demonstrated ability to collect customer needs & develop into a set of actionable customer requirements
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills; ability to communicate across cultural barriers
• Project management process
• Demonstrates functional/business understanding
• Extensive knowledge of project management
• Develops & maintains strong internal relationships
• Proficiency at problem solving, negotiation, conflict management, & interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates leadership skills; can act as project lead & lead cross functional project teams in the development & implementation of projects
• Strong negotiation & collaboration skills. Must collaborate effectively with stakeholder areas within a global organization
• Ability to influence others on objectives & project outcomes
• Skilled in planning, coordinating & prioritizing activities to ensure optimal use of resources & materials

Desired Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in a pharmaceutical/GMP environment
• Pharmaceutical / GMP environment
• Working knowledge/experience of building & utility equipment
• Proven expertise in mentoring/development, planning/organizing, managing execution, & revising the work plan for complex problems solved by cross functional teams
• Ability to relate to people in a diverse & international environment
• Initiative, ability to function independently
• Good judgment in decision making as well as very good leadership skills
• Functions well in team environment
• Ability to multi-task & prioritize tasks as required

Physical & Other Requirements

• Occasionally moves equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions
• Requires ability to move throughout the facility in the performance of duties in proximity of process equipment & areas
• Constantly operates a computer & other office equipment using hands
• Ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protection
• Ability to work the hours necessary to support a 24/7 continuous manufacturing operation
• Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction

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.

Novo Nordisk requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. As required by applicable law, Novo Nordisk will consider requests for reasonable accommodation.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.