Contract Manufacturing Manager - Køge, Danmark - Novo Nordisk

Beskrivelse

The position

As we are introducing cooperation with CMOs, you will influence this strategic project implementation and have freedom to develop further.

You will work closely with CMOs to ensure successful strategy implementation while fostering a collaborative environment. Although no people leadership is involved, your independent approach and strategic thinking will propel our organization forward.


You can look forward to:
Strategic Tasks, such as developing and executing the strategic roadmap for our CMO relationships. Evaluating and implementing CMO partners based on their capabilities, capacity, and long-term support.

Acting as the key liaison between our company and CMOs, facilitating effective communication and collaboration, as well as p roviding guidance and support to CMOs in demand planning, production scheduling, and supplier management.

Setting up CMO governance and adjusting QMS to ensure CMO performance and adherence to agreed-upon standards, together with c onducting periodic reviews to identify areas for improvement and ensure adherence to GMP standards and regulatory requirements.

Overseeing the implementation and qualification processes for CMOs; negotiating contractual agreements and refining operational processes to enhance CMO contribution. The job is in the northern part of Køge, just 20 min. drive south of Greater Copenhagen area with the flexibility to work from home 1-2 days per week, on average. Since international collaboration will be part of your job, you can expect to travel around 1-2 weeks per year.

Qualifications We imagine that a successful candidate will have:
An academic degree in a relevant field (e.g. Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Life Sciences). Prior experience in CMO management, including vendor management, demand forecasting, and inventory optimization.

Familiarity with working in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment, including experience documenting GMP qualification processes, change management, and deviation handling.

Fluency in English.

As a person, you are holistic, proactive, dedicated, and have strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze complex operational challenges and propose innovative solutions.

You can handle uncertainty and changing demands by identifying and challenging stakeholders, hence organizing and creating clarity through project management and meeting/workshop facilitation.

You are able to think strategically, make independent decisions, as well as excel in communication and collaboration skills to effectively engage with internal stakeholders and external CMO partners.

Working at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S has + employees and is % owned by Novo Nordisk A/S.

We improve biopharmaceutical manufacturing by developing and supplying innovative products used in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals.

Biopharmaceuticals are medicines based on biological molecules, such as insulin, growth hormone and blood coagulation factors, that are purchased by Novo Nordisk and many other global pharmaceutical companies.

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech improves biopharmaceutical manufacturing – and makes biopharmaceuticals cheaper to produce, thereby enabling better access to medicine for patients.

The ability of Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S to produce and deliver quality products to the pharmaceutical industry, combined with our complete range of services within regulatory requirements, makes us a preferred supplier to many global pharmaceutical companies.

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S is a fast-growing company, which is generating many exciting projects and excellent development opportunities.

About the Department The Inbound Supply team is part of the Supply Chain and Procurement department covering Warehousing, Indirect Procurement and Production Planning.

We are a team of 12 professionals, and together we are responsible for vendor management of all raw materials (chemicals and packaging) and process aids for production and for CMOs.

As well as for supply and qualification of new materials and/or suppliers in relation to product launches.

Even though we keep growing at a fast speed, we nurture the 'family' culture for instance by greeting each other and respecting each other's unique competences and contributions, to foster a welcoming, inclusive and enabling work environment.

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech is likewise unique in the way that the entire supply chain is located in one place.