Senior Manager, Automation & OT - API Production

About The Department

For more than 100 years, Novo Nordisk has been tackling the unmet medical needs of people living with serious chronic diseases, such as diabetes & obesity. 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.

• 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

Provides leadership & guidance to IT & OT systems staff responsible for IT, automation and infrastructure, security, networking, compliance, & deskside service & support. Coach/mentor direct reports. Ensure effective stakeholder management using effective communication & expectation alignment. Provide guidance for computer system decommissioning, investigations/deviations & associated documentation/testing) & IT/OT system management tasks including compliance and lifecycle management. Responsible for assisting with development of strategic goals & objectives for the site.

Provide information, feedback & insight to site leadership on IT/OT plans, projects & efficiencies. Meet or exceed customer, business & regulatory requirements in accordance with the Novo Nordisk Way.

Reports to Director, and may serve as part of the global leadership team.

• Manage and guide team to maintain plans to meet changes in stakeholder requirements
• Assist in developing strategic direction for company’s IT/OT assets, monitoring advancements in the industry, & recommending & implementation of new technologies based on stakeholder needs
• Develop and evolve IT/OT site processes and lifecycle management in accordance with NN procedures & local requirements
• Influence the evolution of critical stakeholder requirements to meet a technically dynamic environment
• Champion for cGMP compliance, to include ensuring internal and external regulatory compliance of all site systems
• Ensure IT/OT systems are available, capable, & accessible to meet production & business requirements
• Build and develop a strong, high performing cross‑functional team
• Develop relationships with Novo Nordisk IT/OT contributors globally
• Collaborate with Site Leadership on workload solutions & advocate for IT/OT project and resource prioritization
• Frequent planning to ensure resources are in place to execute according to plan
• Ensure clear and essential communication with customers, to include alignment with ET DDK & all other relevant stakeholders globally
• Responsible for ensuring department documents are current & standardized
• Manage departmental training, development, coaching, performance, and recruitment
• Follow all safety and environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities, as assigned

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case by case basis based on the role)

Supervisory. 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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or applicable technical degree from an…