Gcm Dp Operations Manager

3 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Novo Nordisk Full time

GCM DP Operations Manager

**Category**:Procurement

**Location**:Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA
- Are you ready to take charge and make a difference in the pharmaceutical industry? If you’re a dynamic person with a passion for quality and operational efficiency, you might be our new Global Contract Manufacturing (GCM) Drug Product (DP) Operations Manager. The position is based in the Port Elizabeth in South Africa and will report directly to GCM organisation based in Denmark.

**The position**
As an GCM DP Operations Manager you will be responsible for ensuring Novo Nordisk’s interests with regards to short to midterm capacity, compliance, quality, manufacturing readiness and activities at the CMO. You will have a substantial impact on the business with the CMO with regards to strategy input, prioritization and following up on agreed actions and improvements.
Your other responsibilities will be to
- Identify and implement changes and process improvements in order to create a strong and solid foundation for future growth in this area.
- Develop new work standards and setups for collaboration between GCM DP and the CMO delivering aseptic manufacturing activities and participate in project work to the extent needed to ensure new projects enter operations in a satisfactory manner.
- Develop and follow up on joint KPI’s and create a robust working relation with the CMO
- Initiate and implement changes to maintain and improve operations.
- Support CMOs (and can act as back-up for other Operations Managers) all over the world.
- Travel of ~3-5 weeks per year is expected.

**Qualifications**
You hold a relevant scientific education corresponding to MSc or BSc within Pharmacy, Engineering, or Supply Chain. You have an excellent written and verbal communication skills and good command of English. Preferably you have;
- 10 years of experience within pharmaceutical manufacturing / packaging and cGMP.
- 5 years of experience with outsourcing or managing global CMOs.
- Experience in Production, Manufacturing Operations, Project management or Supply Chain management.
- Experience in handling Changes, Deviations and Customer Complaints.
- Knowledge of regulatory guidelines for the pharmaceutical industry.
- Excellent relationship management skills.
- Team-player demonstrating collaborative behaviour.
- Effective communicator providing clear and timely information to stakeholders.
- Strong GxP knowledge and understanding
- Technical, analytical, and structured approach to problem solving.
- As a person you have international mind-set and ability to understand and collaborate in an international setting, ability to lead complex discussions involving multiple internal and external stakeholders

**About the department**
Global Contract Manufacturing Drug Products (GCM DP) oversees all aspects of commercial external production, including filling, assembly and packaging.
We prioritize diversity, encourage empowerment, and pride ourselves with a varied workforce, comprising a range of professional profiles such as project managers, supply chain professionals, specialists and operation managers.

**Working at Novo Nordisk**
At Novo Nordisk, 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**

**Deadline**
5 January 2025
- 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.

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