At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 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 NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains. Our legacy Injectable Finished Products (IFP) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At IFP, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

What we offer you:

• 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 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance – reimbursement up to $10,000 annually
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Position

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.

Relationships

Reports to Project Director, Business Support.

Essential Functions

• 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

Physical Requirements

Moves equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. Ability to do close precision work with their hands. Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sitting and standing) 50% of the time. May required corrected vision to 20/25 based on role. May require color vision based on role. Occasionally ascends/descends a ladder. May be required to work at elevated heights. Occasionally works around odorous &/or hazardous materials.

Qualifications

• Education: 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
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in a pharmaceutical/GMP environment
• 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
• Pharmaceutical / GMP environment
• Working knowledge/experience of building & utility equipment
• 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
• 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
• Leadership: Builds strong working relationships. Able to lead task & project teams. Able to manage a changing work environment with constant changing requirements
• Participative/Supporting/Coaching: Actively participates in team activities, supports ideas/actions of others & uses appreciative feedback style to coach others in how to “make their idea even better.”
• Agility: Quickly flexes to changes in responsibilities & business needs with grace & ease
• Teaming: Demonstrates behaviors consistent with “for me to win the team must win” beliefs
• Appreciative: Demonstrates appreciative feedback style. Appreciates other team members & their contributions toward assuring the process team wins
• Customer/Results Driven: Understands who the customer (internal/external) is, understands the customers’ requirements, prioritizes work & develops processes that support the customers’ needs
• Fact Based Decision Making: Demonstrates a disciplined approach to problem solving that is based on data & facts & is consistent with vision/business goals & values
• Personally Accountable: Owns the results of individual actions & team’s activities

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.

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.

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