Experienced Senior Lean Consultant for Project Excellence at Novo Nordisk Engineering

NNE; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk Engineering (NNE) is seeking a Senior Lean Consultant to lead Lean transformation within the Project Excellence department. You will partner with project leaders to drive performance improvements and build Lean capabilities across critical initiatives.

The role is focused on hands-on facilitation, leadership coaching and structured problem solving, ensuring improvements translate into lasting business impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading Lean transformations in large organisations.
• Proven ability to train Lean tools and principles across teams.
• Strong problem-solving and structured thinking using Lean methods.
• Skilled at partnering with senior leaders on performance improvements.

Responsibilities

• Set direction for continuous improvement initiatives in Project Excellence.
• Build Lean capabilities and embed structured problem solving across projects.
• Design and deliver training in Lean tools, principles and ways of working.
• Coach leaders and teams to strengthen performance management and Lean leadership behaviours.

Skills

Lean thinking

Problem solving

A3 thinking

Executive coaching

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Experienced Senior Lean Consultant for Project Excellence at Novo Nordisk Engineering

If you’re energised by driving lean transformation at a companylevel and you thrive on turning complex challenges into tangible businessimpact, we’d love to hear from you!

Who we are

We are a leading pharma engineering company shaping the future of API pharma engineering globally. Leveraging the expertise of 2,000+ employees across Denmark, India, and the US, we design, build and optimise pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are essential to the health and well‑being of patients everywhere.

Our success is driven by passion, innovation, and collaboration — with our customers and across our teams and disciplines. If you share our dedication to a noble cause and our passion for API pharma engineering, then NNE is the place for you.

About the role

Weare looking for a Senior Lean Consultant to join our team of highly skilled colleagues in the Project Excellence department. In Project Excellence, we act as internal consultants grounded in Lean, supporting projects and leadership across NNE by strengthening performance management, structured problem solving and continuous improvement practices.

As a Senior Lean Consultant, you will work closely with project organisations and leaders to set direction for improvement initiatives, build Lean capabilities and drive performance.

At the same time, you will take an active, hands‑on role in facilitating problem‑solving and implementing improvements on our most critical projects, ensuring that ideas translate into real impact.

This role offers a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of leadership, Lean transformation, and project execution, contributing to building a strong and sustainable performance and improvement culture across NNE.

You’ll be based in our Virum Office, but the role requires you to visit our projectsites in Kalundborg and around the Copenhagen area on a regular basis.

Job Details

• Location: Denmark - Virum
• Experience: Minimum 7 Years
• Department: Project Excellence

How you might spend your days

• Helping the Project Excellence department set direction for continuous improvement and Lean in NNE, aligned with NNE’s strategy
• Building Lean capabilities by developing and embedding structured problem solving, lean project management and continuous improvement practices
• Designing and delivering training in Lean tools, Lean principles and Lean ways of working across NNE
• Coaching leaders and teams to strengthen performance management and Lean leadership behaviours
• Facilitating and driving structured problem‑solving on major projects, using A3 thinking as our core approach
• Advising on consistent implementation of improvements, ensuring solutions are anchored and deliver real impact

Who you are

• Passionate about Lean thinking and driven to create real lasting business impact
• Confident in engaging, challenging and developing leaders and teams at all levels
• Comfortable operating in complex environments, bringing clarity, structure and direction
• Pragmatic and execution-focused with a great drive to turn ideas into results
• A credible role model who takes ownership and leads by example

What you bring to the role

• Extensive experience driving continuous improvement and lean transformations in complex organisations
• Proven ability to lead and implement change with measurable impact
• Solid experience working closely with senior leaders on performance and improvement agendas
• A relevant academic degree at Master level
• Excellent facilitation, coaching and stakeholder management skills across organisational levels

Life at NNE

NNE is short for Novo Nordisk Engineering. And for all of us who work here, NNE means so much more.

At NNE, you become part of a vibrant, project‑based environment built on close day‑to‑day collaboration. The role is therefore primarily on‑site, with physical presence at the workplace expected five days a week. Limited flexibility for occasional remote work may be accommodated in line with business needs.

We are, at our core, a people business and, as such, committed to continuously developing our people and the way we work together. We do not expect you to know it all from day one, and we truly believe a great start makes a real difference. We therefore welcome new colleagues with our award‑nominated onboarding programme, supported by a range of in‑house talent and development initiatives designed to support your long‑term growth.

You can read more about the benefits we offer here.

Deadline of application is 13th November 2026

Fair hiring

At NNE, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunities for all job applicants. To maintain fairness, we request that you refrain from including a personal photo in your CV.