Head of LIMS & Ecosystems Delivery

Novo Nordisk; Ballerup Kommune; On-site; DKK 743,000 - 1,092,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk is seeking a Sr Manager, LIMS and Ecosystems to lead the team responsible for LIMS and Ecosystems, ensuring compliant, reliable delivery in collaboration with IT and business partners.

You will build a staffed, growing team, set clear expectations, and champion Novo's leadership values, while driving workforce planning, budget management and risk mitigation.

This role provides opportunities to influence across Enterprise IT & Quality and participate in Novo leadership development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent relevant education.
• Relevant people-leadership experience, including goal setting, delegation, performance management, development and employee relations.
• Experience leading professional employees and coordinating assignments of medium to high complexity.
• Experience translating departmental plans into operational goals, priorities and follow-up.
• Experience with workforce and capacity planning, recruitment and FTE-related budget management.
• Experience working with IT and business stakeholders in a complex, regulated organisation.
• The ability to communicate clearly, make timely decisions, work independently and handle conflicts and difficult conversations constructively.
• An inclusive mindset that respects different perspectives and reflects The Novo Way.
• Novo leadership training, or willingness to complete the required leadership training.

Responsibilities

• Set clear expectations and goals for the team and each employee, and hold regular one-to-ones, team meetings and performance dialogues.
• Turn LAPS priorities into team plans, milestones and follow-up routines, balancing planned work, operational support and emerging issues based on business impact, risk and capacity.
• Act as hiring manager, plan the team’s future skills and capacity, and ensure structured onboarding, development plans, succession and career conversations.
• Own the team’s FTE-related budget and the system budgets for the area, and recommend adjustments when demand and capacity are not balanced.
• Make sure procedures, quality requirements and information security expectations are understood and followed, and that risks and compliance concerns are raised and acted on early.
• Simplify team routines, roles and interfaces, and lead agreed changes until they are embedded.

Skills

People leadership

Communication skills

Inclusive leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Novo Nordisk is seeking a Sr Manager, LIMS and Ecosystems to lead the team responsible for LIMS and Ecosystems, ensuring compliant, reliable delivery in collaboration with IT and business partners.

You will build a staffed, growing team, set clear expectations, and champion Novo's leadership values, while driving workforce planning, budget management and risk mitigation.

This role provides opportunities to influence across Enterprise IT & Quality and participate in Novo leadership development.