Senior cLEAN Partner

Novo Nordisk; Gladsaxe Kommune; On-site; DKK 651,000 - 957,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentives (short-term/long-term)

Employee benefits

Inclusive recruitment process

Job summary

Novo Nordisk is seeking a Senior cLEAN Partner at the Bagsværd site to translate strategic priorities into concrete cLEAN actions on the shop floor. You will link KPIs and daily management to site goals, coaching leaders and teams to deliver measurable gains in quality, delivery and productivity.

Drive a hands-on, data-driven approach, collaborating with senior leaders up to director level, to ensure continuous improvements and sustainable results in a GMP environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering degree preferred.
• Experience in GMP/regulated environments preferred.
• Fluent in Danish and English.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic priorities into concrete cLEAN activities for production teams.
• Anchor strategies through KPIs, performance boards and daily management.
• Coach leaders and employees in structured improvement and daily management.
• Identify and prioritise improvement opportunities using data and input from production teams.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects and facilitate workshops (poka-yoke design).
• Provide cLEAN training and establish measures and follow-up for lasting results.

Skills

Lean experience

Strategy deployment

Coaching skills

Data-driven decisions

Hands-on mindset

Bilingual Danish/English

Education

Engineering degree (BEng/MEng)

Job description

Department

Business Support and Inspection, Global Manufacturing & Supply

Department

Business Support and Inspection, Global Manufacturing & Supply

Location

Bagsvaerd, Denmark

Your impact begins here

As Senior cLEAN Partner, you will bring strategy to life on the shop floor at our Bagsværd site. You will turn strategic priorities into concrete cLEAN activities, connect KPIs and performance boards to site goals, and coach leaders and teams to deliver measurable gains in quality, delivery and productivity. Your work helps keep production stable, compliant and ready for future demand, supporting the injectable treatments we make for people living with diabetes and obesity.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive hands-on experience applying cLEAN or Lean, with a proven track record of delivering measurable improvements.
• The ability to translate strategy into concrete cLEAN activities and to connect KPIs, performance boards and daily management to strategic priorities.
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills, with experience guiding leaders and operators towards new ways of working and building ownership across teams.
• Confidence and credibility to work as a trusted partner to senior leaders, up to director level, using data and clear insights to guide decisions.
• A structured, data-driven approach that turns complex topics into clear priorities and actions.
• A hands-on mindset: you are as comfortable discussing strategic direction with leaders as you are working alongside a production team.
• Good written and spoken Danish and English

Useful, But Not Essential

• Experience from a regulated or GMP environment. Perspectives from other industries are welcome.
• A relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, preferably within engineering or another technical discipline.
• Experience with Six Sigma or Change Management.

What You’ll Do

You will work across process areas, close to production, linking site strategy to everyday work and helping teams turn insight into lasting improvement.

• Translate strategic priorities into concrete cLEAN activities and initiatives, turning them into clear, actionable work for production teams.
• Play a key role in strategy deployment by translating strategic priorities into cLEAN initiatives and actions, and anchoring them through KPIs, performance boards and daily management.
• Coach leaders and employees in structured improvement, daily management and continuous improvement.
• Identify and prioritise improvement opportunities using data, observations and input from production teams.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects and facilitate workshops, including poka-yoke designs that make the right way the easy way.
• Provide cLEAN® training, build team capability and establish clear measures, standards and follow-up so improvements deliver lasting results.

Who You’ll Work With

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, colleagues work across the value chain to bring medicines to the people who need them. You will join the Training and cLEAN team in the Business Support and Inspection department at DPM IO Site Bagsværd, a department of around 150 colleagues manufacturing market and clinical products. The site has around 810 employees.

You will work closely with leaders, operators and skilled workers across the site’s value chain, as well as with colleagues from other functions. Occasional support at another Danish site is possible.

Collaboration, knowledge sharing and a good sense of humour are part of everyday work. We trust each other and take shared responsibility for moving priorities forward.

What You Can Expect Here

You will be trusted to take ownership, make your voice heard and bring fresh perspectives to how we work. You will grow by working across process areas, by connecting strategy with daily management, and by helping shape how cLEAN® training is delivered to leaders and employees. Your contribution will show in measurable results.

Salary

For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 651,000 - 956,900 (DKK), corresponding to the level of the position. The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits

The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

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