Senior Director, External Quality & CDMO Partnerships

Novo Nordisk A/S; Denmark; Remote; DKK 941,000 - 1,449,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range 940,800–1,448,700 DKK per

Incentives and Benefits

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S in Denmark seeks a senior leader to own the quality strategy for the external manufacturing network in the CMC space, ensuring GMP compliance and patient safety across a growing portfolio of CDMOs worldwide.

You will lead a team of leaders, specialists and Quality Outsourcing Managers, representing Novo Nordisk at the highest levels with external partners and drive strategic development in a dynamic, international environment.

Qualifications

• Master of Science degree (or equivalent) within a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading leaders within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance, with broad exposure to production (API, aseptic, tablets), QC, regulatory affairs or outsourcing/CDMO management.
• Strategic planning abilities with capacity to orchestrate large-scale solutions across complex, international stakeholder landscapes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills – capable of engaging senior management to operational teams, internally and with external partners.
• Cross-cultural understanding and ability to build trusted relationships with CDMOs globally (travel approx. 20–30 days/year).

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the CMC Outsourcing Quality organisation (~20+ colleagues), setting direction and building capabilities.
• Driving QA governance and oversight of a growing global CDMO network, ensuring license to operate, GMP compliance and inspection readiness.
• Representing Novo Nordisk Quality at CDMO management meetings and project steering committees, acting with authority on critical quality matters.
• Ensuring risk-based QA oversight, including approval of quality agreements, management of non-conformities and escalation of critical issues.
• Collaborating across CMC Development Quality, CMC, Global Contract Manufacturing and Regulatory Affairs to align priorities and simplify quality processes.
• Driving strategic initiatives to continuously improve ways of working, foster innovation and ensure robust, simple solutions across the external supply quality landscape.
• Managing budget responsibility and ensuring optimal resource utilisation.

Skills

Leadership

QA / GMP

CDMO management

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Willingness to travel

Education

MSc in a relevant discipline

Job description

Novo Nordisk A/S in Denmark seeks a senior leader to own the quality strategy for the external manufacturing network in the CMC space, ensuring GMP compliance and patient safety across a growing portfolio of CDMOs worldwide.

You will lead a team of leaders, specialists and Quality Outsourcing Managers, representing Novo Nordisk at the highest levels with external partners and drive strategic development in a dynamic, international environment.