Senior Manager, M1 Purification — Lean Ops Lead

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

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Kalundborg seeks a Senior Manager for M1 Purification to lead a 250-person department and ensure stable production, quality and efficiency. You will coach leaders, shape performance, and drive continuous improvement across the value chain.

You will foster cross-functional collaboration with API IO Manufacturing M1 and Drug Product teams, while focusing on lean maturity, staffing, and long-term capability building for reliable API supply.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to develop, coach and grow a team.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration skills and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to identifying opportunities, solving problems systematically, and proactively improving processes, performance, and ways of working.
• The ability to stay calm, prioritise and make clear decisions in a busy environment where the agenda changes frequently.
• Fluency in English, and Danish—or a willingness to learn it.
• Experience with the production and/or development of pharmaceutical products.
• Experience in GMP-regulated environments and demonstrated ability to apply LEAN thinking to optimize processes, improve performance, and drive continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Drive organisational development and strengthen LEAN maturity through the active application of LEAN principles, coaching, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Recruit, lead, and retain a high-performing team, ensuring the right capabilities, capacity, and competencies to meet current and future business needs.
• Ensure stable production output and timely product release through continuous improvement, operational excellence, and a focus on sustainable results.
• Set clear objectives and targets that realise productivity gains and cost optimisations.
• Secure product and process quality and compliance.
• Coordinate, prioritise and plan resources and tasks—including portfolio management of multiple projects of varying size and complexity.
• Work closely with your leadership colleagues to create a strong and resilient organisation through collaboration, operational excellence, and people leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder comms

Analytical skills

Decision making

English & Danish

Job description

Novo Nordisk in Kalundborg seeks a Senior Manager for M1 Purification to lead a 250-person department and ensure stable production, quality and efficiency. You will coach leaders, shape performance, and drive continuous improvement across the value chain.

You will foster cross-functional collaboration with API IO Manufacturing M1 and Drug Product teams, while focusing on lean maturity, staffing, and long-term capability building for reliable API supply.