Manager, Formulation / Filling - Weekend AM - Weekend PM

BioSpace; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leading pay and annual performance bonus

Generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance effective day one

401K contribution with individual company match

Tuition Assistance

Life & Disability Insurance

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company in Bloomington, Indiana is seeking a Manager for Formulation and Filling. This role involves managing teams, ensuring compliance with GMP, and improving production efficiency. The ideal candidate has significant leadership experience and a background in biomanufacturing. This position offers competitive pay and a range of generous benefits.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years relevant experience required.
• Bachelors or Associates Degree in a scientific, engineering or biomanufacturing discipline with 2 - 4 years relevant experience preferred.
• GMP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage 5-12+ professional employees and/or supervisors.
• Develop departmental plans to address operational challenges.
• Review and approve GMP documentation while ensuring compliance.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to lead discussions

GMP knowledge

Data integrity maintenance

Education

High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years experience

Bachelor's or Associate's Degree in a relevant field

Job description

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About The Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

Our Bloomington, Indiana site is a state-of-the-art facility where we have an integrated model from process and formulation to clinical and commercial biomanufacturing and drug product fill/finish and packaging. The Bloomington campus is a recognized facility where talented teams work with innovators to help develop, manufacture and supply products to patients around the world.

What We Offer You

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

The Position

In general, this position is responsible for increasing the ratio of value to non-value activities and eliminating waste in the overall production and supply chain from start to finish, for a defined area or operation, while being held accountable for processes, personnel, safety, compliance and meeting or exceeding the client requirements within their operational area.

Relationships

Reports to Director.

Essential Functions

• Typically manages 5-12+ professional employees and/or supervisors
• Is accountable for the performance and results of a team within own discipline
• Develops departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges up to 3-6 months in advance
• Decisions are guided by policies, procedures, resource availability and functional objectives
• Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues and/or customers
• Collaborates and communicates with support functions
• Schedules employees and manages work load for operational area
• Reviews and approves GMP documentations while ensuring safety and GMP quality compliance
• Supports and leads continuous improvement projects
• Hires, trains, motivates, leads, develops, and evaluates staff
• Takes corrective action as necessary on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy
• Ensures compliance with current federal, state, and local regulations
• Consults with Human Resources Department as appropriate
• Informs personnel of communications, decisions, policies, and all matters that affect their performance, attitudes, and results

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen, reaching with hands and arms, talking, writing, listening. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, carrying, grasping. Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Must comply with EHS responsibilities for the position. Working conditions will be Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioned controlled.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years relevant experience required
• Bachelors or Associates Degree in a scientific, engineering or biomanufacturing discipline with 2 - 4 years relevant experience preferred
• Leadership Experience Required
• GMP experience preferred
• Technical Requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with internal and external customers
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to non-technical audiences
• Able to lead difficult discussions with customers and subordinates and drive the conversation to an acceptable resolution
• Maintains data integrity and ensure compliance with company SOP’s, specifications, as well as cGMP, ICH, FDA, EMA regulations or guidelines
• Able to combine and interpret data from multiple disciplines and has a commanding understanding of the full Biologics process
• Well organized with ability to handle and direct multiple activities across departments simultaneously
• Behavioral Requirements
• Shares own ideas in a compelling manner that gains commitment from others
• Inspires and persuades others to voluntarily follow direction
• Negotiates skillfully and professionally and persuades others to approach issues in the same manner
• Anticipates reactions and positions of others and plans accordingly. Mentors team to do the same
• Takes a proactive approach to shape and influence internal and external executive stakeholder expectations
• Serves as a liaison between different stakeholder groups across departments
• Effectively aligns and influences the interests of multiple stakeholders (client programs and company) with different priorities to quickly drive complex decisions
• Leadership Requirements (if applicable)
• Uses comprehensive knowledge of applicable principles, concepts, and practices and/or techniques to lead projects within a department, group, or team in a single function or focus
• Applies technical and functional knowledge to design projects that contribute to overall direction of department or discipline
• Manages strategic or continuous improvement activities with the team, across teams within the department, or across multiple departments within the site
• Coordinates with teams in other departments and across the business unit
• Helps identify department objectives to align with site goals. Regularly communicates to team, department, and company about department priorities and how aligned
• Makes implementation plans and assignments that allocate cross functional resources appropriately to complete objective and provide development opportunities
• Anticipates challenges and opportunities and adjusts contingency plans for department initiatives and team's project
• Identifies initiatives with relevant milestones and schedules to effectively manage the progress and performance of the team and own work developing metrics to monitor performance to goal

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.