Senior Manager, Quality & Process Improvement – Manufacturing

Biopharma Careers; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K plan

Paid time off

Tuition Assistance

Life & Disability Insurance

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Clayton, NC seeks an experienced leader to drive tactical and strategic improvements in finished production quality and process robustness. You will mentor teams, develop long-term improvement plans, and uphold robust quality standards across shift operations.

The role emphasizes ownership of quality events, continuous improvement, and collaboration with global manufacturing to ensure compliant, efficient manufacturing of injectable and oral therapies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, business or related field; MS preferred or industry experience
• 5-7 years leadership/management experience in Manufacturing or Quality; pharma preferred
• Knowledge of packaging and device assembly processes and systems (SAP, Pas-X, Serialization) preferred
• Knowledgeable in Quality Management System, Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies preferred
• Proven track record of sustainable process improvements and ability to plan, organize, execute and review

Responsibilities

• Lead tactical and long-term strategic activities to improve process and quality within Finished Production
• Coach and develop direct reports with IDPs and annual goals
• Develop long-term process and quality improvement plans
• Champion simple, robust Quality standards and expectations
• Drive quality process performance to meet business and customer needs
• Own coordination of FP APR, customer complaint handling and related processes
• Coordinate with PS@SAP, Pas-X, and Serialization; define roles for these systems
• Monitor and drive corrective actions and audit readiness across the site

Skills

Leadership

Quality mindset

Process improvement

Project management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Science/Business

MS preferred

Tools

SAP

Pas-X

Serialization

Job description

Novo Nordisk in Clayton, NC seeks an experienced leader to drive tactical and strategic improvements in finished production quality and process robustness. You will mentor teams, develop long-term improvement plans, and uphold robust quality standards across shift operations.

The role emphasizes ownership of quality events, continuous improvement, and collaboration with global manufacturing to ensure compliant, efficient manufacturing of injectable and oral therapies.