Mechanical Engineering Manager

The position

As Manager for a Mechanical Engineering team in DE, you will manage one of three Mechanical Engineering teams comprising 10-14 professionals. You will play a crucial role in maintaining and developing the necessary capabilities in Mechanical Engineering to support the DDS strategy. Reporting to the director of DE, your responsibilities will include managing project allocations, building capabilities, and operationalizing the team's strategy. Some of your main responsibilities include: Setting direction and fostering high performance and engagement through team empowerment, leading by example, and building trust. Ensuring resource allocation to our development projects. Prioritizing critical tasks and assigning work accordingly. Managing stakeholders internally and externally. Being accountable for planning and executing the technical deliverables in the device development projects covered by mechanical engineering. Collaborating with the mechanical engineering manager team and mechanical process manager to set the future direction for mechanical device engineering in Novo Nordisk. We look forward to welcoming you to a fun and a dynamic leadership team where you will be developing your leader skills every day by working with your team and through collaboration and constructive feedback . Qualifications To succeed in this position, we expect you to: Hold a master’s degree in engineering or another relevant technical field. Have previous experience with product, device, or manufacturing development, ideally from a mechanical engineering perspective in a regulated environment (preferably from medical devices or the pharmaceutical industry). At least 2 years of leadership experience. Be self-reflective and able to give and receive constructive feedback. Project leadership would be an advantage but not a requirement. Be fluent in English, both written and spoken. As a person, you are reflective with leadership aspirations and skills. You are a proactive team player who is energetic and likes to challenge the status quo while focusing on solutions and opportunities. You have a demonstrated ability to identify better practices and create improvements in methods, techniques, and approaches. Your empathy and assertiveness make you a role model for others, and you are not afraid to make bold decisions. You can easily build and manage networks. Finally, you have good mentoring and training skills along with a positive mindset. About the Department In Device Engineering, we are responsible for all project deliveries within key engineering disciplines, including Systems Engineering, Risk Management, and Mechanical Engineering. We are a team of over people continuously adapting to develop and deliver best-in-class products in the most efficient and enjoyable way possible. As a Mechanical Engineering manager, you will be part of a team of 8 leaders, each organized according to skill type and focused on either variants or platforms. Being part of a new and growing organization requires a strong focus on collaboration and ensuring competence development and process optimization/development for your specific engineering area. Mechanical Engineering underpins most aspects of medical device development, so our work is integrated into various processes within the development and manufacturing landscape, and our stakeholders have backgrounds in a variety of engineering and scientific disciplines. DE is part of Delivery Solutions Engineering (DSE) in DDS, and we are passionate about developing the world's best medical devices for the treatment of chronic diseases within our focused therapeutic areas: Diabetes, Obesity, Haemophilia & Growth hormone disorders. We design and develop delivery systems for our treatments to ensure correct dosing and convenience for the patient. Our devices are developed in close collaboration between patients and the scientific discovery teams at Novo Nordisk, ensuring that the developed devices are safe and easy for patients to use while being compatible with the drug products taken into development. Working at Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk values its people. We understand that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our careers is never easy. That's why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk means working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40, employees. Together, we go further. Together, we're life-changing.

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