Novo Nordisk Hiring For Senior Manager – IT Quality Advisor at Bengaluru / Bangalore Full Time

Department: IT Quality

Does your motivation come from challenges and working in a dynamic environment Do you thrive in a working environment where close collaboration with key stakeholders and strategic alignment is essential Do you have a can-do attitude with continuous improvement as one of your career objectives Are you excited about implementing the IT Quality Assurance (QA) at Novo Nordisk Then we might have the right position for you.

Apply now and join a growing team, working in an international environment.

The Position

As a Senior Manager-IT Quality Advisor, you will be involved in collaboration and business development with stakeholders from DD&IT, Digital Quality and other relevant stakeholders across NN and external suppliers. Manage the IT QA office in NNQ India incl. resources. Secure efficient IT QA Services and inspection readiness for supported systems. Lead, engage and develop employees including leaders in own area. Member of IT Quality management, NNQ India management and Quality Systems extended Management teams. You will also be entrusted with the following responsibilities:

• Ensure high engagement among team members, follow up upon results from evolve and ensure evaluation of the working environment and safety in the team, provide conditions and stimulation to achieve a truthful, accountable, engaging and inspiring working climate, coach and develop team members and ensuring succession planning and conflict resolution.
• Establish and maintain strong stakeholder relationship within NN and promote IT QA services across NN and work closely with them including senior leadership in the assigned area to know the business development, technical advancements, and new IT QA resource requests.
• Develop stakeholder engagement plan along with IT Quality Management team and implement the stakeholder management strategy to establish strong working relationships.
• Identify the need and where required involve IT QA SMEs with stakeholders for consulting / advisory in complex GxP decisions.
• Overall responsible for services from IT QA Office in India, ITQA responsibility of supported GxP IT systems in Global IT, Affiliate systems from NNI and IO, ITQA responsibility of PS and Corporate Infrastructure, including projects and Operation & Maintenance area and ensure inspection readiness for supported GxP systems.

Qualification

• M.Sc., B.Sc. or similar graduate degree in relevant field (Computer Science, IT Quality)
• ISO 9000 Lead Auditor or equivalent quality system education – preferred but not mandatory

• Overall 12+ years of experience preferably in Pharma, Quality and IT with minimum 5+ years of practical experience in GxP areas.
• Min 2+ years of experience in IT governance for IT projects with exposure to regulatory affairs, experience in working areas subject to audits and inspections including finding solutions to compliance gaps identified in audit findings.
• Min 2+ years of practical experience as IT QA, Validation lead or leading an area with GxP impact or similar.
• Knowledge on regulatory requirements as well as internal requirements to keep systems within responsibility in compliance.
• Solid interpersonal skills.
• Contribute to a good and collaborative working environment in cross cultural project groups.
• Strong analytical skills to facilitate and advice on complex and multidisciplinary areas.
• Live the company values and be a role model to employees.
• Quality Mind-set and should be able to advice/challenge decisions in the interest of quality.
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement in the department.

About the Department

ITQA is an extended unit of Denmark that supports different system/service portfolios across Global IT and IO affiliates. We are responsible for managing ITQA tasks for corporate GxP IT systems, RPA and parts of PS infrastructure. We focus on providing high-quality services using simple and agile processes to ensure compliance. ITQA team leverages the knowledge and experience of IT and quality assurance to provide three main services: Quality Management, Quality Assurance and Quality Support.

Working At Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here – to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

If you believe you are a match for the above requirements and are willing to take up the role, please apply here with our online application tool.

Deadline

19th September 2023

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.