Director Operational Readiness
Pubblicato il 24-09-2026 - Novo Nordisk in Roma
Director Operational Readiness **Category**:Manufacturing**Location**:Roma, Lazio, IT**The position**
- As the Director Operational Readiness, you will manage operational readiness by ensuring all systems, processes, and personnel are prepared for production activities. You will coordinate with key stakeholders to align production activities with business objectives and collaborate with other departments.- Your key accountabilities will include:
- Hiring, onboarding and training new staff.
- Developing and implementing production schedules to meet output targets and adjust them as necessary.
- Ensuring compliance with quality standards by monitoring production processes and implementing corrective actions.
- Optimizing resource utilization by analyzing resource use and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Managing production operations to ensure smooth day-to-day activities and resolve any operational issues. **Qualifications**- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, or a related field.
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in manufacturing operations.
- Proven track record in operational readiness and production management.
- Strong leadership experience, with at least 5 years in a senior management role.
- Proficiency in managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- A solid understanding of the technical aspects of manufacturing.
- The ability to efficiently manage resources to maximize productivity and minimize waste.
- On a personal level we expect you to have strong analytical skills to identify issues in the production process and develop effective solutions. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and capacity to adapt to changing circumstances in a dynamic manufacturing environment.**About the department**
- You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions (FFEX). The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT (PSQIT),
which globally employ approximately 28,500 of Novo Nordisk’s 64,000 employees. Fill & Finish Expansions is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan and build all major fill & finish expansion projects across PSQIT to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our fill & finish facilities with the use of modern technology. We are setting the standards for the future, designing facilities we will still be proud of many decades from now. Fill & Finish Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.- Our department is committed to delivering innovative solutions and driving change in the pharmaceutical industry. Join our team and make a difference in the lives of millions of patients worldwide.-
**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 energize 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**- We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.**Deadline**- 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.