Department Manager for Automated Solutions at Novo Nordisk Engineering

If you’re energised by automated logistics and its integration and you thrive on participating in and driving engineering design, we’d love to hear from you!

**Who We Are

**We are a leading pharma engineering company shaping the future of API pharma engineering globally. Leveraging the expertise of 2,000+ employees across Denmark, India, and the US, we design, build and optimise pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are essential to the health and well-being of patients everywhere.

Our success is driven by passion, innovation, and collaboration — with our customers and across our teams and disciplines. If you share our dedication to a noble cause and our passion for API pharma engineering, then NNE is the place for you.

**About The Role

**We are looking for a Department Manager to join our Automated Solutions department. In this role, you will spend approximately half of your time working on projects and the other half managing the day-to-day operations and long-term development of the department. As a team, we work with physical design and system integration to support the successful implementation of automated logistics solutions for API manufacturing, in close collaboration with vendors and customers.

Your project experience will provide valuable insights for developing the department, while your management responsibilities will include resource management, employee development and exploring future business opportunities. Your contribution will be key to the team’s continued success as demand for automated solutions grows within pharma engineering.

Location Virum or Kalundborg

Experience Minimum 3 Years

Department Automated Solutions

**How You Might Spend Your Days

**As a Department Manager, you’ll be:

Working on projects alongside your team

Managing resources across projects

Supporting employee growth and development

Driving technical and discipline development together with senior specialists

Contributing to a cross-disciplinary management team consisting of managers and senior specialists

**Who You Are

**We care about who you are as a person. In the end, how you work, and your energy is what impacts the results we achieve as a team. As a person, you are:

A good listener with a solution-oriented mindset

Agile and able to prioritise urgent tasks

Understanding of your colleagues’ individual and cultural differences

Attentive to your surroundings and comfortable raising concerns

A collaborative team player

**What You Bring To The Role

**In all positions, there are some things that are preferred, and others, a bonus. If you do not meet all the qualifications listed below, you are welcome to offer alternative experience that you think would be valuable in this role:

You have at least 3 years of management experience

You have a BSc/MSc in mechatronics engineering, electrical engineering, transport and logistics with a focus on automation, or a similar field

You have a minimum of 3 years of experience working with automated solutions

You are fluent in written and spoken English

**Life at NNE

**NNE is short for Novo Nordisk Engineering. And for all of us who work here, NNE means so much more.

At NNE, you become part of a vibrant, project-based environment built on close day-to-day collaboration. The role is therefore primarily on-site, with physical presence at the workplace expected five days a week. Limited flexibility for occasional remote work may be accommodated in line with business needs.

We are, at our core, a people business and, as such, committed to continuously developing our people and the way we work together. We do not expect you to know it all from day one, and we truly believe a great start makes a real difference. We therefore welcome new colleagues with our award-nominated onboarding programme, supported by a range of in-house talent and development initiatives designed to support your long-term growth.

You can read more about the benefits we offer **here .

****Did we spark your curiosity? If you’re ready to join our passion, let’s hear from you.

****Deadline of application is 31st October 2026

**Questions before applying? Send us a quick text to arrange a convenient time to chat. Contact Director Deenesh Kavi Babi at +45 3077 4611.

**Please note:

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We only accept applications submitted through our online recruitment system

You do not need to attach a cover letter, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV

We invite to interviews on a running basis.

**Fair hiring:

**At NNE, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunities for all job applicants. To maintain fairness, we request that you refrain from including a personal photo in your CV.

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