Project Coordinator in Drug Substance vaccine production
Do you have experience managing projects anchored to a GMP facility? Are you eager to contribute to the development of a newly established project team in a production environment? Are you a proactive, self-driven, and hands-on person with great stakeholder management skills? Are you motivated by running various projects in close collaboration with specialists to optimize our production processes? Then, you might be our new Project Coordinator for the Drub Substance Manufacturing site in Kvistgaard.
Supporting changes in production processes
As a Project Coordinator, you will participate in the successful planning and completion of projects related to the Drug Substance Manufacturing Processes. You will coordinate and follow up on a number of tracks that links to various projects. Some projects may be dependent on other teams’ projects, you understand this complexity and can keep the overview and secure full alignment. This requires good collaboration both with close colleagues and other stakeholders.
The projects will be related to different areas and processes in the Drug Substance facility e.g. introduction or development of various types of process optimizations and equipment. The large-scale production processes in our Drug Substance facility includes cell culture, virus propagation, harvest, and purification. You will work closely with Process Specialists and other Project Coordinators in the team and report to the Manager of Process Support.
More specifically your tasks will include:
- Develop project plans, secure stakeholder buy-in and follow up on progress
- Manage all aspects of cross departmental projects and ensure overall alignment to meet strategic objectives
- Define project success criteria and ensure progress reporting incl. plans, interdependencies, risks, and issues
- Manage day-to-day activities and chair project team meetings
Are you our next pioneer?
Your personal skills are as important as your technical/academic skills to succeed in this role. You work systematically and detail-oriented to secure quality. You are keen on gaining new knowledge and have a positive mindset. You have a solution-oriented approach and often facilitate progress when specialists suggest scenarios. You support and value cooperation among colleagues and have a ‘we-are-one-team’ mentality.
Succeeding with our vision of becoming one of the largest pure-play vaccine companies in the world is ambitious, and that is why we need people like you who are determined to make it happen and have the following qualifications:
- Master of Science degree within Pharmacy, Biology, Analytical Chemistry, or another relevant field
- Knowledge of project management processes
- You have, as a minimum, experience as project coordinator in a GMP production environment, and you are ready to develop further into a project manager role
- Leadership qualities to effectively guide and motivate project team, set clear goals, and ensure proper conflict-management
- Strong communication skills with colleagues at all organizational levels (Incl. presentational skills – written and verbal)
- Experience with production technologies within aseptic production (preferred)
- Excellent written and verbal communication in both Danish and English
For us, it is all about improving and saving lives
We are a fully integrated vaccine company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines, and our vision is to become one of the largest pure-play vaccine companies in the world. At Bavarian Nordic, you will be part of a global team of +1600 dedicated colleagues worldwide, all passionate about making a difference. We offer an inclusive and flexible workplace with a strong focus on personal and professional development, and welcome people who share our passion for shaving lives. So, if you are open-minded and have the willpower to succeed, we might just be a perfect fit.
Our employees also have the advantage of being able to use our bus route, 70E, which runs from Humlebæk Station directly to our production facilities in Kvistgaard. The bus has four departures every morning and afternoon with scheduled stops at Hørsholmvej and Kvistgaard St.
The new service improves the commuting experience to and from Kvistgaard, where some of our employees can now benefit from a significant time savings of almost 40 minutes each way, making their daily commute more efficient and convenient.
Caught your interest?
Please send your application as soon as possible since we are interviewing on an ongoing basis and will close the recruitment process once we have found our new colleague.
We look forward to receiving your CV – you do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.
Contact
For further information, please contact Manager Anne Audelin at +45 2917 5036.