Senior Health & Safety Partner

Do you have the drive to turn ambitious safety goals into reality? Are you passionate about building a culture where zero work-related absence isn’t just a vision — it’s the standard? Do you thrive in a role where you connect and cooperate with people on the production floor as well as senior management?
If your answer is yes, then you might be the Senior Health & Safety Partner we’re looking for!

The position 

As a Senior Health & Safety Partner, you’ll do more than just ensure compliance — you'll shape strategy, drive cultural change, and partner with leaders on CVP level to embed health and safety into every decision.
This is your opportunity to play a central role in an organisation where complexity meets purpose, and where your expertise has real impact on both people and production.

This includes: 

• Acting as a trusted advisor on health & safety legislation and compliance, ensuring production areas meet and exceed regulatory expectations
• Analyzing HS data, identify trends, and support management in taking proactive, data-based decisions
• Leading or supporting audit planning and execution, translating findings into tangible improvements
• Driving HS strategy for Finished Product Manufacturing (FPM) — from project design to daily operations — ensuring safety is part of every step
• Serving as an advisor to production supporters and leaders, translating technical HS requirements into practical actions
• Collaborating closely across functions and levels to align on improvements and elevate HS culture
• Ensuring timely and effective HS involvement in technical projects and process changes

You’ll be part of a committed and ambitious Sustainability & Operational Excellence department working with Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) as well as LEAN. The department has 13 employees, and you will be collaborating with and supporting the Health & Safety SVP Partner. While you'll report to the department director, your daily work will involve high independence, and close collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders across production, projects, and senior management.
Together, you'll be driving the continuous improvement of our Health & Safety culture, with a clear eye on results — and a strong sense of purpose.

This job is currently based in Gentofte, Denmark, but will relocate to Høje Taastrup, Denmark later this year.

Qualifications 

To thrive as a Senior Health & Safety Partner, you’re not just bringing experience — you’re bringing passion, precision, and people skills. You know how to turn strategy into action, and how to inspire others to make safety second nature.

We imagine you have:

• A relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree
• 3–5 years of experience in health & safety, preferably from high-standard environments such as pharma, biotech, or complex manufacturing
• Deep expertise in general HS principles — both strategic and operational
• The ability to navigate complex processes and dynamic organisational structures
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills — you’re confident in planning, creating and presenting data, and engaging colleagues across all levels of the organisation
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and work environment legislation 
• Fluency in English; written and spoken communication skills in Danish are considered an advantage

As a person you have a fundamental desire to make a difference within health and safety. You have a high personal drive, work independently and can pursue key focus areas. You have a natural talent for building relationships, influencing change, and motivating others.

About the area 

Sustainability & Operational Excellence department is a part of Business Development & Support (BD&S) in Finished Product Manufacturing (FPM). BD&S supports FPM global production sites with central functions such as Finance, Supply Chain & Manufacturing Strategy, Sustainability & Operational Excellence, and Digitalisation & Performance Management. Based in Gentofte we have more than 50 employees who, as partners and specialists, collaborate with our colleagues worldwide striving for a comprehensive overview ensuring an efficient and reliable support of the FPM organisation.

Working at FPM, Novo Nordisk 

Finished Product Manufacturing (FPM) is a part of Novo Nordisk Product Supply, a global production network at the forefront of technology and quality production of pharmaceutical products. At FPM, we not only manufacture all finished products for people living with serious chronic diseases, we also use our competencies to drive technology leadership and improve standards across our core technologies to support the growing efforts into completely new production platforms and therapy areas for Novo Nordisk. 
Our global network consists of around 6,000 colleagues across ten countries. Here, we are responsible for the manufacturing of all finished products, including devices, needles, assembly, and packaging. As more and more people need our products, we support Novo Nordisk's initiatives in new therapy areas. Every day, we strive to streamline and expand our capacity through process innovation, automation, and the introduction of new technology.

Contact 

If you have any questions about the job, please do not hesitate to contact, Director, Else Marie at elmw@novonordisk.com or, HS SVP Partner, Dorte Engberg at dtej@novonordisk.com 

Deadline 
27th of April. 

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. 
 

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.