Lead Quality Auditor - Supply Chain & Quality Compliance

Lead Quality Auditor with Supply Chain experience

   

Lead Quality Auditor with Supply Chain experience
Department – GO Audits
Novo Nordisk– Global posting
Job level: 8

Are you passionate about ensuring compliance and quality in a global organisation? Do you have knowledge of Warehouse management, Distribution Chain and Good Distribution Practices (GDP), a keen eye for detail and a knack for identifying important trends and risks and dealing with stakeholders? If you are ready to make a difference in the pharmaceutical industry, we invite you to join GO Audits as our new Lead Auditor. Read more and apply today!

About the department

GO Audits is anchored under Global Operations Quality within the EVP area of Enterprise Quality & IT. Enterprise Quality works across our value chain, partnering with our business to ensure the highest quality from laboratory to patient. In GO Audits we have a mission to “Make Audits that Matter”.  We ensure audits are a collaborative experience and we focus on what is important to ensure key issues and risk are identified and mitigated timely.  GO Audits is a global department with employees in India, Denmark, UK, US and Canada.

The position

As a Lead Auditor at Novo Nordisk, you will play a key role in ensuring compliance with our Quality Management System and regulatory requirements. Your responsibilities will include:

• Initiating and preparing audits according to audit plans.
• Conducting and reporting routine and for-cause audits to ensure compliance with internal and external standards.
• Reviewing and approving action plans to address critical findings.
• Staying up to date with external requirements and guidelines through internal and external training, conferences, and courses.
• Identifying and communicating compliance trends and signals to increase business value and ensure proactive measures.
• Demonstrating expertise in your area, driving performance, and mastering stakeholder and change management.
• Making audits a collaborative learning experience with clear focus on what is most important.

You will have the authority to conduct and report audits independently, issue audit findings, and make decisions based on the samples selected during the audit. Above all, you are expected to travel monthly to global sites for auditing.

Qualifications

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced professional with the following qualifications:

Need to have: - MSc with 5+ years of relevant experience or BSc with 8+ years of relevant experience. - Thorough knowledge of and experience with Quality and Quality Management Systems, Warehouse/Supply Chain/Distribution management. - Strong understanding of relevant regulatory requirements, especially with Good Distribution Practices (GDP). Proven experience in stakeholder and change management. - Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal. - High level of integrity, objectivity, and analytical skills. Strong risk-based mindset with the ability to identify issues with potential large impact. Ability to listen and understand different perspectives and adapt to new information. Display an enterprise mindset and contribute to a proactive, positive and engaging work environment.

Nice to have: - Knowledge of potential risks in key processes and experience with domain and sub-domain processes. - Good understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and value chain. - Cultural awareness and flexibility to adapt to change. - Experience in conflict management and providing constructive feedback. Previous auditor experience is considered as an advantage.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

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Deadline
20 Feb 2026

Please note that we will invite for interviews on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage candidates to apply as fast as possible.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

 

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

Experience Level

Senior Level