Regional Security Manager - US Operations

Novo Nordisk

Plainsboro, NJ

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$116,810–$216,100 Per Year

LOCATION

Plainsboro, NJ

POSTED

30+ days ago

About the Department

The Finance & Operations department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance & Operations works closely across the organization to guide enterprise-wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent, and we reward hard work and dedication with opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?

The Position

The Regional Security Manager US Ops position has responsibility for the development, implementation and management of security policies, standards, evaluations, roles and corporate awareness. The scope of this role includes, but is not limited to, all utilized security technologies and services, personal protection services, perimeter defenses, supply chain security, general investigations, security related compliance issues, physical and logical access control and profile management of all employees, contractors and visitors. This role will provide security support for all US operations, offices and facilities NN to ensure and support regional and global coordination alignment and mature security efforts across the US.

Relationships

This position reports to the US Security & Strategy Ops Director and will interact with the site security champions, facilities group, contract security force, security vendors, as well as various internal stakeholders. The manager develops networks internally and externally to influence and drive security initiatives.

Essential Functions

+ Support the Security Director’s efforts to develop an effective strategy to assess and mitigate risk, manage crises and incidents, maintain continuity of operations and safeguard employees and the organization

+ Identifies, develops, implements and maintains security processes, practices and policies throughout the Region to reduce risks, respond to incidents and limit exposure and liability in all areas of information, financial, physical, personal and reputational risk

+ Oversees incident response planning as well as investigation of security breaches

+ Supports supply chain security investigations and planning

+ Leads guard force contract management including KPI enforcement

+ Conducts risks assessments of offices, manufacturing and R&D sites

+ Researches and assists in the deployment of state-of-the-art technology solutions and innovative security management techniques to safeguard personnel and assets including intellectual property and trade secrets. Establishes appropriate standards and associated risk controls

+ Develops and sustains appropriate level relationships with officials in law enforcement, intelligence and other relevant governmental functions as well as private sector counterparts

+ Through relationships within NN and/or other external resources, coordinates and implements site security operations and activities to ensure protection of executives, managers, employees, customers, stakeholders and visitors as well as all physical and information assets. Ensures optimal use of personnel and equipment to achieve results

+ Briefs Director of Security and Site Leadership on the status of security issues and emerging threats

+ Assists sites with development of security budget and planning for security capital expenditures

+ Participates in crisis management,business continuity planning and training efforts

+ Capable of leading crisis response as needed

+ Key Skills and Competencies

+ Demonstrated leadership skills to provide direction for management and professional staff within the organization

+ Emotional intelligence and strong business acumen to understand impact and sensitivity surrounding a wide variety of business issues

+ Strategic thinker who can understand, interpret, analyze and develop consensus within an organizational climate of diverse operational activities

+ Ability to comprehend often-conflicting regulations imposed by agencies with regulatory jurisdiction

+ Effective communicator who can clearly convey the status of security and related issues surrounding enterprise risk management decisions to all levels of the organization including executive management, governance board committees and oversight groups

+ Demonstrated analytical skills, leadership experience and exceptional relationship management competencies to understand impact and sensitivity of security issues

+ Demonstrated commitment to innovative thought and actions in a fast paced business environment

Physical Requirements

15-25% overnight travel required.

Development Of People

Supervisory to Security Champions and as needed to support Director of Security in supervising NN Security staff. Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

Qualifications

+ Business level fluency in English (Read, Write & Speak)

+ A 4-year degree, or international equivalent, from an accredited college or university. An advanced degree or equivalent in an area of study relevant to this role is highly desirable

+ Relevant continued education programs, certificates and/or certifications a plus (CPP, CFE, etc)

+ 7+ years of combined experience in security management, physical security, and/or related fields within the private or public sector, including 3+ years of mid-level management within a corporate security organization of comparable size and scope

+ Experience managing capital and expense budgets for complex, geographically dispersed security operations

+ Working knowledge of security systems, CCTV and access control systems

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process.

The base compensation range for this position is $116,810 to $216,100. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance.

Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's level or other company factors.

Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.

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

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

About the Company

Novo Nordisk

Working at Novo Nordisk

Life-changing careers

Starting a career at Novo Nordisk is more than getting a job. It is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people living with a serious chronic disease.

Whether you are a part of supplying insulin for patients around the world, discovering the next breakthrough at one of our state-of-the-art research centres, working with us is truly life-changing.

We are inspired by life

We are a proud life-science company on a mission to ensure that people living with a chronic disease can live a full life. Millions rely on us.

We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. From our colleagues in the lab, working to change lives through pioneering break-through treatments, to our colleagues putting sustainability at the core of our processes and working to prolong the life of our planet, this mission to improve lives is at the core of our every action.

Together we drive change

Change is a constant — change in lifestyle, change in technology, change all over. At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it.

We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future.

That’s why we continuously push to improve the way we work and the lives of the patients we serve, creating innovative solutions that fit the way people want to live. To accomplish this, we embrace a spirit of open-mindedness and experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection.

Together, we are life-changing

Our company is our people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We want to ensure that every employee can achieve a work-life balance that supports their current priorities and where they want to go next.

Your development starts here

We value our employees for the unique skills, backgrounds and perspectives they bring to the table. We work continuously to help bring out the best in all of our people, offering opportunities for development and creating an environment of mobility within the company. We strive to offer a workplace that’s great to be in and to be from.

It is very important to us that anyone working with us feels empowered as an employee and as a person. We all should have the opportunity to act fast, make decisions and be agile.

With a career at our company, you will feel a difference right from the start. A sense of inspiration that comes from a shared belief in driving positive change for people, families and communities everywhere, and it’s a collective effort. We rely on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 45,000 employees.

In the video above, meet  Marie Darting, one of our scientists, and hear more about her work as a formulation scientist, her perspective on development plans and the impact she feels her work has on people living with a chronic disease.

Who we are

We were founded in 1923 and today we are a global healthcare company headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark.

Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering  scientific breakthroughs, expanding  access to our medicines , and working to prevent and ultimately cure diabetes.

With almost 100 years of experience, one of the broadest diabetes product portfolios in the healthcare industry, as well as an award-winning pipeline of innovative products, our success is built on our company values – the Novo Nordisk Way.

COMPANY SIZE

2,500 to 4,999 employees

INDUSTRY

Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals

FOUNDED

1923

WEBSITE

https://www.novonordisk.com/