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Senior Project Manager - Pilot Plant, R&D

Location:

Espergærde, DK

Job Family:

Research & Development

Country/Region:

Denmark

Are you motivated by leading manufacturing development that enables innovative products to make a real difference for people?

At Coloplast, we develop products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs.
Our purpose and values guide how we innovate, collaborate, and deliver - and strong project leadership is essential to turning innovation into reliable, scalable solutions.

As part of our strengthened Pilot Plant organization in R&D, we are looking for Senior Project Managers to lead Manufacturing System Development and ensure that manufacturing solutions are ready to support robust, high quality product launches.

Join Coloplast and our Pilot Plant organization, R&D

Pilot Plant is responsible for developing and preparing robust, scalable, and cost effective manufacturing systems for Coloplast’s innovation portfolio, working in close collaboration with the rest of R&D, Global Operations, and partners.

In this role, you will lead manufacturing system development within innovation projects and work closely with other project managers and specialist functions to ensure manufacturing solutions support product performance, quality, cost, and long term manufacturability.

You will operate at the intersection of:

• Process and Manufacturing Development

• Injection Molding and Manufacturing Technology

• Product Development

• Commissioning

• Quality and Validation

• Supply Chain and Volume Sites

• Finance

Your role and responsibilities

As Senior Project Manager - Manufacturing System Development, you will lead the manufacturing development workstream within complex, cross functional innovation projects.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Provide project leadership for manufacturing system development, ensuring clarity, structure, and steady progress

• Ensure early and continuous focus on Design for Manufacturing, robustness, scalability, cost, and Built In Quality

• Lead collaboration across manufacturing, quality, and operations disciplines to support timely and well informed decisions

• Drive manufacturing investments and support financial decision processes

• Translating product and manufacturing concepts into manufacturing cost perspectives

• Consolidate and communicate progress, risks, and manufacturing and financial status to steering committees and governance forums

What you bring

You are a structured and collaborative project manager who enjoys working in complex, cross functional environments and understands that strong results are created through people and teamwork.

We expect that you have:

• +5-year experience with technical or manufacturing related project management

• A BSc or MSc within engineering (manufacturing, production, mechanical, process, or similar)

• Experience leading cross functional development projects

• Experience with manufacturing processes, production equipment, and industrialization

• Experience with Agile planning tools and methods

• Exposure to regulated industries (medical devices, pharma, or similar) is an advantage

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• A people oriented mindset that builds trust, engagement, and commitment

What we offer

• A key project leadership role in Innovation Projects

• The opportunity to influence how manufacturing systems enable high quality, user focused products

• Close collaboration with strong specialist and project management communities across R&D and Operations

• Opportunities for professional growth within project and manufacturing leadership

• An inclusive culture where we make sure that you can be you

Interested?

We review applications continuously, so please do not hesitate to apply.

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Alex Nøkkentved, Director Pilot Plant, R&D, dkalno@coloplast.com +45 49 11 17 39