Job Description

Where strategic support meets meaningful impact—enable leadership that delivers life-saving medicines to millions.

Your new role

As Personal Assistant to the Site Head of Aseptic Manufacturing Chartres, you'll be the trusted partner who keeps a critical leadership team operating at peak performance. This isn't just calendar management—it's strategic coordination that directly impacts our ability to supply patients worldwide.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Acting as sparring partner and trusted advisor to the Site Head on both routine and highly confidential matters
• Coordinating calendars, meetings, and travel for the Site Head and Site Leadership Team (SLT)
• Leading informal coordination of the assistant network to standardize processes and share best practices
• Managing cross-site meeting optimization, performance board flows, and resource allocation
• Supporting VIP visits in collaboration with Communication & Public Affairs teams
• Overseeing SLT budget, expenses, and site vehicle fleet management
• Organizing service awards and retiree events twice yearly
• Providing critical administrative support during inspections and audits

Your new department

In CMC & Product Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

At our Chartres production site, you'll support leadership at one of our most vital manufacturing facilities. You'll be positioned where decisions happen, working alongside a team committed to excellence in everything we do. As part of our broader assistant network, you'll contribute to continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the organization.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for an experienced Personal Assistant who combines impeccable organizational skills with business acumen and genuine discretion. You will bring:

• Office administration or relevant education, with preferred experience from similar positions (ideally within Novo Nordisk)
• English language skills are a pre-requisite; French proficiency is essential for this role
• Excellent IT skills with solid experience in Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Service-minded behavior with high business understanding and ability to handle confidential matters
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with excellent communication skills
• Well-structured approach, adaptability to change, and strong stress management abilities

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

Deadline to apply : 24 february 2026

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.