Job Description

Lead quality excellence in one of APAC's fastest-growing markets, where your expertise will directly impact patients across Korea while shaping the future of pharmaceutical quality standards.

Your new role

As Quality Assurance Manager, you'll be the cornerstone of quality excellence for Novo Nordisk South Korea, ensuring our life-changing medicines reach patients with unwavering quality standards. This is a pivotal leadership role where you'll implement and maintain our Quality Management System while serving as the legal Qualified Responsible Person for medicinal products.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the implementation and maintenance of Novo Nordisk's Quality Management System (QMS) across the affiliate, ensuring full compliance with internal standards and external regulatory requirements
• Acting as Quality Management Representative for South Korea, serving as the primary point of contact with local Health Authorities during audits and inspections
• Managing critical quality processes including deviation handling, potential recalls, product release, returns, and destruction for all Novo Nordisk-owned products
• Conducting and coordinating quality audits as Lead Auditor for both internal operations and external partners, including distribution partners and clinical trial depots
• Serving as legal Responsible Person with registered pharmacist duties, including Import Manager and Wholesaler Business Manager roles in accordance with Korean regulations
• Leading and developing a team of 4 quality professionals while managing the QA team budget; Partnering with cross-functional teams to drive quality process improvements and simplification initiatives aligned with global expectations

Your new department

Novo Nordisk South Korea is a dynamic affiliate in a high growth phase, with a strong purpose to bring life-changing products to people living with Diabetes, Obesity and other serious chronic diseases. Recently certified in APAC as a Great Place to Work, we pride ourselves on continually striving for the best performance to meet our purpose, and to live the Novo Nordisk Way, which includes an absolute commitment to Business Ethics, Compliance and Quality. You'll report to the Head of Legal, Compliance and Quality (LCQ) in Korea and play a vital role in maintaining our license to operate while supporting our ambitious growth trajectory. This is a people managing role with 4 team members.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for an experienced quality professional who thrives in a fast-paced, regulated environment and is passionate about ensuring patient safety through excellence in quality management. You'll bring with you:

• 10–18 years of progressive experience in Quality within the pharmaceutical industry or with a regulatory authority. Experience in a global MNC or matrix organization is an advantage
• A valid Korean Pharmacist license is required to serve as the Responsible Person
• 2–3 years of people management experience, with a proven ability to lead, develop, and coach quality teams
• Strong expertise in QA processes, SOPs, compliance, GDP, and pharmaceutical distribution requirements, with working knowledge of QC analytical methods in chemistry and biological testing; In-depth knowledge of local and international regulations, with hands-on experience in pharmaceutical operations, quality control, and distribution
• Strong interpersonal, communication, stakeholder management, and people leadership skills, with a collaborative, resilient, and agile approach
• Native-level fluency in Korean language with strong English communication skills to work effectively in a global environment

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.

Contact

Kindly upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Internal candidates are requested to inform their line manager when applying.

Deadline

Until the completion of recruitment. Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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.