About Business Processes
Novo Nordisk’s Graduate Programme in Business Processes offers future business leaders a fast track to an exciting career in international business.
Changing... from taking a job to jumping into a life adventure
As a Business Processes graduate, you’ll gain experience working in a broad range of areas, such as:
Meet Christopher
Christopher is 29, American by origin and has a Master's degree in Business Administration as well as International Trade and Investment Policy ...
Meet Christopher
About Business Processes
The Business Processes Graduate Programme will give you a broad range of valuable skills
as you work your way across different business areas and different countries to accomplish
your goals. With each new rotation, you will face new challenges in new environments
while acquiring knowledge and skills.
After finishing the programme, our graduates are hired in positions ranging from executive
assistants to internal consultants and international product managers.
As a Business Processes Graduate you will be starting a lifelong adventure: You will gain
experience working in a broad range of areas, such as Analysis and Forecasting, Production
and Quality, Sales and Marketing, New Product Planning, Strategic Pricing and Regulatory
Issues.
Changing... from taking a job to jumping into a life adventure
As a Business Processes graduate, you’ll gain experience working in a broad range of areas, such as:
- Analysis and forecasting
- New product planning
- Strategic pricing
- Regulatory issues
- Sales and marketing
- Production and QA
Scope of the programme
The Business Processes Graduate Programme comprises three eight-month rotations. The
first of these usually involves analytical work and will get you acquainted with corporate
life. The second rotation is normally more sales focused, and the third centres on production-
related issues. Each rotation will, however, be tailored to suit the individual graduate.
You will complete your second rotation at one of our affiliates located outside Denmark - giving you true
international experience in a global organisation. Our recent graduates have worked in China, Brazil,
Mexico, Japan, Russia, the USA, Australia, Spain, Turkey, the Netherlands, Poland and France.
Throughout the programme you will be working closely with your mentor to enhance your
personal development, plan your rotations and ensure that you learn as much as possible.
Rotation details
Rotation 1
As a Business Processes Graduate you will be exposed to a variety of tasks and departments.
The first of these usually involves analytical work and will get you acquainted with the corporate life. In your first rotation you might work within New Product Planning, Strategic Pricing, Lean Manufacturing or Business Analysis.
Rotation 2
Second rotation is more sales/marketing focused and will take place at one of our affiliates located outside Denmark - giving you true international experience in a global organisation. Our recent graduates have worked in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, the USA, Australia, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland and France.
Rotation 3
Your last rotation could be within Product Supply with tasks in project management for various work streams activities, such as investment and financing analysis; responsibilities could also include communications plans and tasks assumed by an Executive Assistant to Senior Management. But each rotation will be tailor-made to the individual graduate.
Requirements
To join the Business Processes Programme you will need a Master's degree in Economics, Management,
International Business, Marketing or a related field.
We are looking for strong individuals who are result oriented, ambitious and able to adapt to change. You will need to be able to work as part of a team and enjoy learning new things in a fast-paced environment.
Christopher Hedquist
Christopher is 29, American by origin and has a Master's degree in Business Administration as well as International Trade and Investment Policy
“I have always been very driven. I believe you should expect the exceptional, not just the standard – from yourself and from those around you.”
Competitive nature
I'll admit, I like a little healthy competition. I always strive to be the best at what I do, whether competing as a World Cup athlete for the US Skeleton team (similar to bobsleigh) or acting as a leader of my MBA class. I've found that the best way to improve and realise my full potential is to surround myself with people who are equally driven to excel. The graduates at Novo Nordisk are exactly these kinds of people.
When I joined Base Camp, I was impressed by the calibre of my new colleagues. They were so ambitious and intelligent, with amazing academic qualifications and experiences. I guess I don't mind being one of the crowd – when it's such an exceptional one.
Global experience
During my time as an athlete for the US Skeleton team (2002–2007) I spent many months competing overseas – in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Canada and Japan. Out of season I worked and gained experience in many different areas. I worked on Capitol Hill for a congressman, as a sales/marketing associate for a hockey team and as an international business analyst for an aerospace communications firm.
When I graduated in 2009 the financial world was crashing around me and the US job market was less than ideal. My MBA trained me to be international, so I wanted global experience. Novo Nordisk is financially secure and growing and the Base Camp programme offers me the opportunity to work in Denmark and another country. It's a perfect fit for someone like me seeking global experience.
The real deal
My dad actually has type 2 diabetes. So, for me, working at Novo Nordisk hits close to home. I really feel I'm making a difference in the lives of people like him, while at the same time doing good business.
Many companies talk about social responsibility, passion and commitment. But Novo Nordisk is in a world of its own. When you're on the outside it's hard to know what's real and what's a façade. But since joining Base Camp I've realised that everyone truly believes these ideals and puts them into practice.
A complete picture
I chose Business Processes as my graduate programme because it gives me a complete picture of the business. I'm looking forward to expanding my experience across a broad range of business functions during the course of my three rotations. It can be challenging at times to keep pace with some of my colleagues who've been here for years. But hopefully I bring a fresh perspective and different experience to the team.
It has been interesting adapting to a new management style, one that is centred on deliverables rather than hours spent in the office. But this gives flexibility and is a productive way to work. I'm also enjoying the consensus-driven culture where either everybody jumps or nobody jumps! This means that you're never alone and there's always a safety net – so I've enjoyed testing the water and pushing new ideas. It's great working for a company that is as invested in you as you are in it.
