A career at Novo Nordisk is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people living with serious chronic disease.

Whether you are part of our efforts to supply life-saving medicine to patients around the world or helping discover the next breakthrough at one of our state-of-the-art research centres, working with us is truly life-changing.

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

It's important to us that team members feel empowered as employees and as people. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to make decisions, act fast and be agile.  

When starting a career with Novo Nordisk, you’ll feel a difference right away. We have a work culture that’s shaped by our shared belief in driving change for individuals, families, and communities everywhere.

Realising this vision is a collective effort. It depends on the contribution and collaboration of employees all over the world. Meet some of them in the video above.

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Our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. We do this by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding  access to our medicines , and working to prevent serious chronic diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes

We have over 100 years of experience and own one of the broadest diabetes product portfolios in the healthcare industry. We developed an award-winning pipeline of innovative products. Our success is built on our company values – the Novo Nordisk Way.

Find out more about who we are

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

We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. Our colleagues in the lab develop life-changing break-through treatments. Our team members implement sustainable processes that support the planet. The mission to improve lives is at the core of every action we take.

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

We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry. 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. To create innovative solutions that fit the way people want to live. We do this by embracing a spirit of open-mindedness and experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection.

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