Kick-start your life-changing career within finance!
Are you a master’s student with an interest in Finance? Turn your degree into a global career at one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies! Be a part of Novo Nordisk’s growth journey and accelerate your own.
Our global Graduate Programme is designed to bring together change makers with a diversity of perspectives and equip them with the tools needed to accelerate their personal and professional development. The two-year programme allows you to explore the world while developing your career. You will be taken on three to four rotations around the globe where you will work in a fast-paced environment and grow in ways you never could have imagined. You will be exposed to the entire Novo Nordisk value chain while being challenged to explore your boundaries and reach your full potential.
About the Global Finance track
The full-time position as a Global Finance Graduate offers you the opportunity to experience four exciting jobs in just two years. You will engage in various finance functions across our global value chain – from R&D to production to sales. This experience will equip you with a strong financial toolbox, knowledge of digital tools, and a holistic understanding of Novo Nordisk and the pharmaceutical industry.
Throughout the programme, you will gain hands-on experience with transforming data into actionable business insights, communicating recommendations, and creating measurable business impact. You will collaborate with senior managers and cultivate an international network of colleagues, positioning yourself as one of tomorrow’s key finance leaders at Novo Nordisk.
As you embark on your life-changing career in Novo Nordisk, we will provide you with:
- Accelerated personal and professional development from day one. You will receive 1-on-1 sparring from a senior mentor assigned to you and participate in an extensive, custom-built training programme
- International professional experience. You will spend one of your 6-month rotations abroad at one of our many affiliates and regional offices (e.g. Princeton, São Paulo, Kuala Lumpur, a European capital or one of many other options), where you will gain unique insight into the local Finance organisation.
- Vast exposure and networking possibilities. As part of the Graduate community, you will not only expand your professional network across the finance function, you will also start your journey together with tomorrow’s leaders in the other graduate tracks – like Legal & Compliance, Marketing or Data Science.
The position
During the programme you will undertake 3 rotations at the global headquarters in Denmark and 1 rotation abroad, each fitted to suit your personal development needs and to ensure that you will be involved in a variety of tasks. Every Global Finance Graduate’s journey is unique, but below is an example of how yours´ could look like:
- Rotation 1 – R&D Finance, HQ
Finance partnering supporting the management and evaluation of investments in our future product pipeline. - Rotation 2 – Novo Nordisk Management Consulting, HQ
Building on the project management toolbox, working with projects across the value chain, and learning from colleagues with top-tier consulting backgrounds. - Rotation 3 – Novo Nordisk, Inc., Princeton (USA)
Forecasting sales and analysing the market dynamics in our biggest market.
- Rotation 4 – Strategic Finance, HQ
Supporting senior management with key strategic projects and financial modelling in connection with all business development activities, including our M&A pipeline.
About Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is the 2nd most valuable pharmaceutical company in the world based on market cap. It was founded in 1923 and is headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark.
Our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines and working to prevent and ultimately cure the diseases we treat.
We employ more than 60,000 people in 80 offices around the world, and market our products in 170 countries. We’re on a relentless mission to drive change for millions of people living with chronic diseases, and we need people like you to join us on this mission and take Novo Nordisk into the future.
Read more and watch this video to get a feeling about Novo Nordisk as a workplace.
Qualifications
To thrive and succeed as a Global Finance Graduate, we expect you to have:
- A master’s degree from 2023 or 2024 with a focus on a relevant subject, like finance, economics, business administration or (management) accounting
- Top academic results
- Relevant work experience and/or extracurricular activities
- International experience from e.g. working, studying or volunteering abroad. If Covid-19 restrictions have prevented you from obtaining (additional) international experience, e.g. studying or completing an internship abroad, feel free to still apply and explain what your plans were, how they changed and what relevant experience you have gained instead.
- A global mindset with an ability to adapt quickly to change and to relocate internationally as part of the programme
- Professional fluency in English
- Availability to start 1 September 2024
If you are interested in joining the programme, please make sure to submit your application no later than 14 December 2023 GMT+1.
Are you not sure if your profile is a 100% fit? You should still consider applying!
Sometimes, good candidates are hesitant about submitting their application unless they are convinced that they meet every qualification listed. We require a recent master´s degree and an international perspective, but other than that, you should consider applying and showcasing how your distinctive personality and experience can impact the lives of millions. Who knows, your profile may align with our values (needs?) more than you realize. Take the leap and see where the journey takes you!
Contact
For questions about the Global Finance track, do not hesitate to contact our Programme Manager Felix Goich, +45 3077 5896.
Important: Prepare this before you apply
Before clicking the apply button please ensure you have prepared your CV, latest academic record and motivational letter in English.
In the motivational letter we expect to learn more about your motivation for wanting to join Novo Nordisk and the Graduate Programme, as well as your personal and professional competencies. Hence, make sure you include:
- What are your expectations of the Graduate Programme and how will the programme support your career aspirations
- Share an example with us, describing a successful accomplishment from a team collaboration (max 180 words)
- What characteristics do you appreciate in others when working in a team and what three characteristics do you think others appreciate about you, and why
- What new perspective(s) do you believe you as a Global Finance Graduate could bring to Novo Nordisk to help us grow
- Share an unsuccessful teamwork experience. What went wrong, and what did you learn from it?
You can apply from any device but as you will be asked to answer several questions on the application page, we recommend applying from a PC instead of a mobile phone.
More information about the Graduate Programme
If you want a general introduction to the Novo Nordisk track including all 15 tracks then click here. For specific information about the Finance graduate programme click here.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.
