Novo Nordisk - Join our Manufacturing Talent Programme

The Talent Program aims to both develop you horizontally (broad) and vertically (in-depth) within Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing. We’re seeking a diverse background of applicants within Science, Engineering, Biotechnology and Chemistry. Read on and apply today!    

What can we offer you? By joining the Programme, you will have a unique opportunity to develop a skillset that prepares you to work and thrive within advanced data analytics, and innovation for future pharmaceutical manufacturing.   

Plus, you will have the ability to create a network and build relationships. As a teaser our API Manufacturing Hubs in Biotech City Kalundborg, Clayton, North Carolina, and West Lebanon, New Hampshire, US, produce half of the world’s insulin and several biopharmaceutical products. Our API Manufacturing Hubs are dynamic areas with several existing and expanding facilities plus several new factories of the future, employing state-of-the-art technologies.  

Convince me, what is the Manufacturing Talent Programme about?  

In general, we seek to continuously improve our existing manufacturing facilities with optimisations related to process, modern technology, advanced data analytics or a combination of all. To achieve this now and in the future, we need team players like you who are energetic, motivated, and innovative!  

You will have the opportunity to rotate across our different manufacturing sites plus be exposed to specialised functions like how we develop our processes etc. The rotations will consist of 8 months for a total program length of 2 years.  

You are convincing me, what will I actually do?  

No rotation will be the same. The first rotation will consist of manufacturing process exposure. Key learnings: what is pharmaceutical manufacturing? How are unit-operations connected to drive value? What is the connection between industry 4.0 and pharmaceutical manufacturing? The second rotation will consist of data analytics exposure. Key learnings: what is industry 4.0 in the pharmaceutical industry? What tools are state-of-the-art for pharmaceutical manufacturing analytics? How to apply advance data analytics to drive value?  

The third rotation can be different tracks within manufacturing development, expansion projects or production, which could be at our API Manufacturing hubs in Clayton, North Carolina, US or West Lebanon, New Hampshire, US or Hillerød, Denmark. 

Application timeline  

Key dates for the Manufacturing Talent Programme application process: 

• December 31st: Deadline for application. 
• Week 4 - January 21th - 22th: First interviews via Teams. 
• Week 5 to 6 – January 27th-9th February: Selected candidates are invited for the Talent Camp in Denmark. 
• Week 11, - 11th –13th March: Talent Camp. 
• Week 12,13 & 14: Second interviews and feedback via Teams. 
• September 2025: 1st rotation starts. 

ABOUT US

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.