Manufacturing Technology Graduate

Manufacturing Technology Graduate: Kick-start your life-changing career!

Are you a master’s student with an interest in manufacturing technology? Be a part of Novo Nordisk’s growth journey and accelerate your own. Turn your degree into a global career at one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies!

About the Manufacturing Technology Graduate Programme

The full-time position as a Manufacturing Technology Graduate is about optimizing and improving production through development and implementation of the newest technology. For this we need the brightest and most innovative minds!

The Manufacturing Technology track offers rotational opportunities with three challenging and exciting eight-month rotations, where you get to work in various technology development and production departments across our sites both in Denmark and internationally. You will be working closely with technology and explore ways to utilise its capabilities. This includes working with advanced automation principles, robotics, and machine learning.

As you embark on your life-changing career in Novo Nordisk, we will provide you with:

• Accelerated personal and professional development from day one
• International professional experience
• Vast exposure and networking possibilities

The Position

You will start by joining one of our production sites in Denmark, followed by a rotation in one of our international facilities, and finally finish the programme with a final rotation back in Denmark. During the two-year programme you will work alongside specialists and leaders from various fields within technology and manufacturing innovation. You will be a full-fledged member of the team from day one, where we count on you to present your ideas and insights. In return, you will get to play an instrumental role in the development and scaling of technology across production at our manufacturing sites. 

You will gain extensive knowledge in all aspects of technology and solution development, and work with stakeholders from all over the world. At Novo Nordisk we strive to create a workplace where everyone can contribute with their skills, and where our experts guide you through our digital transformation journey.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed as a Manufacturing Technology Graduate, we expect you to have:

• Recent master's degree (from 2024 or 2025) within: 
  • Manufacturing technology/machine technology/mechatronics
  • Robotics/computer vision/automation/autonomous systems/AI
  • Engineering, e.g., production, mechanical or similar
• International experience, for example from studying a full semester abroad, working or volunteering
• No more than 1 year of full-time working experience between or after completing your master's degree
• Global mobility and international mindset
• Professional fluency in English

If you meet the criteria and are interested in joining the programme with start-up date 1 September 2025, please make sure to submit your application no later than 30 November 2024 GMT+1.

Important: upload this when you apply 

Before clicking the apply button, please ensure you have uploaded your CV (please upload under “resume”), cover letter and most recent academic records (upload these two documents as one file under “cover letter”) in English. Applications without these uploads will not be considered. 

In the cover 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 from the graduate programme, and how will it support your career aspirations? 
• What team characteristics do you value, and what three qualities do you believe others appreciate about you? 
• Define innovation in the context of manufacturing technology, in your opinion
• Share a specific example of solving a challenging manufacturing technology-related task in previous work or projects. Provide details about the problem and your solution

The cover letter must not exceed one page.

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.

About the Graduate Programme

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 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.

If you want a general introduction to the Novo Nordisk Graduate Programme including all 18 tracks then click here. 

Contact

For questions about the Manufacturing Technology Graduate Programme please contact our current graduates Helena Hauter UHMH@novonordisk.com or Daphné Parlebas DHPB@novonordisk.com. You can also click on this link for information on our upcoming graduate webinars.

About Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and 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 69,000 people in 80 offices around the world, and market our products in 170 countries. We are 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. 

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.