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Student Assistant - Digitalization
Drug Delivery Innovation - Process Excellence & Digitalization

Are you a curious and structured student with a strong interest in digitalization, automation, data and AI? Join a team where your technical skills will support real digital transformation in pharmaceutical development.

Your new role

As a Student Assistant in Digitalization, you will support daily activities, documentation, project coordination and practical tasks related to IT systems and digital ways of working. Working closely with IT System Managers and colleagues in Process Excellence & Digitalization and Drug Delivery Innovation (DDI), you will gain hands-on experience with IT operations, digital tools, data analysis, automation and cross-functional collaboration in a pharmaceutical development environment.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain application catalogues, system information, renewal overviews and IT landscape mapping materials
• Support documentation activities, including user guides, quick reference cards, FAQs, process descriptions and audit-readiness material
• Support user administration follow-up, including preparing user access review material, maintaining user lists, collecting input and tracking role assignments
• Monitor and follow up on tickets, incident and action logs, open ServiceNow items and operational status reporting
• Support testing activities by executing predefined test scripts, documenting test evidence, logging defects and coordinating user testing sessions
• Assist with data collection, analysis and visualization using tools such as Excel, Power Query and Power BI, and support simple automation and improvement activities using Power Automate, Python, SQL or similar tools where relevant
• Assist with meeting preparation, minutes, action tracking, presentations, SharePoint and Teams content and other practical project support

Your new department

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

The Digitalization team supports Drug Delivery Innovation in AI and digital initiatives. Our goal is to achieve data and AI-driven operational excellence by advancing strategic digital transformation priorities. You will collaborate with colleagues in Process Excellence & Digitalization, DDI, Global IT and other relevant internal stakeholders.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for a service-minded student with technical flair, a structured way of working and an interest in applying digital solutions in a real operational setting.

To be successful in this role, you probably have:

• Enrolment at university level, preferably within IT, engineering, data science, digitalization, business analytics or a related field
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint
• Interest in data analysis and visualization, for example Power BI, Excel or Power Query
• Basic programming or automation skills such as Python, C++, Matlab, Power Query/M, SQL, R or Power Automate are an advantage
• Technical curiosity, a digital mindset and the ability to learn new applications and IT systems quickly
• Good written and verbal English skills

On a personal level, you demonstrate a positive can-do approach and work in a solution-oriented way. You are proactive, flexible and service-minded, comfortable balancing time, quality and changing priorities. You collaborate well with different stakeholders, meet deadlines or challenge them proactively, and keep perspective in busy periods.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

This position is hourly paid. For this position, the hourly base rate is 209,27 DKK, based on an assessment of relevant factors such as experience, educational background, demonstrated competencies, and the specific skills required for the position. In addition to the hourly base rate, Student Assistants are entitled to a pension scheme (currently 10% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution).

Contact 

For further information about the position, please contact Anna Bjerg Jessen at OAJQ@novonordisk.com

Deadline

24 September 2026.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.