HR Business Partner

Do you want to be part of a large, inspirational, global HR Business Partnering community in Novo Nordisk - a community focused on enabling the Line of Business in executing their business strategies - a community on a journey to being proactive strategic partners in a changing environment? Do you define yourself as passionate about helping people and organizations thrive and develop? Do you build strong relations as a trusted advisor to the leaders you work with? If so, you could be the HR Business Partner (HRBP) we are seeking to join the world’s largest insulin API facility. 
 

The position 
As a trusted advisor to the local management team, you will focus on supporting one of our major production areas - M1 (API Manufacturing 1). You will help shape the organization to meet future needs, guide HR-related initiatives, and play a pivotal role in empowering senior management teams to achieve success. 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Organizational development, process facilitation, and team development. 
• Facilitating HR processes and leading HR projects, including executing central annual HR processes, bonus and salary reviews, talent management, and employee engagement surveys. 
• Contributing to the development and implementation of cross-functional initiatives, both within M1 and across the SVP area. 
• Supporting and driving strategic and operational discussions regarding leadership, organizational structure, performance governance, company culture, and sustainable well-being. 

Your primary stakeholders will be your local management teams in M1, as well as the other HR Business Partners (HRBPs) in API P&O. Your main location will be at the Kalundborg site (KA) in Denmark. 

 
Qualifications 

You are recognized as a pragmatic executor with a strategic can-do mindset. You are someone that others want to collaborate with and who earns respect from stakeholders for driving initiatives forward, all while demonstrating high personal integrity and offering your perspectives in a respectful manner. 

Ideally, you: 

• Have experience as HR Business Partner and/or Manager within a large, international, and culturally diverse environment that involves change management and organizational development. 
• Can think strategically and translate business needs into HR actions, grounded in a deep understanding of challenges and future outlooks. 
• Know how to eliminate people and organization-related roadblocks, providing robust support for the implementation of strategies. 
• Hold a relevant academic degree in HR, Organization, Business Psychology, or a similar field. 
• Are fluent in English, both written and spoken. 

You naturally bridge differing opinions by showcasing strong cultural understanding and effective stakeholder management. You excel at finding solutions, fostering collaboration, and focusing on the priorities that matter most to the end user, all while being an experienced process facilitator. 

About the department 
Our People & Organisation Business Partnering department consist of 11 HRBP, a Project Lead, a project coordinator, a Training Academy team and several students, supporting all HR processes in API. Together, we are responsible for developing our organisation and employees to meet current and future needs.  

You will be assigned to M1 (API Manufacturing 1) and the facility includes all process steps from fermentation to purification incl. support functions (e.g. technical support, process support, QC and QA) 

This is why you must be able to see yourself as part of production, having most of your working days in the production facility. 

Working at Novo Nordisk  
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life-changing. 

 
Contact 
If you have questions about the position, please feel free to contact API P&O Senior Manager, Jan Drehn, at jdrh@novonordisk.com. 

  
Deadline 
27th May 2025 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. Applications will be handled as they are received, so please do not hesitate to apply. 

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.