Project Management Intern

Are you passionate about teamwork and cross-functional collaboration to tackle challenging business tasks? Novo Nordisk is seeking a talented student with advanced skills in data and business intelligence, who is eager to engage in the early conceptual phases of innovative projects. Join our Project Management team for a unique learning experience, where you can transform theories and methods into practical applications.

As our Intern, you will gain hands-on experience through a diverse range of tasks and projects in areas such as innovation & design, robotics, manufacturing intelligence, digitalization, and automation. Apply Now!

Position 
Each day in our team will bring a variety of challenges, from independently solving tasks to collaborating closely with project managers and suppliers. The internship will involve support for two departments focusing on API production.

Project Management/Robotics Department: You will work alongside 2-3 full-time employees focused on maintaining an overview of projects aligned with departmental strategic goals. This includes engaging in dialogues with local management and collaborating with external partners to enhance innovation.
IT Department: You will assist with duties such as managing MLOps platforms in collaboration with our System Managers, configuring and maintaining servers, designing dashboards, and developing data pipelines.

Your responsibilities will include:
•    Assisting the Project Portfolio Manager by tracking project progress within the production area and preparing project briefs and steering group materials.
•    Maintaining and updating the central information database through regular reviews and ensuring timely completion of manual intervention one-pagers.
•    Supporting MLOps and data visualization efforts utilizing Power BI.
•    Contributing to the creation of new digital tools and conducting required analyses.
•    Collaborating with various project managers across initiatives and taking ownership of smaller work packages and sub-tasks.
•    Coordinating with stakeholders to gather insights and supporting the planning and organization of relevant project events and workshops, as well as contributing to innovation and ideation efforts within the production area.  As an intern, you can expect to be challenged and contribute to impactful results across the Kalundborg production site.

Practicalities 

•    Duration : Full-time internship for 5 months
•    Working Hours : 37 hours/week; flexible work hours
•    Start Date : September 1, 2025; flexible regarding timing
•    Location : Kalundborg, Denmark, with the option for remote work
•    A full-time Danish work permit is required.

Students must be enrolled at a university through the entire internship period. The working hours are flexible enabling you to combine an internship with lectures at university, project work, or writing your Bachelor/Master’s thesis.

Qualifications

We are looking for an engineering intern who is passionate about project management, LEAN methodologies, manufacturing processes, and automation. The ideal candidate should demonstrate the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with team members and be adaptable to new insights. Strong communication skills, the capability to simplify complex information, a good sense of humor, and a preference for agile environments are also highly valued.

To succeed in the role, you need:
•    Demonstrated ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with team members.
•    A flexible mindset and willingness to adapt to new insights and findings.
•    Strong communication skills that enable the simplification of complex information.
•    A curious nature or foundational knowledge in areas such as project management, lean and process optimization, Python, Microsoft Suite, coding, process mapping, data visualization, IT & automation, and GMP process understanding. 
•    you are currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in one of the following fields: Biotechnological Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Data Science Engineering, or Data Engineering at Danish university.  We expect candidates to thrive in a dynamic environment, maintain a collaborative spirit, and possess a can-do attitude. Proficiency in IT applications such as Excel and PowerPoint are crucial, along with excellent command of the English language.

About the department

At Novo Nordisk in Kalundborg, you will be part of a team of around 4,400 colleagues who are instrumental in producing half of the world's insulin, positively impacting the lives of over 40 million people living with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Our team focuses on supporting production through strategic innovations designed to enhance, automate, and improve processes. With a diverse array of international colleagues, we are committed to our mission of improving patient lives through courage and meaningful contributions. 

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 72,000 employees around the world. We recognise 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 

For more information, please reach out to Thomas Møller Sørensen at +45 30 77 67 05 or hiring manager Thomas Søby Eriksen at +45 30 79 15 65.

Deadline
June 20, 2025.
Kindly note that applications will be reviewed continuously, and interviews conducted on a rolling basis. Please refrain from adding a photo to your CV to ensure fair and efficient processing.

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.