Global Finance Graduate
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Education
Global Finance Graduate
Business Finance
Novo Nordisk, Denmark
Are you interested in finance? Kickstart your career as a Global Finance Graduate at Novo Nordisk. Join us and embark on a journey that will shape your future!
Your new role
As a Global Finance Graduate, you will embark on a two-year journey consisting of three exciting rotations, including one abroad. Each rotation is tailored to your development needs and designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of Novo Nordisk’s global finance operations.
As a Global Finance Graduate, you will (examples):
- Work on strategic projects, use financial modelling, and provide senior management with insights to support strategic decision making.
- Support resource allocation across our research and development, production and commercial activities.
- Manage and evaluate investments in our future clinical pipeline.
- Support internal auditors in conducting finance and business ethics audits across affiliates and HQ functions.
- Forecast sales and analyse market dynamics in a local affiliate.
Throughout the programme, you will transform data into actionable business insights, communicate recommendations, and create measurable business impact. You’ll collaborate with highly skilled colleagues and build an international network, positioning yourself as one of tomorrow’s key finance leaders at Novo Nordisk.
Your graduate track
The Global Finance Graduate Programme is your gateway to a rewarding career in finance. Over two years, you’ll complete three rotations across various finance functions, including one abroad, while developing a versatile skill set and gaining insights into Novo Nordisk and the pharmaceutical industry.
You’ll work across our global value chain – from R&D to production to sales – and collaborate with skilled colleagues. As part of the graduate community, you’ll further expand your professional network building opportunities and relationships across the company.
An example of a Global Finance graduate’s journey could look like this:
- R&D Finance, HQ: Finance partnering supporting the management of investments in our future product pipeline
- Novo Nordisk, Inc., US: Forecasting sales and analysing the market dynamics in the biggest market
- Strategic Finance, HQ: Supporting senior management with key strategic projects and financial modelling in connection to our business development activities
We’ll support your development with accelerated growth by offering mentoring from a senior leader, a custom-built training programme and excellent networking opportunities across the finance function and beyond.
Your skills & qualifications
To succeed as a Global Finance Graduate, we expect you to have:
- A master’s degree obtained in 2025 or 2026, demonstrating above-average academic achievements within finance, economics, business administration or (management) accounting.
- International experience, for example from studying abroad, working or volunteering.
- Relevant work experience from internships, student jobs, or extracurricular activities, with a maximum of 1 year of full-time work experience between or after completing your master's degree.
- Fluency in both spoken and written English.
- Willingness to relocate globally.
Additionally, the ideal candidate has a global mindset and can quickly adapt to change, demonstrating a strong motivation to succeed in (Corporate) Finance.
Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other.One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.
What we offer
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.
Novo Nordisk supports a healthy work-life balance by offering flexible working hours, promoting a culture of well-being, and encouraging employees to prioritize their mental and physical health.
More information
You can click here for more information on the Global Finance track.
Before applying, ensure you have uploaded your CV (under “resume”), cover letter, and most recent academic records (add as one file under “cover letter”) in English. Keep your cover letter to one page. Applications without these uploads will not be considered.
In your cover letter, please address the following points:
- Your expectations from the Graduate Programme.
- Your motivation for joining the Global Finance Graduate programme and finance in a corporate context
- Qualities your colleagues value in you when working together.
Deadline
Apply by 7 December 2025 (GMT+1). Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives.Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.