1. Growing
our global
business
By 2023 Novo Nordisk will
reach 60,000 employees
ANJA LLADO
Operator, Quality Control
Denmark
Explore and
challenge your
capabilities
A great
place to
work

2. The world of Novo Nordisk Insert
Gain a glimpse of our world through some
amazing facts.
The world leader in 4
diabetes care
Novo Nordisk is the world’s leading pharmaceutical
company within diabetes products and care.
Inspiring and dedicated talents 6
- Senior Research Scientist Jari Pajander
- General Manager Noha Shawky
- Media Relations Manager Lars Pallisgaard
A great place to work 8
- Explore and challenge your skills and capabilities
- Involved learning
- Healthy living
Sisterly help 10
Hoping for a cure 11
The Novo Nordisk Way 12
- Helping patients to improve their lives
- Celebrating 10 years of Triple Bottom Line
Living our values 14
Making a difference 16
to patients
- Volunteer work in China
- Replanting the rainforest
Quietly brilliant people 18
- 25 years with a passion for people
- Start your Novo Nordisk career as a student
Novo Nordisk on social media 20
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2 WELCOME
Welcome
A life-changing career is more than just a job. It inspires you, it
challenges you, and it involves you.
At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. We owe it to
the people with life-threatening diseases to whom we offer our
products and our care programmes.
Being a part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on
a life-changing career and offers the opportunity to help improve
the quality of life of millions of people around the world. It is also
a chance to take responsibility for your own future and embark on
a career that will change your life.
Novo Nordisk combines an attractive workplace with the chance
to work alongside inspiring and brilliant colleagues, as well as
ongoing opportunities to improve your skills and capabilities. This
can lead you to a career anywhere in the Novo Nordisk worldwide
organisation.
We set high standards for everything we do and never compromise
on business ethics and quality. We call it the Novo Nordisk Way.
In recent years Novo Nordisk has grown to employ more
than 40,000 people in 75 countries. We have also become widely
recognised as a global leader in diabetes care and a great place
to work.
In this magazine you will meet many different people at Novo
Nordisk. I hope their stories will inspire you to become part of
the Novo Nordisk world •
LARS REBIEN SØRENSEN
Chief Executive Officer
to a life-changing career
A life-changing career
is more than just a job.
It inspires you, it challenges
you, and it involves you.
“

3. The rule of halves of diabetes
Only around
50%
of the people with
diabetes are
diagnosed
Of the estimated
382 million
people with
diabetes
Of these, only
50%
receive care
Of whom, only
50%
achieve their
treatment targets
And only
50%
of these achieve
good outcomes
Diabetes is one of
the world’s most
serious health
challenges. Today
only around 6%
of the nearly 400
million people who
have diabetes live
their lives free
of any related
complications.
This is because:
4 LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET
5
PATTARAKON POOLCHAI
Thailand
Pattarakon is a haemophilia A patient
Haemophilia
– affecting males
Approximately one in
5,000 males
are born with haemophilia
An estimated
400,000 males
have haemophilia A or B
Only 25%
have a confirmed diagnosis
and access to adequate care
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 90 years of innovation and
leadership in diabetes care. We are the only company that provides a complete portfolio of
insulin analogue treatments and insulin delivery systems that respond to each stage of the
diabetes life cycle. In addition, Novo Nordisk has a leading position in haemostasis
management, growth hormone therapy, and hormone therapy for women.
The world leader
in diabetes care
JESSE CRUMPLER
USA
Jesse is a type 2 diabetes patient
Our products
are sold in some
180
countries
We have
employees in
75
countries
We employ more than
40,000
people
Headquartered in
Denmark
MITHILDA HAG FARIN
Bangladesh
Mathilda is a type 1 diabetes patient

4. MY OPPORTUNITIES
next steps which made the whole process
much more pleasant,” Jari recalls. Jari now
works with a team of specialists researching
future possibilities for replacing injections
with oral tablets.
“We are pioneers in this field. It requires
a lot of research and I find my job both
highly challenging and highly rewarding.
We work persistently to achieve new
breakthroughs and it’s rather like gathering
pieces for a giant jigsaw puzzle. With this
job I’m able to combine both aspects of my
education, which is quite unique. I can work
on analysis and be hands-on in the
laboratory” •
“I decided to work for Novo Nordisk
because the company is internationally
recognised, has an excellent reputation and
because of its many recognitions as a great
place to work,” says media relations
manager Lars Pallisgaard. Lars applied for a
position as a student assistant in the
communications department when he
started his studies at Copenhagen Business
School in 2006.
“The job gave me the chance to work on
various assignments within different areas.
The job also gave me a lot of practical
experience which was very useful when I
was studying,” Lars says. He spent some
time in Canada as an exchange student
before later working in the Taiwanese
affiliate. Since 2012, he has worked full-
time with communications, where he came
across a project called Cities Changing
Diabetes.
“People in cities have two to five times
Jari Pajander is a senior research scientist
working with drug formulation and tablet
design. People like Jari are in high demand
in the pharmaceutical industry and hard to
find. In fact, he didn’t even apply for his
position. Instead Jari was headhunted by
Novo Nordisk and invited to an informal
meeting to learn more about his skills and
introduce him to a vacancy within the
Diabetes Research Unit.
“I enjoyed meeting the team at Novo
Nordisk and it was great to be able to talk
about the aspects of my work which really
interest me. After our meeting they made
sure that I was kept in the loop about the
increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes,
and by 2030 70% of the world’s population
will live in cities. This represents a massive
challenge for the healthcare systems so the
Cities Changing Diabetes initiative aims to
understand the urban diabetes challenges,
share the solutions with other cities and
take action to fight diabetes,” Lars tells us.
He spent five months in Mexico City, the
first of many cities to join the initiative, to
prepare for the global launch in
collaboration with the local municipality and
other partners. “Cities Changing Diabetes is
a truly pioneering project where I get the
opportunity to make a difference, work
globally and with very different cultures.
This makes me proud of working for Novo
Nordisk” •
Cities Changing
Diabetes is a truly
pioneering project“
I find my job both
highly challenging and
highly rewarding“JARI PAJANDER
Senior research scientist
Diabetes Research Unit
Denmark
LARS PALLISGAARD
Media relations manager
Denmark
Scientist
Communication & Public Affairs
Novo Nordisk
offers diversity and
equal opportunities“
the opportunities that Novo Nordisk offers
– including the diversity and equal
opportunities,” Noha says. “Novo Nordisk
has a flat management structure and the
company offers a passionate, engaging and
friendly working environment. Novo Nordisk
listens to its employees and our values are
consistent across the global organisation.
You can go to any affiliate and know that
you share the same goals and ambitions for
the company,” Noha says.
“Being part of this culture has changed
my perspective on life. When we say that
Novo Nordisk is among the best workplaces
in the world, it’s really true” •
“Working for Novo Nordisk for 12 years has
been a truly life-changing career for me.”
Born in Egypt, Noha Shawky, general
manager (GM) of Novo Nordisk Malaysia,
Singapore and Brunei has worked in several
countries and continuously developed her
career since she joined Novo Nordisk in
2002. She started out based in Jordan as a
business development manager for four
neighbouring Middle Eastern countries and
then became GM for Jordan before moving
to Tunisia to take over as GM. At the
beginning of 2014 she assumed the GM
position in Malaysia.
“My career is a clear demonstration of
NOHA SHAWKY
General manager
Malaysia
Management
Scientist
IT
MY OPPORTUNITIES
Novo Nordisk is a growing organisation with a diverse workforce and offices in 75 countries
around the world. There is a variety of ways to become a part of Novo Nordisk: through a
student or an internship position, our graduate programme, contacts network, registering
with a recruitment consultant or by applying for a vacant position. We are always on the
lookout for dedicated, engaged and ambitious people for every part of our business.
In return we offer continuous learning and development opportunities.
Inspiring and
dedicated talents
Sourcing & Procurement
Drug Development
Medical Affairs
Regulatory Affairs
Medical Doctor
Logistics
Production
Quality
GraduateMarketing & Market Access Environment, Health & Safety
Craftsman & Facility
Finance & Auditing
Legal
Lab Technician
Trainees
HR
Scientist
Sales
Communication & Public Affairs
Biostatistics & Data Management
External Relations and CSR
Medical Device Development
Management
Clinical Trial Management
Safety & Pharmacovigilance
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A world of
opportunities

5. 98 MY OPPORTUNITIES
EXPERIENCE
PROJECTS & JOB ROTATION
EXPOSURE
MENTORSHIP & PERFORMANCE
EDUCATION
TRADITIONAL COURSES, SEMINARS
AND CONFERENCES
Christine joined the American division of Novo Nordisk in 2009 and
has experienced first-hand the difference mentors can make. She
has worked in field management and quality management, and is
now a manager of the site management group, working with in-
house clinical research associates.
“I have been fortunate in the number of development
opportunities available to me, and I look forward to passing these
on in my new manager role,” she says. Christine believes in
continuous development and the need for motivation. She passes
on this piece of advice: “You manage your own development, and
you drive your own career” •
Involved
learning
A life-changing career also means taking
good care of yourself. At Novo Nordisk
every employee, no matter where they are
in the world, has access to the following in
order to help them to lead a healthier life:
– Food and beverages served at Novo
Nordisk sites must support good health,
and a diabetes-friendly selection must be
available and promoted.
– Novo Nordisk is a non-smoking company.
If you do smoke, we offer you optional
help to quit smoking.
– Physical activities – some offices are
equipped with workout facilities, while
others have discount agreements with
local fitness studios or for other activities.
– Health checks – every other year you can
have your blood sugar, cholesterol and
fitness level checked. And you can receive
advice from a health professional to help
you change your lifestyle.
For Senior Business Analyst Henrik Behrndt
the health check worked. He recently
turned 50 and came to realise the health
problems that his weight could cause.
“The health check revealed that my
cholesterol level was too high and my blood
sugar level was at the high end of the
normal range. With support from Novo
Health I decided to start a new lifestyle
regime by cutting down on calories and
cycling to and from work every day. After
two-and-a-half years I have lost around one
third of my bodyweight, my body mass
index (BMI) has been reduced drastically, my
levels are close to normal and my quality of
life has improved. I don’t fear the
consequences of getting older anymore, I
can walk the stairs faster and I get a lot of
recognition from my colleagues and my
family,” Henrik shares •
Healthy
living
I don’t fear
the consequences of
getting older anymore.“
HENRIK BEHRNDT
Senior business analyst
Denmark
For me, mentors have meant
a lot. It has been fantastic having
someone who inspires and
motivates me.
“
CHRISTINE OH
Manager
USA
70%
20%
10%
HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR CAREER:
MY OPPORTUNITIES
Every year Fortune magazine partners
with the Great Place to Work Institute
– a global research and consulting firm
– to conduct an extensive survey
among employees in companies from
a wide range of industry sectors. In the
2014 survey Novo Nordisk has been
ranked 72 out of some 250
companies.
Each year, the prestigious international
magazine Science conducts a highly
respected survey to identify the top
employers in the biotechnology and
pharmaceutical sectors. In the 2014
Science Careers Top Employers Survey,
Novo Nordisk was hailed as the second
best employer in the pharmaceutical
industry.
Science Top Employers
Fortune Best Company
to Work For
As a Novo Nordisk employee, we want you to make the most of your
talent. We believe in professional as well as personal development,
and for this reason we offer development opportunities to our
employees with the possibility to influence their career journey.
Employees are encouraged to have a plan for individual
development, in order to improve their skills continually, and to build
a portfolio of career successes. This development plan is created and
agreed through ongoing dialogue between employee and manager.
A Great
Place to
Work
Explore and challenge
your capabilities
“Depending on individual ambitions, qualifications and aspirations,
we recommend our employees to focus their individual development
within one of the following areas,” says HR consultant Julia Brejner
Grand.
– Improve your skills in your current position.
– Develop the scope of your position through new tasks or more
responsibility.
– Prepare for a possible new position.
“To support individual development, employees are offered a wide
range of internal opportunities,” Julia explains. “Exploration of
someone’s skills could be through mentoring, temporary
assignments in other departments, participation in activities outside
their job area or going on extended business trips” •
We offer opportunities for
our people to realise their potential.
The way we focus and follow up on
this process is quite unique.
“
JULIA BREJNER GRAND
HR consultant
Denmark
For a number of years Novo Nordisk has been
recognised as a great place to work. In most
recent years Novo Nordisk has been named
one of the top employers in several countries
including Brazil, Denmark, USA, Australia,
India, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, Spain,
Canada and the Netherlands by numerous
external surveys.

6. 11LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET
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Caring for children with bleedings
When Fendi Valdez was just six months old,
his mother was shocked to notice some
large haematomas under his skin. She took
him to a doctor for a diagnosis and
hopefully a cure. At that time in the 1960s
in the Dominican Republic doctors knew
little about haemophilia and it took several
months to diagnose Fendi correctly. In
addition to this, medication to treat
haematomas and bleedings was hard to
come by. Often the treatment was just
applying ice and asking Fendi to stay calm.
“As a child, other children didn’t want to
play with me and I didn’t like to play with
them because I easily got haematomas and
bleedings. This caused a lot of trouble for
me and the other children, and my family
had to pay a lot of medication expenses,”
Fendi recalls. The disease led to joint
complications and he had difficulties
moving around. In 1996 Fendi finally met
with doctors from a newly formed
organisation for haemophilia patients, and
it was not until then that he really
understood his condition. As he learned
more about the disease, he felt that he
wanted to become a volunteer for the
organisation.
“I always felt like I was the only one living
with haemophilia. When I met other
patients I was able to share my experiences
with them and this made me want to
support the organisation. I wanted to help
prevent other patients with haemophilia
from experiencing what I went through as a
child.”
Project ambassador
A few years ago, Fendi had the opportunity
to meet with representatives from the Novo
Nordisk Haemophilia Foundation (NNHF)
when it decided to support a programme
in the Dominican Republic for improving
diagnosis and care. Today Fendi has taken
over the lead of a regional NNHF project
that aims to train and educate people with
haemophilia to become leaders and
ambassadors for haemophilia patients
in Central America, the Caribbean and
Venezuela.
“In some schools children with
haemophilia are still not accepted and
when I visit schools I have to explain that
haemophilia is not contagious. I hope to
help children and their families to
Hoping for a cure
understand haemophilia patients better and
treat them as they would treat any other
children.” Fendi is married with two
children and works as an analyst at a
commercial electricity carrier in the
Dominican Republic.
“My colleagues are aware of my disease
and treat me like any other person. But
factor products are still hard to get hold of
in the Dominican Republic and this makes
me anxious when I go to work. If I get a
bleeding I will have to go home without
being able to fulfil my obligations at work.
It is my dream that patients with
haemophilia will be able to have a better
future with the help of NNHF projects” •
www.nnhf.org
I always felt like I
was the only one living
with haemophilia.
FENDI VALDEZ
Haemophilia ambassador
The Dominican Republic
“
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Sisterly help
Working with diabetes to help her sister
To Communications Partner Ida Sofie Brolund this statement is indeed
heartfelt. Ida’s sister was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age
of three and during their childhood Ida associated Novo Nordisk
with the medication that helped save her sister’s life every day.
“I always wanted to help my sister in the best way possible. By
living with someone who has diabetes you realise that what they
want most of all is to be in control of their lives. Sometimes it is
frustrating to offer your help and not know what you can do to
make things better,” Ida confides. She has noticed how her sister’s
medication has improved and helped her live an almost normal life,
juggling a husband, children, career and sports.
Vast need for information
“Good products are one part of living with diabetes. Planning your
meals and activities is just as important, and discipline is essential to
avoid the serious health complications that diabetes can cause.
Unfortunately, many people believe that diabetes is self-inflicted so
the need for information and improved education is vast,” Ida
comments.
Ida has worked in communication in the pharmaceutical industry
since completing her studies, and she did not hesitate when she saw
an opportunity to apply for a job as communications partner in
Product Supply at the Novo Nordisk site in Kalundborg, Denmark –
the world’s largest insulin production site. Here diabetes active
pharmaceutical ingredients are produced and afterwards sent on to
be distributed globally. Ida claims that the job offered something she
had not previously experienced in her career:
“I was very happy when I received the invitation to the first
interview because I felt it would be an opportunity to get close to
the actual production, where the magic happens and the products
start their journey towards helping patients.”
A part of my family
“It’s fantastic to work in a company where managers and employees
inspire one another,” Ida says. She is in charge of communication,
projects and branding, and is involved with internal change,
leadership and employee communications, as well as external
communications with regards to sponsorship, events and branding.
“Novo Nordisk has always been a part of my family’s life and my
sister was very happy when I told her I got the job. Now I can make
a difference by helping my sister and many other people with
diabetes by spreading the message about Novo Nordisk and our
work in diabetes care. I still feel really proud when I hear that Novo
Nordisk helps more than 24 million people with diabetes around the
world, especially knowing that my sister is one of them” •
It’s a dream come
true to work for Novo
Nordisk.“
It’s fantastic to work
in a company where
managers and employees
inspire one another.
IDA SOFIE BROLUND
Communications partner
Denmark
“

7. 1312 A RESPONSIBLE CULTURE
Helping patients to live better lives
Rural India faces an acute shortage of
healthcare professionals. In an innovative
initiative, Novo Nordisk teamed up with
community partners to bring diabetes
services closer to people in remote areas
while supporting health-activists’
microbusinesses.
One of the community partners is
Sangeeta Devi. She is an Accredited Social
Health Activist (ASHA) in Sampatchak, a
town of 112,000 people in the East Indian
state of Bihar. ASHA is a pillar of the
National Rural Health Mission’s strategy for
improving the proximity and affordability of
basic healthcare services in rural India.
In Sampatchak, Novo Nordisk has teamed
up with a group of ASHAs to train them in
basic diabetes knowledge and provide them
with starter kits with glucometers and
strips. The ASHAs then charge small fees
when testing the blood sugar of people in
their community, thereby supplementing
their income while improving health in
remote areas. The initiative has proved so
successful that an agreement has now been
made with Bihar state health society to train
300 more ASHAs in diabetes care •
Every day we are faced with difficult choices, and it is important that we always keep in mind
what is best for our patients, our employees and our shareholders in the long run. This
philosophy is expressed in the Novo Nordisk Way which offers guidance to all employees at
Novo Nordisk. It is a promise we make both to each other and to our stakeholders outside the
company. This has been our practice since the company was founded in the 1920s.
· Our ambition is to strengthen our leadership in
diabetes.
· Our key contribution is to discover and develop
innovative biological medicines and make them
accessible to patients throughout the world.
· We aspire to change possibilities in haemophilia
and other serious chronic conditions where we can
make a difference.
· Growing our business and delivering competitive
financial results is what allows us to help patients
The
Novo Nordisk Way
live better lives, offer an attractive return to our
shareholders and contribute to our communities.
· We never compromise on quality and business ethics.
· Our business philosophy is one of balancing financial,
social and environmental considerations – we call it
‘The Triple Bottom Line’.
· We are open and honest, ambitious and accountable,
and treat everyone with respect.
· We offer opportunities for our people to realise their
potential.
Eight statements form The Novo Nordisk Way and describe who we are,
where we want to go and how we work.
SANGEETA DEVI testing
a woman’s blood sugar outside
a small rural home in Bihar
A RESPONSIBLE CULTURE
involved in a project in Iraq which will pave
the way for a partnership between the
Ministry of Health and Novo Nordisk. The
highly dedicated employees he has hired will
secure the sustainability of Novo Nordisk’s
operations and benefit the patients in these
countries for many years to come •
Diabetes care
in Vietnam
Tough job in Iran and Iraq
Celebrating
10 years of
Triple Bottom Line
A short time after Jay was appointed
general manager in Vietnam in 2012, Novo
Nordisk Vietnam signed an agreement with
the Vietnamese Ministry of Health in the
presence of the Danish Prime Minister and
the Minister of Health of Vietnam. The
agreement committed Novo Nordisk
Vietnam to partnering with the Ministry of
Health of Vietnam and leading hospitals
across the country to roll out the Vietnam
Ghobad has proven his strong TBL mind-set
again and again in very difficult situations.
In his previous job while he was a general
manager in Iran and Iraq, Ghobad built very
successful affiliates from the ground,
benefiting patients while also creating jobs
in areas of conflict. He has also been
Diabetes Care Program addressing key
diabetes challenges in the country. One-
and-a-half years after Jay started, the
affiliate became the leading diabetes care
company in Vietnam – a position the
company has maintained. Jay’s approach
to running the Vietnamese operations is
impressive. He addresses the social
responsibility of a diabetes care company
in a country where the increasing burden
of diabetes and its impact on economic
growth is significant. At the same time he
has ensured that as the business grows,
it embodies the TBL principle •
10 years ago, Novo Nordisk’s shareholders voted to amend the company’s Articles of
Association (the company’s bylaws) to include financial, social and environmental responsibility
as part of Novo Nordisk’s objectives. This is our Triple Bottom Line (TBL). In 2014 Novo Nordisk
celebrated this important milestone by asking its employees to nominate colleagues for their
work with TBL. This is an extract from our colleague nominations.
JAYAGOVINDAN
THYAGARAJAN
General manager
Vietnam
GHOBAD SHAHBAZI
Project director
Business Area Gulf
India and Egypt/International Operations
Learn more about The Triple Bottom Line
– our way of doing business
www.novonordisk.com/sustainability/
sustainability-approach/the-triple-bottom-line

8. 14 A RESPONSIBLE CULTURE
Because Novo Nordisk offers its
employees courses and training to
keep developing and improving. This
makes it possible to set specific and
ambitious goals leading to a higher
level of performance.Because
patient safety
is the most important issue
for us. We work to develop
new molecules and new
treatments to improve the life
quality of patients without
compromising business
ethics, principles and
quality.
Living our values
1 We create value by having a patient centred business approach.
2 We set ambitious goals and strive for excellence.
3 We are accountable for our financial, environmental and social
performance.
4 We provide innovation to the benefit of our stakeholders.
5 We build and maintain good relations with our key stakeholders.
6 We treat everyone with respect.
7 We focus on personal performance and development.
8 We have a healthy and engaging working environment.
9 We optimise the way we work and strive for simplicity.
10 We never compromise on quality and business ethics.
The Novo Nordisk Essentials are 10 statements describing
what the Novo Nordisk Way looks like in practice.
My favourite essential is...
Because a good relationship should be built
on respect, accountability and simplicity, and
create value by sharing common goals:
innovation, excellence and ethics. This must be
followed to the letter when it comes to pursuing
our main focus: changing patients’ lives.
5
1
7
GABRIEL ZAIDEN ZARA FAGUNDES
Medical manager, Haemophilia
Brazil
ANNELIES VAN DONGEN
Regional field
sales manager
Holland
LARISSA WELLS
Senior diabetes
care specialist
United Kingdom
NAZEN PINAR SUBASI
Clinical research associate
Turkey
1Because we have the best
products, the best devices and we
always ensure that our business decisions
are based both on the patients’ needs, and
how we can work together as a company
to improve as many of these patients
lives as possible.
15A RESPONSIBLE CULTURE
Because Novo Nordisk differentiates
itself with its positive atmosphere and
puts respect at the centre of its own
culture. In a healthy working environment
where mutual respect is in place, unity,
happiness, motivation, freedom from
prejudice, protection of rights, and
development occurs spontaneously.
Because listening to our
patients is our guiding star.
This is the core of our
sustainability strategy and it is
important that we can prove this
to our stakeholders.
Because we help patients by
offering them the best possible
products. This means continuous
innovation so that they receive the
most up-to-date treatment.
Ultimately I want them to enjoy
life, despite their disease, because I
know as a salesperson and as a
patient how important that is.
Because the coaching and support I
have received from both direct
managers and mentors throughout the
organisation has made my career at
Novo Nordisk extremely rewarding, and
my commitment is to continue to
promote and foster the organisation’s
dedication to personal performance
and development.
Because
the respectful
environment at Novo
Nordisk boosts my morale,
increases my cohesiveness with
the team, teaches me to value
others and their views, and also
helps me to have a positive
attitude towards my
work.
PINAR UYSAL
Commercial affairs specialist
Turkey
KATSUMI CHIBA
Block director
Sales Division
Japan
TANVEE DANGI
Business analyst
Corporate Expense
Management
Global Finance
India
MARCO MUNAFÒ
Regulatory affairs safety specialist
Italy
GABRIELA PALE
Clinical trials coordinator
Mexico
Because when you work in clinical
studies, you understand that patients
need innovative treatments that allow them
a better quality of life. This cannot be
achieved without following strict quality
standards and ethical business policies that
allow us to focus our efforts to scientifically
prove the efficacy of the drugs studied.
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6
1
7
6
1
EVA SMITH-HENGST
Rayon manager
diabetes care
Holland
MICHAEL SNELGROVE
Associate Director
Diabetes Sales
Canada
8 Because the environment
always makes a difference; the
attention to detail, the friendliness that
you will experience from your very first
day. All of that contributes to my
continual development.

9. 16
Almost 1,000 rainforest trees were planted and planting bags for another 2,600 trees
were prepared. This was the result of around 100 employees at Novo Nordisk Central
Latin America, Caribbean Venezuela Team (CLAT) who each dedicated one hour to
the project.
The activity was part of Novo Nordisk’s TakeAction programme that encourages
employees to act on Novo Nordisk’s Triple Bottom Line approach in their work life.
The programme offers employees the opportunity to engage in volunteer activities
that are making a difference for either social, environmental or health objectives.
“This activity represented community support, it focused on the environment and
provided a great teamwork opportunity. In this activity we were able to communicate
another aspect of our Triple Bottom Line, and we were all really engaged and enjoyed
the activity. We wanted to give something to the community and to the world,” says
Jehovana Torres, People Organisation coordinator, Novo Nordisk CLAT.
Replanting
the rainforest
17MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Learn all about our volunteering programme TakeAction
www.novonordisk.com/sustainability/People/TakeAction
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Making a
difference
to patients
Back in her university days, Lili Wang, project manager in Novo
Nordisk China had planned a career in engineering. But in 2003 Lili
read about an organisation for HIV/AIDS patients and it made a
deep impression on her. She was shocked to learn that many
Chinese patients had contracted the HIV virus by selling their blood
to illegal dealers. And she was appalled at the lack of information
about HIV/AIDS.
Lili responded by launching a series of volunteer initiatives at her
university and over the years, her efforts snowballed into a host of
nationwide initiatives. In 2006 she was named a UNICEF Youth
Ambassador in recognition of her efforts, and two years later she
established the NGO Youth Core Group for HIV/AIDS Prevention
(YCGAP).
Gradually her volunteer activities shifted her career interest to the
healthcare sector, and in 2011 she joined the Public Affairs
department of Novo Nordisk China. In her professional life, Lili still
uses and builds upon the skills she gained as a volunteer leader,
networker and educator, and she continues to contribute through
the YCGAP and other volunteer activities •
Every 10 seconds two people are diagnosed with diabetes, and more than 24 million patients
rely on our products every day. We make a difference by putting patients first and working
together to prevent, treat and eventually find ways to cure diabetes.
Volunteer work
in China
LiliI met this young person at a rural HIV/AIDS workshop
where children of participants were guided through
games about the fight between the virus and the body.
LILI WANG
Project manager
China

10. 19MY OPPORTUNITIES
Quietly brilliant people
25 years
with a passion
for people
From 2014 to 2023 Novo Nordisk expects to hire around 20,000
new employees to continue the company’s growth and maintain
Novo Nordisk’s position as the world’s leading supplier of insulin and
diabetes care. By 2023, Novo Nordisk will employ over 60,000
people – 50% more than in 2014.
“We are looking for new employees for every part of the
company, and applicants must meet our criteria for skills as well as
personal competencies,” says Sebastian Page, who is responsible for
Novo Nordisk’s recruitment process. He adds:
“The keywords are passion, engagement, ambition, innovation
and ethics. You must be among the best in your field, but at the
same time somewhat modest about it. In short we are looking for
people who are quietly brilliant.”
From application to hired
To ensure objective evaluations, every candidate will be assessed
according to the same standards and tools. Candidates who are
invited to interviews are also screened for business ethics by asking
a standardized set of questions.
because we all have an obligation to live meaningful lives,” he says.
Ove joined Novo Nordisk in 1990 right after the merger of the two
parent companies, Novo and Nordisk Gentofte.
“One of my responsibilities was to support the merger of the two
organisations in the affiliates around the world. This was a challenge
as both companies were tough competitors within diabetes care,”
Ove recalls. Later he became HR partner to senior management and
for almost 10 years he has been a mentor for graduates in Novo
Nordisk. He can look back at a company that has grown from 7,000
employees to more than 40,000 employees around the world.
“My career has been influenced by the constant changes in the
organisation, but my managers have always given me the
opportunity to do what I’m best at. They have understood how to
make good use of my competencies. This has made my life at Novo
Nordisk very rewarding” •
“HR is my passion” says senior advisor Ove Munch Ovesen. For 25
years, Ove has helped graduates, employees and managers in Novo
Nordisk to improve their career potential. “I find it very rewarding to
support other people in finding the path that is right for them
18
By 2023 Novo Nordisk will reach
60,000employees – 50% more than in 2014
Looking for a life-changing career? Join us on
www.novonordisk.com/careers
SEBASTIAN PAGE
Manager
Recruitment operations
Denmark
“Novo Nordisk believes in treating candidates with interest and
respect. This reflects our culture, regardless of the country in which
we are operating,” says Sebastian Page •
19MY OPPORTUNITIES
Start your Novo Nordisk
career as a student
My managers have always
given me the opportunity to do
what I’m best at.
OVE MUNCH OVESEN
Senior advisor, Global Talent and
Organisational Development
Denmark
“
Novo Nordisk offers several opportunities for students and graduates to
become familiar with the company and start a life-changing career.
“When I was studying I took part in a Novo Nordisk student
competition called Innovation in Action. That same year, my
grandfather died from diabetes. At that time, my family found it
hard to believe and understand how diabetes takes people’s lives,
so I had a special interest in the competition,” Shafak says. At
Innovation in Action, students from different universities compete in
groups to find the best solution to real-life challenges. In 2012, the
challenge was to find ways to create awareness of diabetes and the
treatment of patients in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest
populations of Muslims.
An eye-opener
“Islamic law stresses the importance of the concept of Halal,
which means objects or actions that are permitted. As a Muslim,
I understand the significance of this and so my group suggested
branding insulin products that met the strict rules with a Halal
symbol,” Shafak says. His group won the competition and was
invited to Novo Nordisk to present their solution.
“Innovation in Action was an eye-opener to me and changed
my whole perspective on Novo Nordisk and diabetes. I realised the
challenges that result from lack of knowledge among patients
and doctors about diabetes care and proper treatment,” Shafak
adds. After his graduation, Shafak applied for and was offered a
position through the Novo Nordisk Graduate Programme.
“Now I understand that Novo Nordisk is one of the best
companies to work for. I like Novo Nordisk’s passion to fight
diabetes” •
Business Process Graduate Shafak Samsheer did just that. He lived in
Sri Lanka until he was 18, then went to the US on a scholarship for
his bachelor degree before moving to Denmark to study for an
M.Sc. in Business Administration and Information Systems.
I like Novo
Nordisk’s passion to
fight diabetes.
SHAFAK SAMSHEER
Graduate
Denmark
“ To learn more about our Innovation in Action case
competition and our Graduate Programme, go to
www.novonordisk.com/careers

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