Novo Nordisk Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Novo Nordisk

Pros – Very Innovative in approach to selling in challenged markets

Cons – Lack of direction and support from home office

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Novo Nordisk full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great comp and benefits
Talented co-workers

Cons – Management deflects the blame when the numbers get soft
Several senior executive positions that have style with limited talent or leadership ability
Mature workers beware

Advice to Senior Management – They know the HR issues they choose to ignore them. Emphasis is given to corporate culture but is it is not practiced.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Novo Nordisk as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – What a refreshing change to the norm in the pharmaceutical industry. This company actually values and respects their employees and follows the values they put out in the public eye. Phenomenal benefits and strong work-life balance. Strong drug pipeline means there are great things to come for this company!

Cons – More opportunity for contract workers to turn perm.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep on doing what you are doing!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Novo Nordisk full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Great pay and benefits, nice company cars

Cons – Very subjective evaluations, and when the company isnot doing as well as they think they should be, they look for scapegoats.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Novo Nordisk full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Opportunities to grow if you are willing to relocate

Cons – expanded to quick...some territories are saturated with DCS

Advice to Senior Management – none

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Novo Nordisk as a contractor

Pros – Positive Environment
Great Corporate Culture
Good work/life balance

Cons – There may not be any room for growth in your department. The department I was in was using temps rather than create a new entry level full time role. After a while, we knew we weren't going to be hired in that department. People did successfully apply for full time jobs within other departments. However, know that Kelly Services will ask that you disclose to them and your supervisor that you are applying for positions within the company, which can be a double edged sword.

Advice to Senior Management – Provide reviews to contract workers- have regular constructive 1:1 and tell people what they are doing right and how to improve if they are doing something wrong.
Be clear about what needs to happen.
People should be trained by the people they report to to ensure quality control over the training process. Contract workers should not be the ones to train new contract workers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Novo Nordisk full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good pay, benefits, and corporate culture. I have enjoyed everyone with whom I've worked. All sites are within driving distance, over night travel for monitoring visits is very rare.

Cons – sometimes process wins over common sense. Most processes are determined by HQ in Demark, which sometimes operates considerably different from how we do things here in the US.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Novo Nordisk

Pros – The company offers candidates salaries that do not commensurate with candidates' academic and professional experience or skills, and instead focus on the excellent medical/dental/eye benefits, 401k contributions which are higher than industry standards, and its Value system, which includes a commitment to providing an environment where employees can reach their full potential to lure them in. Once inside, those Values are quickly forgotten by some groups, with multiple levels of management actively discouraging the individual development of some direct reports. A recent review said the company was not what it was cracked up to be and that there was a lack of equity. Another reviewer mentioned the company's focus and money spent to make the "best of" lists. Both individuals are 100% accurate. Unfortunately, this company is far too concerned with appearances to make outsiders believe it is the best pharmaceutical company to work for, instead of ensuring that it actually is the best company by continually demonstrating its commitment to these Values so its employees are confident that what is preached is actually what is practiced. Sadly, the company's "Lives the Values" mantra should really be, "Lists the Values" since management in some areas fail to lead by example, and ET/HR either encourage or take no corrective action

Cons – Cons: unqualified mgmt, little knowledge their group's processes, no recognition, unprofessional mgmt, inequitable compensation & promotions not based on performance, knowledge, skills & qualifications, based solely personal relationships w/ reports

Advice to Senior Management – Novo Nordisk spends a lot of money and time working to get on the best places to work lists. They don't spend much on making sure they deserve to be. I have been very fortunate in my career and have had the opportunity to work across industries in some of the largest, most respected companies in the world. Novo Nordisk is not one of them.

Former Employee – worked at Novo Nordisk full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great diabetes, growth hormone, and hemophilia treatments with promising pipeline. Novo knows its areas of expertise and plays to its strengths. Good benefits and management does a nice job letting employees manage their work-life balance.

Cons – Senior management/Executive Team is risk-averse and sometimes limits innovation.
Difficult to enter into people management role without prior experience.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Novo Nordisk full-time for more than a year

Pros – Generous paid time off, gives back to the community, great people, fantastic company culture

Cons – Growing in size a bit too quickly, should consider cost-of-living adjustments for salaries

Advice to Senior Management – Kudos to staying focused on patient-centric business model

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company