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    4.1
    ★★★★★
    82%
    Recommend to a Friend
    91%
    Approve of CEO
    Novo Nordisk President & Chief Executive Officer Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen (no image)
    Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen
    265 Ratings
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Ambitious targets affecting work life balance" (in 47 reviews)

    • "becoming big pharma with some of the negatives of periodic restructuring layoffs" (in 24 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Great company to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Clinical Research Associate 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Novo Nordisk full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Fantastic benefits, great working environment, ethical and environmentally conscious company, good training, international travel to meetings

      Cons

      Can't really think of any

      Novo Nordisk2019-02-21

    2. "Wouldn't jump at the it!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Novo Nordisk full-time

      Pros

      Good benefits, respectful company with good ethos

      Cons

      not friendly, productive a lot of barriers to overcome

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      Novo Nordisk2019-04-30
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    3. "place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Novo Nordisk full-time

      Pros

      Great culture and patient focused

      Cons

      Sometimes suffers from process overload

      Novo Nordisk2019-04-26

    4. "Good company to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
       

      I have been working at Novo Nordisk

      Pros

      Culture, ethics, colleagues, patient centric approach, environment sensitivity

      Cons

      Flat organisation , limited promotions

      Novo Nordisk2019-01-07

    5. "Great culture and work life balance"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends

      I worked at Novo Nordisk full-time

      Pros

      Culture people and work life balance

      Cons

      Process old systems and too many systems.

      Novo Nordisk2018-12-06

    6. "Novo"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends

      I worked at Novo Nordisk full-time

      Pros

      Good, ethical, friendly, good training

      Cons

      But no progression, role better elsewhere

      Continue reading
      Novo Nordisk2018-12-16

    7. "."

      StarStarStarStarStar
       

      I worked at Novo Nordisk

      Pros

      Good leadership and customer focused

      Cons

      Is sometimes too corporate led

      Novo Nordisk2018-11-24

    8. "Marketing"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Novo Nordisk full-time

      Pros

      Competitive team, senior experience, everyone counts

      Cons

      Currently in a period of internal changes, that creates uncertainty and pressure

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      Novo Nordisk2018-08-25

    9. "Friendly professional organisation"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Novo Nordisk full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Supportive management Well structured role Great benefits - pension, car, gym, free breakfast and lunch, social events

      Cons

      Premium priced products makes it a tough sell to struggling NHS. Flexible working policy variable across the business and dependent on who your boss is. Limited opportunity for promotion.

      Novo Nordisk2017-11-20

    10. "Snapshot"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Novo Nordisk full-time

      Pros

      World Leaders in Diabetes Care

      Cons

      Not competitive enough with regards to employee Salaries

      Novo Nordisk2016-09-10
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