Novo Nordisk: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 35

  open professional roles

• 72

  opened in the last 90 days

  72 in the last 12 months

• 0%

  of roles are remote

• 11

  states hiring

  North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Indiana, Virginia

What it hires for: Engineering (21), Operations (9), Marketing (8), Legal (4), Data & Analytics (2). By level: senior ic (15), manager (12), director (12), early career (12), senior manager (8).

Where: Plainsboro, NJ (19), Clayton, NC (16), Clayton, NC, US (6), Plainsboro, NJ, US (4), Cambridge, MA (3), Durham, NC (3), Lexington, MA (3), Cambridge, MA, US (2).

Main hubs: Plainsboro, NJ (19), Clayton, NC (16), Cambridge, MA (3), Durham, NC (3), Lexington, MA (3). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.

Novo Nordisk outlook: Cooling

From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.

• 35 open professional roles, 72 opened in the last 90 days
• 1 layoff notice filed in the last 12 months

Context

• Its industry, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, is building nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
• Its main hub, Plainsboro, NJ, sits in a county that is steady.

Novo Nordisk hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Novo Nordisk's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 75 professional roles in that time.
• 9 of Novo Nordisk's 32 open roles (28%) are entry-level or early-career.
• 3 open roles (9%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include ChatGPT, Claude, Databricks, OpenAI API/GPT.
• Of the 3 open roles that state where the work happens, 1 hybrid, 2 on-site.
• 8% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 31% for Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers.
• 4 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 16 days ago.
• By open professional roles, Novo Nordisk ranks #151 of 385 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers we track.

What Novo Nordisk asks for

AI tools named: ChatGPT (2), Claude (1), Databricks (1), OpenAI API/GPT (1).

How Novo Nordisk compares with Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers

Median across 385 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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What Novo Nordisk pays

Across 6 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 8% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Conferences where Novo Nordisk appears

Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.

• Biotech Showcase
• BIO International Convention
• ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo

Common questions

Is Novo Nordisk hiring?

Novo Nordisk has 35 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 72 opened in the last 90 days and 72 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.

How well does Novo Nordisk pay?

Across 6 postings with a posted salary range, Novo Nordisk's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does Novo Nordisk hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 9 of Novo Nordisk's 32 open roles (28%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Novo Nordisk offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 3 open roles that state where the work happens, 1 hybrid, 2 on-site.

What skills does Novo Nordisk ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are powerpoint (6), project management (6), risk management (6), excel (5), six sigma (5), change management (4).

Layoff notices from Novo Nordisk

Layoff notices Novo Nordisk has filed with state labor departments. 1 notice in the last 12 months, 108 workers where a headcount is given.

Novo Nordisk layoff history, severance and unemployment rules