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Novo Nordisk Hr

To build a talented, diverse team that drives healthcare innovation by defeating diabetes and chronic diseases through accessible medicines

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To build a talented, diverse team that drives healthcare innovation by defeating diabetes and chronic diseases through accessible medicines

Strengths

  • TALENT: Strong scientific talent pool with diabetes specialization
  • CULTURE: Industry-leading 78% employee engagement score
  • DEVELOPMENT: Robust leadership development programs globally
  • BRAND: Employer reputation as healthcare innovation leader
  • RETENTION: Strong 94% talent retention in critical GLP-1 teams

Weaknesses

  • CAPACITY: Talent acquisition pipeline insufficient for rapid growth
  • DIVERSITY: Underrepresentation in leadership across markets
  • DIGITAL: Limited HR analytics capabilities impacting decisions
  • AGILITY: Slow hiring processes averaging 72 days to fill roles
  • SKILLS: Insufficient AI expertise across talent organization

Opportunities

  • REMOTE: Expand global talent pool through hybrid work policies
  • PARTNERSHIP: Develop university programs for specialized talent
  • TECHNOLOGY: Implement AI-driven talent management platforms
  • RETENTION: Enhance EVP to capitalize on healthcare job growth
  • LEARNING: Create specialized obesity-treatment certification

Threats

  • COMPETITION: Eli Lilly and emerging biotech firms poaching talent
  • LABOR: Tightening specialized pharmaceutical talent markets
  • PRICING: Compensation inflation in critical scientific roles
  • REGULATORY: Evolving labor regulations across global markets
  • BURNOUT: Employee wellbeing challenges in high-growth context

Key Priorities

  • CAPACITY: Scale talent acquisition to support GLP-1 expansion
  • DIGITAL: Implement advanced HR analytics for strategic decisions
  • DIVERSITY: Accelerate leadership representation in key markets
  • SKILLS: Build specialized capabilities in AI and obesity science
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To build a talented, diverse team that drives healthcare innovation by defeating diabetes and chronic diseases through accessible medicines

TALENT MAGNET

Become the employer of choice in GLP-1 therapeutics

  • ACQUISITION: Increase specialized scientific hiring by 40% to support GLP-1 portfolio expansion by Q4
  • PIPELINE: Establish 5 university partnerships creating talent pathway for 150 specialized graduates annually
  • BRANDING: Launch refreshed employer value proposition reaching 85% awareness among target talent pools
  • EXPERIENCE: Reduce time-to-hire for critical roles from 72 to 45 days through process optimization
DIGITAL PIONEER

Revolutionize HR through data-driven intelligence

  • PLATFORM: Implement integrated workforce analytics platform with 95% data coverage across HR processes
  • INTELLIGENCE: Deploy predictive attrition models with 80% accuracy for proactive retention interventions
  • AUTOMATION: Reduce administrative HR workload by 35% through AI-powered process automation
  • INSIGHTS: Train 90% of HR business partners on data-driven decision making methodologies
FUTURE READY

Build capabilities required for future breakthroughs

  • LEARNING: Launch obesity science certification program with 200 employees certified in first cohort
  • AI: Develop AI capability framework and upskill 65% of technical workforce to proficiency level
  • LEADERSHIP: Create accelerated development paths increasing internal promotion rates by 25%
  • INNOVATION: Establish cross-functional innovation teams driving 15 new workforce initiatives
INCLUSIVE FORCE

Create diverse leadership empowering global impact

  • REPRESENTATION: Increase women in leadership positions from 37% to 45% across all markets
  • PATHWAYS: Implement sponsorship program for 100 high-potential diverse leaders with executive mentoring
  • ASSESSMENT: Redesign talent evaluation processes reducing bias measures by 40% in promotion decisions
  • CULTURE: Achieve belonging score of 80% (up from 72%) across all demographic employee segments
METRICS
  • Employee engagement score: 85%
  • Critical role retention rate: 92%
  • Internal leadership promotion rate: 65%
VALUES
  • Patient-centricity
  • Innovation
  • Responsibility
  • Ethics
  • Transparency
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Align the learnings

Novo Nordisk Hr Retrospective

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To build a talented, diverse team that drives healthcare innovation by defeating diabetes and chronic diseases through accessible medicines

What Went Well

  • REVENUE: Strong 29% sales growth driven by Ozempic and Wegovy success
  • EXPANSION: Successful scaling of manufacturing capacity for GLP-1 drugs
  • TALENT: Key leadership appointments strengthened clinical capabilities
  • INNOVATION: Productive R&D pipeline with promising phase 3 trial results
  • ENGAGEMENT: Employee satisfaction increased 6 points across operations

Not So Well

  • ATTRITION: Critical talent losses in R&D areas to competitive offers
  • CAPACITY: Hiring targets missed by 22% in high-demand scientific roles
  • DIVERSITY: Limited progress on gender representation in leadership
  • SYSTEMS: HR technology transformation timeline slipped by two quarters
  • COSTS: Compensation expenses exceeded budget by 11% due to market

Learnings

  • COMPETITION: Need enhanced EVP for scientific talent in GLP-1 domain
  • PLANNING: Workforce forecasting requires more dynamic methodologies
  • DIGITAL: Accelerated HR systems transformation is mission-critical
  • CULTURE: Maintaining innovation culture requires deliberate focus
  • FUTURE: Proactive talent strategy essential for obesity market growth

Action Items

  • PROGRAM: Launch enhanced scientific talent acquisition campaign by Q3
  • ANALYTICS: Implement predictive workforce planning platform by Q4 2025
  • DIVERSITY: Redesign leadership pathways to accelerate representation
  • EXPERIENCE: Fast-track digital employee experience transformation
  • DEVELOPMENT: Create specialized obesity treatment certification program
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To build a talented, diverse team that drives healthcare innovation by defeating diabetes and chronic diseases through accessible medicines

Strengths

  • ADOPTION: Executive leadership commitment to AI transformation
  • INFRASTRUCTURE: Recent investment in HR cloud technologies
  • PILOTS: Successful AI recruiting tool pilots in Nordic operations
  • DATA: Strong data governance foundations across HR processes
  • TALENT: Small but effective HR analytics team established

Weaknesses

  • SKILLS: Limited AI expertise across broader HR organization
  • FRAGMENTATION: Disconnected HR systems impeding AI adoption
  • ANALYTICS: Underdeveloped predictive workforce capabilities
  • INTEGRATION: Siloed approach to AI implementation initiatives
  • STRATEGY: Absence of comprehensive HR AI transformation roadmap

Opportunities

  • EFFICIENCY: Automate 60% of transactional HR processes
  • INSIGHTS: Deploy predictive analytics for talent retention
  • EXPERIENCE: Enhance employee journey through AI-powered tools
  • LEARNING: Personalize development through AI recommendations
  • INTELLIGENCE: Real-time workforce analytics for strategic planning

Threats

  • REGULATION: Increasing AI governance requirements in EU/US
  • RESISTANCE: Employee concerns about AI bias and privacy
  • COMPETITION: Advanced AI adoption by pharmaceutical competitors
  • COMPLEXITY: Data integration challenges across legacy systems
  • EXPECTATIONS: Rapidly escalating employee digital experience needs

Key Priorities

  • ROADMAP: Develop comprehensive HR AI transformation strategy
  • CAPABILITY: Upskill HR organization in AI applications
  • EXPERIENCE: Prioritize employee-facing AI solutions
  • ANALYTICS: Build predictive workforce intelligence capabilities