IGP Position

Want to help to bring life-changing products all over the world? The International Chinese Graduate Program is tailored for newly-graduated Chinese master's students and is an ideal opportunity to join a successful and ambitious international company. The program is based in our office in Beijing and is offering positions in two different departments: Diabetes Marketing and Finance. This is a great opportunity for future business leaders to gain international experience in a world-leading company.

What you will be doing

The International Chinese Graduate Program for newly graduated master's students is at least 22-month journey, consisting of three rotations. The rotations are all characterised by a steep learning curve and high expectations will be set for you. The flow and content of the rotations are shaped individually to suit your skills and development needs while meeting our business requirements and addressing our focus areas. All rotations are shaped as shown below:

Rotation 1

The first rotation takes place in our regional headquarters in Beijing, China.

Rotation 2

The second rotation will be taken place overseas.

Rotation 3

Finally, your third rotation is back in the regional headquarters in China.

The graduate profiles - General Requirements

• Recent Master degree

Finance, Marketing, Business, biopharmaceutical, pharmacy related background.

• Outstanding academic achievements

• Fluent in spoken and written English

• International mindset/culturally adaptable

• Mobility

• Personal competencies:

○ Drive
○ Results oriented
○ Ready for change
○ Team player
○ Can-do attitude
○ Proactive
○ Good communicator

• International Graduate (Marketing)

  Primary job goals
  The objective is to develop employees with a comprehensive knowledge of the Novo Nordisk business, customer, market, value, processes, and system and provide contribution to projects, programs or solutions with highly talented potential.
  

  Key areas of responsibility:
  In DMD team, principle responsibilities:
  1)Assist in coordination, organization and facilitation in various marketing projects within insulin team
  2)Assist in the analysis and effectiveness of marketing activities
  3)Assist in exploring new business initiatives or opportunities
  4)Various ad-hoc tasks
  

  Functional competencies needed:
  1)Ability to work cross-functionally and internationally, both independently and in a team; and with all levels of people
  2)Good coordination, organization, communication, execution and follow-up skills
  3)Marketing analysis and summary capability, Planning, organizing and execution capability
  4)Senses of ownership, responsibility and commitment
  5)High level of attention to detail, self-discipline and learning agility
  6)Innovative, change oriented and full of passion
  

  Personal competencies needed:
  1)Master’s degree or above
  2)Excellent command of written and spoken English
  3)Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc)
  

  Management & Leadership competences needed:
  1)Lives the Value
  2)Fosters Innovation and Continuous Improvement
  3)Drives Performance
  4)Collaborates Across Boundaries
  5)Ready for Change
  

• International Graduate (Finance)

  Key areas of responsibility:
  (The graduate will rotate in different teams within Finance, separate job descriptions as below)
  

  Programme description (first two rotations)
  1)Preparing management report to support executive management on decision-making;
  2)Act as finance partner to support LoBs on financial planning and ad-hoc business cases;
  3)Provide pricing analysis using financial modelling skills;
  4)Involve in internal control to seek continuous opportunities for process optimisation;
  5)Conduct due diligence check in distribution audit team to ensure compliance;
  6)Ad-hoc tasks assigned by Finance VP and Finance directors.
  

  IGP profile, overall agree with IO profile, in addition with the following,
  1)Logical thinking and structured mind-set of doing things;
  2)Taking ownership and always ready for change;
  3)Optimistic and resilient ;
  4)Good at networking and driving impact;
  5)Finance or economics related major preferred.