Internship - National Commercial Sales Execution

Location: Plainsboro

About the Department

The Cardiometabolic Care Sales Team is at the forefront of US sales efforts for Novo Nordisk's robust cardiometabolic product portfolio, which includes world-class therapies for treating multi-morbid conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and the reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events. Our ambition is to advance broad cardiometabolic disease management by bringing exciting new therapies to market to improve patient outcomes. As a team member, you will connect therapies to new specialties, build cardiometabolic advocates, and apply learnings that impact local markets and the organization in a cross-collaborative way.

At Novo Nordisk, we create value by having a patient-centered approach and are committed to providing innovation to the benefit of our stakeholders. We focus on personal performance and development and have a culture centered on helping leaders create the conditions for people to be at their best. If you want to join a highly diverse and collaborative team and are ready to take the next step in your career with a company committed to meeting the evolving needs of patients with cardiometabolic diseases, come join us!

The Program

At Novo Nordisk, interns will have the opportunity to work closely with experienced industry professionals and gain valuable, hands-on, full-time work experience. For ten weeks, interns will be immersed in the environment of a global pharmaceutical company and contribute to the line of business by providing sustainable and meaningful project work. Our internship program also includes instructor led trainings, a leadership engagement series, and a guided mentorship program to offer professional and personal development.

In addition to individual department responsibilities, interns will also participate in the program's capstone event, the Innovation in Action Case Competition. Assigned to cross-functional teams, interns will work closely to develop an innovative and comprehensive solution to a business problem currently facing Novo Nordisk. At the conclusion of the program, teams will present their findings to a board of top Novo Nordisk officials representing the various lines of business.

Program Start:
June 1st, 2026

Program End:
August 7th, 2026

The Position

The intern will serve as a critical partner to the National Execution team, supporting field execution across Sales Areas. This internship offers exposure to national commercial execution, analytics, and cross-functional leadership, while enabling the intern to make meaningful contributions to real-world business priorities within the Deployment, Innovation and National Execution team.

Key responsibilities will focus on Field Support & Issue Triage such as assisting with Novo Care Pharmacy. The intern will focus on managing and routing questions or issues received from the field to the appropriate partners. Another core project will focus on partnering with Market Access and the National Director of Virtual Sales to support the addition and removal of Telehealth HCPs.

Another key project will be to focus on execution Analytics & Insights such as supporting trending and analysis of key execution KPIs to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities for Sales Areas. They will prepare clear summaries and visuals to support leadership discussions (i.e. National KPI Dashboard Development, Synthesize existing area-level dashboards (Excel, Tellius, and other tools) into a consolidated national view).

They will then collaborate with IT to help design and build a dynamic, scalable national dashboard accessible to all areas.

Qualifications

* Must be a current student enrolled or recently graduated (graduation date no earlier than April 2026) at/from an accredited college or university pursuing at least a bachelor's degree

* A completed or in progress undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance or a related discipline preferred

* Class year of a Junior or Senior preferred

* Strong academic record with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

* Conscientious self-starter with good organizational skills, project management skills and attention to detail

* Ability to…