Novo Nordisk cuts 9,000 jobs in global restructuring
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What we know
Location: Kalundborg, Denmark.
Department affected: production staff.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Novo Nordisk announced on 10 September 2025 that it would cut 9,000 roles worldwide, about 11% of its workforce, under new chief executive Mike Doustdar. Around 5,000 of those roles are in Denmark. The company expected annual savings of about $1.3bn, to be redirected towards its diabetes and obesity treatments as competition in that market intensified.
Novo Nordisk cut 9,000 jobs affecting its production staff team as of September 10, 2025.
That is roughly 20% of the 45,000 people Novo Nordisk employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 25 layoff events at Novo Nordisk since October 2023, including 919 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 23 additional events known from news reporting.
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