Career mobility is one of the benefits of working in a large company, especially one with offices around the world. Diego Moreno, director of health economics at Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. (NNCI), worked in the pharmaceutical company’s Mexico office less than two years ago and was looking to make a change.

“I saw the vacancy in Canada and saw that it matched my experience and abilities,” he says. “And in my field, the Canadian Medicines Agency is well known, which really piqued my interest. It would be really good to advance my career, so I applied.

People like Moreno are essential to NNCI, according to Angie Ng, vice-president of human resources and organization at the company’s headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario.

That’s especially crucial now, just after the parent company, which made its reputation with treatments for diabetes and obesity, celebrated its centenary last year with five generations working at Novo Nordisk around the world.

“We are in a new phase as a company,” says Ng. “The first chapter was the first hundred years, and now we are working on the next hundred years and developing the leadership and talent capabilities we need to take us into this next chapter.

For NNCI, this means continuing to value all team members, wherever they are in the company, who can bring diverse experience to positions that open in any office.

“Not just diversity in terms of culture,” says Ng, “but also diversity in the way people think, diversity in the skills they bring, in their personality. »

For Moreno, who was making the first big move of his career, there were all the logistical hurdles, such as visas, taxes, bank accounts and housing, not only for him but for his wife. The company hired them a consultant to help with cultural change and provided them with a car and housing for the first three months, but he got an extension when he discovered the reputable real estate market and competitive Toronto.

“I was really grateful for the support,” Moreno says.

“We wrap ourselves around our employees,” says Ng, “because we know that moving to another country is scary, moving to another subsidiary is scary, and changing jobs is scary. We are the second largest pharmaceutical company in Canada, but we truly operate as a community. When the tire hits the road, it’s these little moments that really make the difference.

“If you invest in your talents, you want to keep them. »

Back in Mexico, Moreno knew the company encouraged mobility; the position he previously held there opened up when his predecessor joined Novo Nordisk in Dubai. And now that he’s working in the Mississauga office, he sees the same culture of advancement throughout the company.

“In Mexico, I knew a lot of people who were moving,” he says, “to Europe, to other regions, to Latin America and who had success stories. I’ve been here a year and a half now and I’ve known a lot of people coming in, a lot of people coming out.

“I have been at Novo Nordisk for five years in total, and you have the feeling that you will be supported in your move, that the company really wants you to gain this experience, to bring more to the company. .”

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