Novo Nordisk quietly cuts over 800 jobs at New Jersey U.S. headquarters Erin Vogt Published: October 30, 2025 Novo Nordisk announces cuts in Plainsboro (Novonordiskus.com)

šŸ’¼ Novo Nordisk cuts 800+ jobs in Plainsboro amid a global restructuring effort.

āš ļø New Jersey sees wave of layoffs from major employers, including hospitals and hotels.

šŸ“‰ The job losses add to growing concern over corporate downsizing across the state.

PLAINSBORO — Novo Nordisk has quietly laid off more than 800 employees based out of its U.S. headquarters in New Jersey.

As of Oct. 8, the pharmaceutical company had listed 265 layoffs based in Plainsboro, effective by the end of the year.

Those layoffs were part of 9,000 jobs cut under a new restructuring effort, announced in September by Novo Nordisk’s

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