Careers
At Zealand we bond to innovate. Our employees are at the center of our mission to change lives with next-generation peptide therapeutics.

Our highly skilled employees have a passion for making a difference.
At Zealand, we believe that engaged and motivated employees bring a positive mindset and inspiring level of energy to work. We pride ourselves on our ability to work together as one team and to foster a strong and engaging company culture founded on collaboration, courage, empowerment, and trust.
By making strong bonds we can attract and retain people with vast experience and talent, and aspire to be the world's best peptide drug discovery and development company.




350+
employees in Denmark and the United States
21
different nationalities at Zealand Pharma
80%
of employees work in R&D
8.8/10
overall engagement score
Why Zealand

We have a unique culture, characterized by excellent teamwork and strong engagement across the organization.
Making bonds is at the core of everything we do: discovering and developing the best new peptide drugs for patients, engaging with our partners or connecting with each other.
We bond as a result of our entrepreneurial culture where our people are encouraged to pursue their ideas and turn them into reality. We bond by being curious about each other’s knowledge and expertise.
We bond through playfulness as a team, allowing ourselves to challenge common thinking, sowing the seeds of future innovation. We bond by making Zealand Pharma a place where everyone is heard and contributes to the success, we all want to experience.
Values & Culture

Throughout our 25-year history, we have built a unique company culture built on collaboration, courage, empowerment, and trust, where employees are given autonomy to shape their work with a strong focus on a deeper purpose.
Our culture is held together by the Zealand DNA:
- we are BOLD
- we EMPOWER people
- we work as ONE TEAM
- we can be TRUSTED
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We foster an inclusive workplace for all individuals, regardless of their background. We value diversity not only because we believe that this is the socially responsible thing to do, but because we believe that diverse teams arrive at better solutions, eventually benefitting patients, our company, and society at large.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees, and we evaluate recruitment of new employees, training and development opportunities for existing employees, promotions, and other personnel decisions regardless of race, colour, gender identity or expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, part-time or full-time employee status, or any other basis.
We acknowledge that diversity goes beyond gender and that we as a company embrace diverse backgrounds in terms of experience and competencies. In Zealand, we do not only have a diverse team in terms of gender, but also value different educational, cultural, and industry backgrounds.




I believe we have the opportunity to address one of the biggest healthcare crises of our time if we rise to this challenge together.
Adam Steensberg
Zealand Pharma, CEO


Meet the Zealanders
Margit Andersen
Principal Laboratory Technologist in Medicinal and Computational Chemistry
Margit's role at Zealand is to build peptides. She is one of the first links in our value chain to create new therapies for people who need them.
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Adam Krisko Nygaard
Senior Statistical Programmer
As a statistical programmer and employee-elected board member, Adam shares valuable insights and provides a unique perspective for everyone he works with.
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Kamal J Kaur Sekhon
Senior Medical Scientific Communications Manager
Kamal bridges the gap between Zealand Pharma's science and the world through scientific communication and collaboration.
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Lise Giehm
Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development
Lise is one of the team leaders helping keep the Zealand culture alive. She empowers her team and lives by the saying that 90% of your work needs to be fun.
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Patrick Böiken
Commercial Director
As Commercial Director, Patrick plays a pivotal role in ensuring Zealand's products make it to patients.
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Create new bonds at Zealand
We are continuously looking to grow our team of dedicated Zealanders. With you, we can get closer to changing the lives of those with unmet medical needs. Interested in working with us? Maybe one of our open positions is perfect for you.


Important information for applicants
We are not currently accepting unsolicited applications, but please keep an eye on our website for new career opportunities.
Personal data in recruitment
Beware of recruitment fraud
It has come to our attention that there are several fraudulent emails and fake recruitment campaigns on the internet from people purporting to work for Zealand Pharma. These fraudulent activities include invitations to attend interviews and job offers and will usually involve a request for sensitive personal information or the transfer of money to arrange flights and job-related documentation.
Please be aware that all individuals who are successful in receiving a job offer from Zealand Pharma are required to go through a formal recruitment process and Zealand Pharma does not (nor do any of the organizations that recruit on our behalf) ever ask for money or payments from applicants at any stage in the recruitment process. Open positions at Zealand Pharma are listed on the company’s website under Careers.
We strongly recommend that you do not disclose your personal or financial details to anyone you do not know. If you do receive such communications, we would advise you to contact your local police station or other relevant authorities and provide them with the details of the senders. We would also ask that you report such communications to us at [email protected].

