Would you like to help ensuring that ethics and compliance are embedded in our processes, structures, and other operational activities when developing our future medical device solutions? Are you ready to bring your expertise on these matters and on legal, contracting and risk mitigation? Would you like to make a difference, and help improve the lives of millions of patients that Novo Nordisk is serving every day?

If yes, this role is what you are looking for! Join us as our new Senior Legal, Ethics & Compliance Manager in Sourcing & Alliance Management, Devices & Delivery Solutions (DDS). Together, we’re life-changing!

The position

You will report to the Head of Sourcing & Alliance Management and work in close collaboration with a high number of stakeholders. To address the increasing focus on ethics & compliance, you will be the DDS Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Subject Matter Expert and provide guidance and advice on compliance with laws, regulations and on a broad spectrum of related judicious matters within a highly regulated medical device and pharma environment.

Your primary responsibilities will be focused on:

• Representing DDS in the cross functional DPR and BECC forums. This further includes driving and providing guidance on ethics & compliance matters related to the Business Ethics Code of Conduct, including Third Party Risk Assessment, HCP/HCO interactions, digital delivery solutions and Data Privacy matters. All in close alignment with the Novo Nordisk E&C Strategy, the Novo Nordisk Way of Working and your colleagues in DDS – particularly in our User Research & Insights, Usability Engineering and Future UX areas
• Identifying, assessing and managing E&C risks to safeguard our license to operate and sustain our promise to patients, including gap analysis related to Business Ethics Code of Conduct attestation activities
• Engaging and liaise with internal R&D Business Ethics & Data Privacy compliance, and other relevant teams at all levels on updates, policies, regulatory compliance developments, standards, procedures, initiatives, risks, KPIs, etc. Ensure E&C policies and standards are maintained, updated, visible, and accessible
• Providing sparring to your legal colleagues during contract preparation and negotiations and occasionally help with drafting, negotiations, and management of a wide variety of contracts, including Master Service Agreements (MSA’s) and related agreements
• Supporting in the development of legal templates, training materials, and train and upskill DDS colleagues on legal, ethics and compliance matters. Develop proactive guidance, tools, and best practice materials.

This job is a unique opportunity to obtain valuable insights into the Novo Nordisk’s value chain at the device development stage. You must be ready to learn, build competences, and network with stakeholders across the value chain to guarantee that initiatives are optimally aligned and offer maximal realization of value.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need to have:

• A master’s degree in law, business law or equivalent and 10+ years of hands-on experience from an international medical device or pharma company and professional proficiency in English
• Extensive experience with E&C, legal and contract management combined with strong negotiation skills and an ability to find wise and mutually value adding solutions
• Knowledge about NIS2 and cybersecurity measures and how to address cyber risks would also be an advantage
• You are a good communicator and can convey complex legal, ethics and compliance matter in a simple and compelling way providing your colleagues with clarity, direction, and guidance
• Excellent skills in the MS toolbox and Coupa are also a clear advantage

As a person, you are accountable, flexible and have excellent interpersonal skills enabling you to build trusting and positive relationships in a cross-cultural and international setting. You are a keen team-player who can also work independently, and you enjoy being part of a global work environment based on mutual respect, trust, and collaboration.

About the department

Sourcing & Alliance Management identifies, aligns, and enables external strategic partners to contribute with innovative, value adding, risk mitigated and lasting solutions. Legal, Ethics and Compliance is anchored here. We are a part of Delivery Solutions Innovation in Novo Nordisk Devices and Delivery Solutions (DDS). Our base is in Hillerød and at times in Søborg. In DDS we are around 500+ employees. We design and develop highly innovative devices and digital therapeutics – often with selected external partners - to the benefit of patients.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 65,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life-changing.

Contact

For further information, please contact Head of Sourcing and Alliance Management, Michael André Jonsson, +45 3448 0145 or Head of Executive Office, Anders Hermansen, +45 3079 0390

Deadline

29 September 2024.

Please note that applications are screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.