Do you want to be part of a high-performing, motivated and integrated team at the headquarters of one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? Are you ready to work on exciting pharma law matters to enable the commercialisation of medicines that improve the lives of patients?

 

If yes, then the opportunity is here, as Novo Nordisk is searching for a talented and driven Senior Corporate Counsel. Apply now for a life-changing career!

Your role
As Senior Corporate Counsel, you will be the legal business partner on commercial legal matters related to the Cardiometabolic business in our headquarters with a key focus on Diabetes, working in collaboration with other team members supporting the Cardiometabolic business as well as colleagues in our Diabetes Commercial Unit and International Operations.

 

Your key responsibilities will include:

Acting as a trusted legal advisor to primarily the Diabetes commercial functions in headquarters, including securing compliance with internal and external rules in relation to product communications and promotion Driving legal assistance to Diabetes and GLP1 projects, including advising on strategy and new business models, working closely with legal and compliance in headquarters and globally Proactively driving processes and initiatives to secure legal compliance for Diabetes and other Cardiometabolic functions, to unlock opportunities as well as protect the company Providing impactful legal advice in cross functional teams and on key strategic projects, including new global product launches and label updates, and developing innovative legal solutions to new and challenging issues in a changing environment Driving training of global legal and business stakeholders, including developing proactive guidelines and tools to help navigate complex legal and compliance matters

 

You will be engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders both within Global Legal and across the organisation as well as external counsels and third parties. You will have independent ownership for key tasks, but also work together with the lawyers in the team and abroad. 

 

The workplaces will be in Bagsværd and Søborg, Denmark. As part of the Global Legal organisation, you would also be involved with cross-functional Global Legal projects. Additionally, various opportunities within Novo Nordisk in Denmark and abroad offer potential for further personal development.

 

Qualifications           

To succeed in this role, you hold a Law degree, and have 5+ years of experience from a major law firm or in-house legal department (preferred in-house experience).

Other success criteria are:

Life sciences industry experience strongly preferred (e.g. advisory experience regarding the promotion of pharmaceutical products) Strong stakeholder management skills Strategic thinking and ability to lead and set direction in a complex global stakeholder landscape Attention to details combined with the ability to prioritise, multi-task, and meet tight deadlines Strong communication skills and fluency in English

 

On a personal level, you are curious and have a “can-do”, solution-oriented, and positive attitude, which enables you to establish strong professional relationships internally and externally.

 

About the department
You will be a key part of the high performing, dynamic and international Pharma Law Commercial legal team consisting of 9 lawyers and 1 project manager in Denmark and 6 lawyers in Bangalore that are legal business partners to Commercial, Marketing, Public Affairs and Global Communication.

 

The team is part of the Pharma Law team in Global Legal & Patents, located in Novo Nordisk’s headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark. Novo Nordisk’s global legal organisation consists of more than 300 legal colleagues situated at +40 locations around the world.

 

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Deadline
23 February 2025.

 

All applications should be in English and interviews will be conducted in English.

 

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.