Novo Nordisk

Do you have the right drive, a sharp mind, strong learning agility, openness and curiosity to other cultures and partnering with the business in navigating complexity and finding compliant solutions? Do you perform best where change is daily and the unexpected is routine?

Are you motivated by the opportunity to be part of a highly engaged team and interested in enabling legal and compliance functions in Novo Nordisk’s Argentina Affiliate? If so, then seize the opportunity and become our new Legal & Compliance Senior Director. It will be a priceless opportunity to work for a dynamic and fast-growing affiliate of Novo Nordisk!

The position

As a Legal & Compliance Sr. Director, you will serve as General Counsel and Compliance Officer for the Argentina Affiliate with overall responsibility for Legal & Ethics Compliance ensuring pro-active high quality advice, providing direction and support on Legal & Ethics Compliance matters for the business, driving the Compliance Plan and managing risks.

The key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Manage Legal Affairs, providing fast, effective, high quality and business-oriented legal support and advice in key projects, litigation matters, disputes, arbitrations and daily operations.
• Manage Ethics Compliance Affairs, developing, implementing and continually evaluating the effectiveness of the Global, IO, Regional and Affiliate Ethics Compliance programmes, actions and activities, as well as processes and procedures in the Affiliate.
• Manage legal and Ethics Compliance risks, including internal and external investigations, disputes and litigation for the Affiliate.
• Manage resources and legal & compliance staff , including the internal team and overseeing external counsel management at the Affiliate.
• Represent the Legal & Compliance function, including the Affiliate Management Team, Regional Office and Global. Also, represent Novo Nordisk at key external meetings.
• Act as Local Data Protection Officer, safeguarding compliance on local personal data overview and related documentation; cultivate data compliance mindset in the organisation and drive and support plans to data subject requests and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• You have a Law Degree and are admitted to the applicable legal bar/law society. Ph.D. in Law or LL.M. degree or equivalent will be considered as a plus.
• Experienced and qualified professional, with more than 8 years legal experience with 5 in the pharmaceutical, chemical, life sciences or medical device industry.
• Extensive Local knowledge with Ethics Compliance in pharmaceutical or medical device industry (including codes of conduct, FCPA and UK Anti-bribery Act).
• People management experience.
• Fluent English and Spanish is required.

About the department

Our mission is to ensure compliance with the essential 10 of our NN WAY "We never compromise on quality and business ethics". For this purpose, we provide legal support to all departments, ensure that the company acts in an ethical manner and make sure that our products reach patients in the best possible condition.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line Manager before applying.

Deadline

Apply before 11th August, 2023

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.