Senior Director - Legal, Compliance, Quality

Senior Director - Legal, Compliance, Quality

Are you an experienced pharma legal and compliance lawyer? Do you feel comfortable pushing the limits and taking calculated risks? Are you looking for a build-up position in a dynamic, growing organisation? If yes, keep on reading to learn more about our opportunity as Senior Director, Legal, Compliance, Quality (LCQ) in Biopharm Operations at Novo Nordisk.

The Position

In this newly created position, the Senior Director, LCQ, will lead all LCQ activities for Biopharm Operations, with the support of one direct report who will be responsible for compliance activities. You will be responsible to provide legal advice to the Biopharm Operations leadership team and partner with cross-functional colleagues from the Commercial, BD&L, P&O and Project Management, to provide legal guidance and support for ongoing commercial activities projects.

The business success of Biopharm Operations is dependent on a high degree of legal and business ethical compliance; therefore, it is expected that you will ensure the effective coordination and implementation of corporate governance, contracting ‘best practises’, in addition to other relevant legal and compliance practises. When needed, you will be responsible to provide support and training to colleagues from the organisation.

Working closely with your direct report, you will oversee the Business Ethics Compliance strategy and related activities, within Biopharm Operations. You will provide high quality advice on related issues and oversee or support any major internal investigations, flagging and managing risk and findings, as required.

As this is a build-up position, the Senior Director, LCQ, will work independently and proactively, identifying opportunities for improvements, staying abreast new developments related to legislation, and proposing and implementing required actions.

In addition to collaborating closely with your internal customers from within Biopharm Operations, you will also be required to establish relationships with your functional colleagues, across Novo Nordisk, and you will act as the key contributor for Biopharm Operations, sharing input to Global Legal and Global Compliance.

You may be required to travel internationally up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications

• You hold a law degree from a high-ranking European Law School and are a fully qualified attorney-at-law, admitted to the bar.
• You have gained at least 8 years’ experience providing legal support, including at least 5 years’ working in the Life Sciences industry in a multicultural, international environment.
• You have comprehensive legal knowledge within your areas of specialisation and have gained extensive industry knowledge, including related to its regulation and business models.
• You have collaborated with internal and external stakeholders at various seniority levels, up to executive management, where you have demonstrated solid business judgement.
• In addition to providing legal expertise, you have also gained managerial experience leading people.
• As a person, you are curious, sharp, hands-on, and positive. You effectively manage and prioritise multiple tasks and activities, working in a fast and solution-oriented way.
• You are careful, but not risk-averse, and you feel confident in finding pragmatic solutions to meet business needs.

About the Department

Biopharm Operations, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the global head office of the rare disease arm of the company (Biopharm), driving change for patients in rare blood and rare endocrine disorders. With sales of over 2.5 billion USD, Biopharm is a key part of Novo Nordisk and its corporate strategy.

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

If you believe you are qualified, and are willing to take the challenge, please send your motivation letter, CV and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool.

Deadline

Please submit your application via our online application tool by 31st December 2021.

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.