Legal, Compliance & Audit

The position

As a Senior Legal & Compliance Adviser, you will be responsible to guide internal stakeholders and manage local legal, ethics, and compliance matters, with a sharp focus on Obesity.

Your main accountabilities will be:

• Leading the implementation and assessment of legal strategies, policies, and procedures while addressing local legal requirements
• Collaborating closely with stakeholders like the Obesity Business Unit to drive Obesity LEC priorities, promoting local ownership and accountability for key Obesity goals
• Driving processes and initiatives to secure legal, ethics, and compliance by design and integration into decision-making within the affiliate's Obesity Business Unit
• Driving risk management processes and initiatives related to Obesity, implementing adequate mitigating actions
• Actively participate in the International Operations (IO) LEC Obesity Team, sharing knowledge and best practices across IO regions and affiliates to enhance compliance excellence

Qualifications

As a Senior Legal & Compliance Adviser, you need to have multiple years of experience in a similar position, preferably 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry. In addition, you need to have excellent communication skills and thrive in cross-functional environments.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A Master’s degree in law from Romania, or another EU country, or a similar qualification
• Solution oriented mindset
• Proven track record in driving continuous improvement and change, along with the ability to stay up to date on changes in the legal & compliance field
• Strong business partnering and are able to build working relationships at all levels in a fast-paced working environment
• Positive attitude and can handle stress effectively, especially in high-pressure situations with strict timelines
• Proficiency in working with IT systems
• Fluency in English & Romanian

About the department

You will join a dynamic and fast-paced team based in Bucharest, Romania, with over 120 employees. Our department is dedicated to ensuring that Novo Nordisk operates within the legal and regulatory frameworks of the countries in which we operate. We are a team of highly skilled professionals who work collaboratively to provide legal counsel and support across the organisation. Our goal is to protect and leverage the organisation’s key assets, legal and business interests, and ensure compliance with relevant regulations, laws, and standards.

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 to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

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Deadline

Apply before 11th October 2024

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.