• Job Description

  Req#: 291546

  Are you ready to support our R&D organisation with your expert knowledge in Data Privacy? Are you eager to play a pivotal role in mitigating compliance risks? Would you thrive in a purpose-driven company where all professionals are dedicated to improving the lives of patients?

  
  Then, this is your chance to embark on an exciting new journey as we are looking for a Data Privacy Specialist to join our R&D Compliance Centre of Expertise (CoE). Apply now!
  

  The position
  As a Data Privacy Specialist, you will have a broad range of responsibilities across the organisation and engage with many different stakeholders locally and globally. As proactive partners to our organization, we expect you to effectively convey complex matters to a diverse group of stakeholders, in a clear, concise, and easy-to-understand way. Additionally, work on both hands-on and at a more strategic level.
  

  Your key responsibilities:

  • Provide advice and develop framework/guidance for our R&D organisation
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate personal data protection risks
  • Drive Data Ethics and Data Privacy compliance initiatives, implementation, and coordination across business areas
  • Develop training material and ensure clear communication
  • Review of internal and external data privacy requirements and conduct impact assessments and risk reporting
  • Take part in due diligence process for business development projects and integration of new entities

  Furthermore, the role entails that you work closely with internal and external stakeholders globally and interact with senior management in different business functions. This includes collaborating with Novo Nordisk Business Ethics Compliance Office, the Data Ethics & Privacy Advise team, Global Legal, and the entire R&D organization.
  

  Qualifications
  The ideal candidate has a relevant master’s degree (e.g. within law, commercial law, IT, or science) and a minimum 5 years of experience in data privacy compliance/combined with:

  • The ability to work independently and adapt quickly to new situations in a constantly changing environment
  • Strong analytic skills and structured in ways of working
  • Excellent communications and stakeholder management skills
  • The ability to collaborate within the team and across different functions and positively contribute to the work environment
  • A global and proactive mindset
  • Tech savvy and fluent in English

  It will be an advantage if you have experience working within an R&D setting or if you have a strong insight into R&D from either a pharmaceutical company, the public sector, or an NGO.
  

  About the department
  In R&D Compliance CoE we work with Business & Data Ethics and Data Privacy. We are a team of dedicated specialists, who all share the passion for Business & Data Ethics and Data Privacy. We are responsible for governing and operationalising internal and external business & data ethics and data privacy requirements and support the global R&D organisation on how to mitigate compliance risks.

  
  You will be part of a well-functioning and strong team, where mutual coaching, knowledge sharing, support and helpfulness are part of our everyday team life – just as our shared belief is that it has to be fun to go to work, if you want to make great results.
  

  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 want to know more about the position, you are very welcome to contact Nanna Jannov, Director, R&D Compliance CoE at +45 30 75 88 17.
  

  Deadline
  7 January 2024. We will review applications and invite for interviews on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you 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 to 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.

• About the company

  Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in eight countries, and affiliates or offices in 5 countries.

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