At Novo Nordisk, our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. For over 100 years we have been driving change to defeat diabetes but we know that what got us here today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We are now transforming our business and taking our expertise into new territories including obesity and rare blood and endocrine diseases.

Are you ready to join us at this exciting time and be part of a new era with us where your ability to make an impact will be virtually limitless and where you can grow alongside our business? If so, join us in our exciting journey in healthcare innovation as our new our new Senior Director of Legal, Compliance & Quality for Novo Nordisk UK affiliate.

The position

Reporting to the Corporate Vice President, you will hold a critical leadership position within the business and act as a trusted and solution-oriented partner to the Leadership Team and other key stakeholders, both at an affiliate and regional level. Leading a highly capable and professional team, you will set the direction on all legal, quality and compliance matters, implementing robust legal, quality and compliance frameworks that ensure our business ethics are never compromised and embed a strong ethics, quality and compliance mindset across the business.

Qualifications

You will be a qualified lawyer with solid post qualification experience with a thorough understanding of UK & European legislation. You will have significant experience of working within the pharmaceutical sector, having worked in a similar capacity heading up legal and compliance teams, ideally within global and highly matrixed complex organisations.

Additionally, you will need to demonstrate the following experience and skills:

• Extensive experience of developing and implementing compliance frameworks and advising on regulatory matters, including a thorough understanding of the ABPI code and GDPR
• You will be able to provide strategic leadership and effectively manage the team to deliver high quality outputs as well as the ability to develop talent and foster a culture of inclusion and equal opportunity for all
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build strong, collaborative relationships at all levels in a matrix environment
• Good balance between ability to get involved in day-to-day matters, whilst also taking a strategic view
• Can negotiate and positively influence decision-making as well as the gravitas to advise various stakeholders at all levels

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.

Reporting to the Corporate Vice President UK, you will be a part of the Leadership Team, which is responsible for driving business for the UK affiliate. As Senior LC&Q Director, you will lead a team of eight engaged and passionate professionals.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 55,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Novo Nordisk is a hugely diverse, rewarding and stimulating place to work – an opportunity to work for the good of our patients and stretch and develop yourself in doing so. We offer generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme, 27 days leave, generous maternity/paternity leave provision, hybrid working as well as access to an award-winning Wellness programme, including Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, the Lifeworks App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and offerings. We strive to create an inclusive culture, one of care, support and respect for our people and we are committed to making you workplace safe and inclusive.

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.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. If you're a person with a disability, if you're neurodivergent, and need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please send an email to LDGC@novonordisk.com . Please include your name, the role you are interested in and the type of adjustment your need.

Deadline
Apply before 1st October 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.