Senior Corporate Counsel

3 months ago


Bagsværd, Denmark Novo Nordisk AS Full time

Do you want to be part of a high-performing, motivated and collaborative team at the headquarters of one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? Are you ready to work on exciting pharma law matters to enable the development of medicines that improve the lives of patients? 

Then the opportunity is here, as Novo Nordisk is searching for two talented and driven (Senior) Corporate Counsels to join Pharma Law Development. The team supports the development of our treatments and the journey through clinical trials, scientific exchange, and regulatory submissions.

Apply now for a life-changing career 

The position 

As (Senior) Corporate Counsel, you will advise on legal matters relevant for our Clinical, Regulatory and Medical teams in our headquarters. The two roles are newly established and will as a starting point cover the following: 

Senior Corporate Counsel with focus on Rare Disease CMR and Scientific Exchange by Medical Affairs 

Your key responsibilities:

being a trusted legal advisor and provide impactful legal advice to our Clinical, Medical, and Regulatory colleagues working within Rare Disease,

act as our team’s lead on legal strategies, processes and trainings related to external scientific exchange

proactively drive global processes and initiatives, including developing proactive guidelines and tools to help navigate complex legal and compliance matters for the above teams, 

communicate and train colleagues in Development and in our international legal organisation to ensure compliance with the legal strategies and processes, and

developing innovative legal solutions to new and challenging issues in a changing environment. 

(Senior) Corporate Counsel with focus on Diabetes CMR and Clinical Quality

Your key responsibilities:

being a trusted legal advisor and provide impactful legal advice to our Clinical, Medical, and Regulatory colleagues working within Diabetes,

act as our team’s lead on legal strategies, processes and trainings related to areas within Clinical Quality

drive global processes and initiatives, including developing proactive guidelines and tools to help navigate complex legal and compliance matters for the above teams, 

communicate and train colleagues in Development and in our international legal organisation to ensure compliance with the legal strategies and processes, and

developing innovative legal solutions to new and challenging issues in a changing environment. 

You will work in cross functional teams and advise in collaboration with compliance and legal colleagues from our International Operations and be responsible for our engagement with external counsels and third parties. You will have independent responsibility for key tasks but also work together with the lawyers in the Pharma Law team and abroad.

The workplaces will be in Bagsværd (and Søborg), Denmark. As part of the Global Legal organisation, you would also be involved with cross-functional Global Legal projects. Additionally, various opportunities within Novo Nordisk, both in Denmark and abroad, offer potential for further personal development. 

Qualifications 

To succeed in this role, the ideal person will bring: 

A degree in Law 

3+ years’ experience for Corporate Counsel role and 6+ years’ experience for Senior Corporate Counsel role from a major law firm or working in-house legal department in a pharmaceutical company, clinical research organization or similar

It is an advantage if you have experience in advising on legal and compliance matters relating to the pharmaceutical industry, in relation to clinical trials, scientific exchange, regulatory matters, data protection and pharmaceutical advertising laws 

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English 

Strategic approach to risk management and prioritization, and strategically minded with the ability to lead and set direction in a complex global stakeholder landscape 

On a personal level, you are a team player, curious, solution-oriented, and have a positive “can-do” attitude, which enables you to establish strong professional relationships internally and externally. In addition, you have attention to detail combined with the ability to prioritize and multi-task. 

About the department 

You will be a key part of the high performing, dynamic, fun and international Pharma Law Development team currently consisting of 6 (soon 8) lawyers who are all legal business partners to Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Regulatory. The Pharma Law Development team is headed up by Director, Karoline Enodden. 

The team is part of the Pharma Law team in Global Legal & Patents, located in Novo Nordisk’s headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark. Novo Nordisk’s global legal organisation consists of more than 300 legal colleagues situated at +40 locations around the world. 



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