Senior Compliance Counsel - Ethics & Compliance Strategic Operations and Advice team

Novo Nordisk A/S; Gladsaxe Kommune; Remote; DKK 651,000 - 957,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking a Senior Compliance Counsel to join the Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Strategic Operations and Advice team in Denmark. You will act as an expert adviser on global E&C matters, reporting to the Director of Strategic Operations and Advice and collaborating with Global Legal, E&C, and business units to address risks.

The role emphasizes translating regulatory requirements into practical guidance, with responsibilities spanning guidance, risk assessment, strategy execution,

Qualifications

• Strong ethics and compliance background in a complex multinational environment.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical guidance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day guidance on ethics and compliance matters, including anti-bribery/anti-corruption policies.
• Identify and assess compliance risks and propose mitigation approaches.
• Develop global processes, tools and guidance across ethics and compliance areas.
• Support the development and delivery of the global ethics and compliance strategy.
• Build relationships across the business, Legal and Internal Audit, and monitor risks.

Skills

Ethics & Compliance experience

Legal/ad jacent background

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Pharma/Healthcare sector experience

Education

Law or business degree

Job description

Department: Business Ethics Compliance Office

Do you want to help shape global ethics and compliance in one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies? Would you like to use your legal and/or compliance expertise and pharmaceutical industry experience to help our organisation make the right decisions? Join Novo as a Senior Compliance Counsel in the Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Strategic Operations and Advice team.

What you’ll bring

You bring strong ethics and compliance, legal or adjacent experience from a complex multinational environment, combined with the judgement to turn regulatory requirements into practical advice. You are comfortable building relationships across functions and communicating complex topics clearly.

A degree in Law, Business or similar

A strong professional track record from an Ethics & Compliance or Legal function

Experience identifying, assessing and mitigating ethics and compliance risks

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide clear and practical guidance

Fluency in written and spoken English

Experience working in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology sectors or FMCG, either directly or through a relevant consultancy or law firm

What you’ll do

As a Senior Compliance Counsel, you will act as an expert and trusted adviser on global Ethics & Compliance (E&C) matters. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Operations and Advice, you will work with colleagues across our global Legal, Ethics & Compliance organisation and the business to identify risks and develop practical, compliant solutions. Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide day-to-day guidance and training on ethics and compliance matters, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and procedures, helping colleagues translate requirements into practical decisions.
• Identify and assess compliance risks and develop proportionate mitigation approaches that support effective implementation globally and at headquarters.
• Develop and implement global processes, tools and best-practice guidance across key ethics and compliance risk areas, making complex requirements easier to understand and apply.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of our global ethics and compliance strategy and programme, including leading or supporting strategic projects and following progress through to delivery.
• Build trusted relationships across the business, Legal and Group Internal Audit, while monitoring emerging ethics and compliance risks and contributing to relevant industry association working groups.
• Support the Business Ethics Committee by managing the secretariat, preparing meetings and materials, documenting decisions and coordinating follow-up on global compliance programme activities.

Who you’ll work with

The Business Ethics Compliance Office (BECO) develops and leads the implementation of Novo’s global ethics & compliance strategy and programme, which focuses on the prevention of fraud, bribery, and off‑label promotion. BECO is also responsible for Novo’s global systems and processes related to tracking payments to healthcare professionals, as well as compliance with data protection and AI regulations and respect for human rights.

What you can expect here

You will have the opportunity to apply your expertise to compliance questions with global reach while working closely with colleagues across functions and geographies.

Salary:

For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 651,000.00 to 956,900.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits:

The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all applicants.