Student Assistant Legal & Compliance

Novo Nordisk; Espoo; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in Espoo, Finland, seeks a Student Assistant in Legal & Compliance to support data protection, AI regulation, contracts and ethical promotion materials. You will assist in turning complex rules into clear, practical guidance for colleagues, while gaining hands-on experience in a global healthcare company.

Under supervision, you will help implement GDPR and AI Act requirements, review contracts, and prepare training resources.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a law degree with at least one year of studies remaining.
• Bachelor's degree in law or at least three years of law studies.
• Experience in legal and compliance operations, including data protection.
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing legal documents for accuracy and compliance.
• Ability to translate complex regulations into practical guidance.
• Clear communication to provide timely input to colleagues.
• Willingness to learn and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support data protection and AI compliance including GDPR and AI Act requirements.
• Help colleagues understand GDPR, AI Act and ethics expectations through training and practical resources.
• Assist in reviewing promotional materials and maintaining a compliance framework.
• Provide general contractual support: review/draft contracts, terms, and store documents.
• Monitor regulatory developments and report implications for Novo's policies.
• Use contract management software to maintain records of processing and risk assessments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Research skills

Collaborative mindset

Regulatory/compliance experience

Data protection knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in law or 3 years of law studies

Pharmacy degree (useful)

Tools

Contract management software

Data protection tools

GDPR/AI Act familiarity

Job description

Your impact begins here

As Student Assistant Legal & Compliance, you will help Novo's Finnish affiliate teams work with confidence on data protection, AI, contracts and promotional materials. You will support legal and compliance colleagues in turning regulation into clear, practical guidance people can use in their daily work. Alongside experienced colleagues, you will build hands-on legal experience and help ensure the work that reaches people living with serious chronic diseases meets high standards of ethics and quality.

What you'll bring

You are studying law and have one year of studies remaining to graduate, and you enjoy turning detailed rules into clear, practical answers. You bring:

• A Bachelor's degree in law, or at least three years of law studies.
• Prior experience in legal and compliance operations, including data protection related work .
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing legal documents and records for accuracy and compliance.
• Analytical thinking to understand complex legal texts and regulatory requirements, and to judge when amendments are needed.
• Clear communication skills, so you can give timely, understandable legal input to colleagues.
• Research skills to find relevant information and keep up with legal developments.
• A collaborative, problem-solving mindset.

Useful, but not essential:

• A degree in pharmacy.

What you'll do

You will work under supervision, supporting the legal and compliance work that keeps affiliate teams in Finland moving with clarity and integrity.

• Support data protection and AI compliance, including GDPR and AI Act requirements, and help develop and implement related policies and procedures.
• Help colleagues understand GDPR, AI Act and business ethics expectations through training, guidance and practical resources.
• Support compliance review of promotional materials and the upkeep of a compliance framework that underpins ethical business practices.
• Provide general contractual support: review and draft contracts, give input on terms and conditions, support negotiations and make sure agreements are documented and stored according to company policy.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments, and prepare reports on what changes mean for Novo's policies and practices.

• Use data protection/AI software and contract management software to maintain records of processing and risk assessments and to streamline contract administration.

Who you'll work with

You will join Legal & Compliance in International Operations, where colleagues work across markets to serve people around the world and help improve health at scale. Your focus will be Finland.

You will support all affiliate teams in Finland, working with colleagues across the business to turn legal and regulatory requirements into clear next steps. You will work closely with the legal and compliance colleagues who guide your work and review your output, so questions are raised early and decisions move forward with clarity.

What you can expect here

You will build practical legal experience in a real business setting, learning from colleagues who work with data protection, AI regulation, contracts and compliance every day. You will work with modern tools and see how legal expertise supports decisions across the organisation.

You will be supported to perform at your best, trusted to take ownership of your tasks and encouraged to ask questions and share your perspective. Clear expectations and regular feedback help you learn, improve and raise the bar every day.

Salary: For this role, the hourly salary is 17,50 EUR/h.

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.

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