Associate Legal Counsel

Department: Global Legal - Global Business Services (GL-GBS)

Does your motivation come from challenges and working in a dynamic environment? Do you thrive in a working environment where close collaboration with key stakeholders and strategic alignment is essential? Do you have a can-do attitude with continuous improvement as one of your career objectives? Then we might have the right position for you. Apply now and join a growing team, working in an international environment.

About the Department

Global Legal-Global Business Services (GL-GBS) at Bangalore was established in 2011 and supports the Global legal organization across International Operations, North America Operations and Headquarters. The unit is anchored under Global Legal Operations and responsible for delivering efficient offshoring legal services in high quality. Examples include end-to-end contract management, trademark portfolio management, promotional materials review, export controls screenings, system/process management, data management, and digitalization.

The Position

As an Associate Legal Counsel you will be responsible for reviewing and negotiating contracts, business ethics and compliance related activities in collaboration with lawyers at region Novo Nordisk UAE and Line of Business. Review contracts, either contracts prepared based on Novo Nordisk standard templates or contracts received from counter parties.

You will also be involved in preparing and drafting contracts in collaboration with Lawyers at Region NN UAE when no standard template is available and will be responding to complex contractual queries. Alongside, you will be responsible for identification of risks and issues and suggesting alternatives that lead to the best solution. Other responsibilities are to:

• Analyse contract requirements, terms and condition and other content to ensure compliance with appropriate laws.
• Assist Lawyers at Region NN UAE in Business Ethics matters.
• Review and assess documentation on third parties (e.g. Distributors, consultants etc.) with whom Novo Nordisk has entered or contemplates entering into agreements with.
• Assist Legal & Compliance responsible for driving the Business Ethics Compliance Programme.
• Assist the L&C in tracking, updating, reviewing, and reporting data. Supporting the review and the approval of pre-approved/post-activity Forms (PAFs) for UAE.

Qualifications 

• Master’s or bachelor’s in law.
• 3 - 5 years of working experience in supporting legal department of global corporations on contracts or compliance matters.
• Exposure of working in a global company.
• Fluent in English, verbally and written.
• Quality mind set, accountability, ability to work, timeliness. Excellent command of English, written and spoken.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Collaboration skills, team player.
• Critical thinking and analytical and takes initiative.
• Service minded.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

Apply by 6th May, 2024

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.