Senior Corporate Counsel, Competition Law

Department: Global Legal, Ethics & Compliance, IP & Security
Location: Bagsværd, Denmark

Your impact begins here

Are you an experienced competition law lawyer looking to advise on global transactions, investigations and compliance? Join Novo’s Legal Business Development and Competition Law team and help Novo innovate and compete effectively in pursuit of Driving Change for Lasting Health.

We are looking for the right person to join our Legal Business Development and Competition Law team as Senior Corporate Counsel, Competition Law. Start your application for a life-changing career.

What you'll bring

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Law degree from a recognized university and admitted to practice law.
• At least four years of relevant competition law experience gained at a law firm or in-house legal department.
• Proven track record of working on competition law matters including advising on transactions and investigations as well as providing competition law compliance training.
• Sound legal judgement and the ability to translate complex competition law issues into clear, practical advice.
• International mind-set and enjoy being part of a global work environment.
• Ability to manage numerous and changing priorities effectively, meet deadlines and work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Solid attention to detail and creative and practical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and organisational levels.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.

What you'll do

Your main responsibilities will be to provide advice on antitrust and competition law aspects of M&A and other strategic transactions as well as providing counselling and compliance training on competition law matters that may arise across the globe.  You also will use your competition law subject matter expertise to assist with potential investigations and litigation. 

You will be expected to develop solutions to new and challenging issues in a changing environment and to contribute to the ongoing development of the legal team and cultivate a highly collaborative culture.

You will partner with a diverse range of stakeholders within the business and across Global Legal, including working closely with Research & Development, Product & Portfolio Strategy, the global Business Development teams, Strategic Finance and other headquarters areas as well as other global legal colleagues. Key Responsibilities:

• Advise on the antitrust and competition law aspects of M&A and other strategic transactions.
• Provide practical competition law advice and develop and deliver compliance training.
• Collaborate with colleagues by advising on potential competition law investigations and litigation.
• Advise on and manage critical legal issues and work closely with other Novo functions across the globe in addition to assisting with potential competition law investigations and litigation.
• Manage external counsel and coordinate competition law advice across jurisdictions.
• Partner with a diverse range of stakeholders within the business and across Global Legal, including working closely with Research & Development, Product & Portfolio Strategy, the global Business Development teams, Strategic Finance and other headquarters areas as well as other global legal colleagues.

Who you'll work with

You will join a collaborative Competition Law team supporting the business globally.

The team is based at Novo’s headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark within Global Legal, Ethics & Compliance, IP & Security (LECX). Novo Nordisk’s Global Legal organisation comprises more than 250 colleagues across more than 40 locations worldwide.

What you can expect here

You will have the opportunity to work on global transactions, investigations and compliance matters in a highly collaborative environment. You will work closely with colleagues across Legal and business functions while contributing to the ongoing development of the legal team and supporting critical business priorities around the world.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 742,600 to 1,091,600 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.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here: https://www.novonordisk.com/careers/working-at-novo-nordisk/total-rewards-benefits.html

Start now

Your impact begins today. If you are ready to advise on global transactions, investigations and competition law compliance matters, apply for the Senior Corporate Counsel, Competition Law role by 3 November 2026.

The position is located in Bagsværd, Denmark. Applications will be handled as they are received, so please do not hesitate to apply.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.

For further information, please contact Hiram Andrews, Senior Associate General Counsel, at +45 30 75 50 74.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.