Senior Corporate Counsel - Global Quality

Do you want to be part of a high-performing team in one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? Would you like to work on exciting legal issues and manage complex and high-impact matters?
We are looking for a Senior Corporate Counsel to be the key lawyer supporting global quality-related matters. Start your application for a life-changing career!

The position
As Senior Corporate Counsel for our Global Quality organisation, you will take the lead in managing key legal matters related to the quality of our products and operations. You will navigate complex legal matters, including related to authority inspections of our production facilities, Good Practice quality guidelines (GxP) and regulations, as well as everyday operational challenges.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Be the key legal business partner for our Global Quality organisation, participating in strategic quality-related committees, project groups, and councils.
• Collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders to enable business goals while managing legal risks, incl. be innovative in suggesting solutions and formulating strategies.
• Provide impactful legal advice on laws, regulations, industry practices and standards regarding manufacturing and quality in order to unlock opportunities as well as protect the company.
• Assist in responding to inspectional observations and government inquiries, as well as ongoing compliance commitments.
• Draft and advise on quality agreements with external partners and help develop internal policies and guidance (incl. SOPs and QMS) 
• Engage with a diverse range of stakeholders both within Global Legal and across the organisation, as well as external counsels and third parties.

As part of the Global Legal organisation, you will have the opportunity to be involved in cross-functional Global Legal projects. Additionally, various opportunities within Novo Nordisk in Denmark and abroad offer potential for further personal development.

Qualifications
You hold a Law degree, have at least 5 years of relevant post-graduation experience from a law firm or an internationally-oriented company. 

To thrive and succeed, we expect you to bring and be interested in further developing:

• Strong legal acumen, incl. with respect to quality-related matters.
• Experience in advising on GxP and regulatory matters.
• Experience advising on quality inspection findings from major regulatory agencies (incl. FDA and EMA)
• Skills and experience in advising on quality management systems (QMS) and compliance governance programs incl. risk identification and management.
• Well-developed strategic business partnering skills and the ability to lead and set direction in a complex global stakeholder landscape.
• Project management skills, including the ability to drive multiple tasks and projects simultaneously in a structured manner, and to take a strategic approach to risk management and prioritisation.
• The ability to work independently and as part of cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, making you capable of discussing complex issues with diverse stakeholders from different cultures and business functions.

You will join a team of highly motivated, hard-working, and collaborative professionals, and you will bring energy, a positive attitude, and a team-oriented approach.

About the department
You will be a key part of the high-performing, dynamic, and fun Pharma Law team (consisting of +30 employees) in Global Legal, Intellectual Property, and Security (GLIPS) located in Novo Nordisk’s headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark. Novo Nordisk’s GLIPS organisation consists of more than 450 legal colleagues situated in over 40 locations around the world.
We want our people to have a global mindset, dedication to serving Novo Nordisk in the best possible way and have rewarding careers. To achieve this, we invest significantly in your continued development, including through giving frequent feedback on the job, access to internal and external training opportunities, interaction with senior management, and by giving you the tools and empowerment needed to be successful. 

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.

Deadline
4th June 2025

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. Applications will be handled as they are received, so please do not hesitate to apply.

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.