Senior Corporate Counsel - Litigation

Global Legal, IP and Security

Bagsværd, Denmark

Are you ready to shape high‑impact legal strategies that protect innovation and support patients worldwide? In this role, you will provide trusted legal counsel on complex disputes, investigations and risk mitigation—partnering closely with senior stakeholders and external counsel to deliver clear, commercially grounded outcomes.

Your new role

As Senior Corporate Counsel, you will act as a strategic adviser on litigation, investigations and broader risk topics, helping the organisation make confident, compliant decisions.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing legal advice and strategic recommendations on litigation, investigations and risk mitigation matters.
• Driving dispute strategy end‑to‑end, including case assessment, stakeholder alignment and instructing/partnering with external counsel.
• Reviewing and analyzing legal documents (e.g., settlement agreements, contracts and dispute‑related documentation) to protect the organisation’s interests.
• Representing the organisation in negotiations and proceedings before courts or relevant authorities, where applicable.
• Supporting cross‑functional business initiatives by identifying legal risks early and proposing solutions that enable business goals.

Your new department

You will join the Litigation department, part of Finance, Legal & Global Solutions, a business area that enables Novo Nordisk to fulfil its purpose by safeguarding the business, providing corporate infrastructure and driving value creation.
In Litigation, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders across the SVP area and beyond, bringing a strong strategic lens to sensitive, business‑critical matters—often balancing pace, risk and stakeholder expectations in a dynamic environment.

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, the ideal person will bring: 

• A degree in Law 
• Minimum 6 years of relevant legal experience from a major law firm or working in-house legal department in a pharmaceutical company
• Solid litigation experience (intellectual property experience is preferred), including the ability to steer matters with external counsel.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, operational advice that supports strategic decision‑making.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills, with high integrity and attention to detail.

On a personal level, you are a team player, curious, solution-oriented, and have a positive “can-do” attitude, which enables you to establish strong professional relationships internally and externally. In addition, you have attention to detail combined with the ability to prioritize and multi-task. 

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

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

Deadline
22 May 2026

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

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.