Junior Associate - Legal

Junior Associate, Legal
Department: The Global Legal, Intellectual Property, and Security (GLIPS)
Company : Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS)

Are you passionate about legal and compliance matters? Do you have experience in providing strategic legal advice and ensuring regulatory compliance? If so, we are looking for an Junior Associate Legal to join our team at Novo Nordisk in Bangalore. Read on and apply today!

About the department
The Global Legal, Intellectual Property, and Security (GLIPS) department at Global Busi-ness Services (GBS) in Bangalore is a cornerstone of support for Novo Nordisk’s global legal and intellectual property functions. With a focus on efficiency and high-quality deliv-ery, GLIPS GBS operates across three key sub-teams, ensuring operational excellence, risk mitigation, and compliance across global operations. The department fosters a collab-orative and dynamic atmosphere, where diverse expertise drives success in the legal and intellectual property domains.

The position
As Junior Associate, Legal, you'll play a vital role in ensuring legal and compliance excel-lence across Novo Nordisk's global operations. 

You'll work closely with experienced lawyers, supporting critical legal processes that ena-ble our business to operate ethically and effectively while protecting patients and the or-ganization.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the review and approval of pre-approved and post-activity forms (PAFs) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Assisting lawyers with compliance checks, including reviewing documentation on third party representatives and conducting compliance assessments
• Supporting due diligence activities such as automated, manual and travel sanc-tions screening assessments
• Conducting legal and compliance assessments related to third party representa-tives, patient consent forms and related regulatory requirements
• Maintaining compliance management tools, COUPA systems, SharePoint pages and other legal department platforms
• Tracking, updating and reporting legal data through various reports, trackers, tools, presentations and training materials

Qualifications:
We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

• Bachelors or master’s in law
• 2+ years of working experience in the legal department of global corporations, fo-cusing on contracts, legal and compliance matters, due diligence, and risk assess-ments.
• Prior experience in the legal sector with strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements.
• Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical ability to identify risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we ap-proach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination, and a constant curi-osity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect, and a willing-ness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

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

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Deadline
3rd June 2026

Disclaimer
It has been brought to our attention that there have recently been instances of fraudu-lent job offers, purporting to be from Novo Nordisk and/or its affiliate companies. The individuals or organizations sending these false employment offers may pose as a Novo Nordisk recruiter or representative and request personal information, purchasing of equipment or funds to further the recruitment process or offer paid trainings. Be advised that Novo Nordisk does not extend unsolicited employment offers. Furthermore, Novo Nordisk does not charge prospective employees with fees or make requests for funding as a part of the recruitment process.

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed infor-mation will be provided during the recruitment process. 

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.