Associate Director - Ethics and Compliance Business Partner

About the Department 

At Novo Nordisk, we’re committed to building the best Ethics, Compliance & Privacy (ECP) team in the pharmaceutical industry. Operating at the highest ethical & privacy standards and ensuring adherence to corporate and legal regulations, this team is constantly called upon to design and implement creative solutions to complex issues. From training on new procedures, to auditing against local and corporate policies, to reporting compliance-related issues, ECP keeps us accountable every step of the way as we develop life-changing therapies and bring them to market. At Novo Nordisk, you will be part of a company respected equally for its financial results and its business ethics. Are you ready to make a difference?

The Position

This position plays a critical role in supporting the Ethics & Compliance (E&C) program by strategically identifying, assessing, and mitigating the organization's top risk areas. The role serves as the lead Ethics & Compliance Business Partner for assigned departments and/or functional areas, working collaboratively to identify and mitigate risks, advise on business strategies, and operationalize mitigation tactics. The position is instrumental in developing partnerships and strategies to promote the NNI Ethics & Compliance program and the Novo Nordisk Way, fostering a culture committed to ethics and integrity. It also supports the Ethics & Compliance policies and training function by developing and updating policy resources and training materials, and executing on a comprehensive training plan, which includes delivering live training presentations to respective customer groups. The role is pivotal in driving strategic risk mitigation efforts in alignment with the E&C’s risk assessment, management and mitigation program. The Business Partner is responsible for regularly evaluating external compliance trends, internal business strategies, monitoring, auditing, investigations data, and compliance controls to proactively advise the business on impactful risk mitigation strategies.

Relationships

Reports to the Senior Director, E&C Business Partner. Coordinates with employees in the Ethics & Compliance Department. Works closely with stakeholders within NNI’s business functions and therapeutic areas. Works closely with the E&C Leadership team, NNI Legal team, E&C colleagues across Novo Nordisk globally, and leaders across lines of business while serving as an E&C Business Partner. External relationships include vendors and consultants as well as developing and maintaining relationships with the broader ethics and compliance network within the industry.

Essential Functions

• Provides strategic direction and oversees activities related to ethics and compliance for assigned departments and/or functional areas to ensure compliance principles are considered when making critical business decisions while understanding local and global impact
• Works collaboratively with cross-functional team members to identify, assess, prioritize, and assign accountability for managing ethics and compliance risks throughout NNI’s operations
• Reviews data analytics reports for risks and trends
• Supports strategic direction by working closely with assigned departments and/or functional areas on compliance awareness and achievement of ethics & compliance objectives
• Works collaboratively with NNI's cross-functional ethics and compliance risk management stakeholders to develop healthcare compliance risk mitigation plans and is accountable for action plan delivery and implementation
• Invests time to understand business goals, strategies, emerging risk areas, and the regulatory landscape, ensuring ability to serve as a knowledgeable and effective compliance advisor and business partner
• Analyzes complex business scenarios to identify potential compliance risks and provide salient compliance advice
• Actively works to identify, analyze, and mitigate potential ethics and compliance risks to the organization
• Partners with NNI’s Legal team to review and approve business processes, provide informed guidance, with specific focus on operational practices
• Supports the execution of the Ethics & Compliance program, raising awareness of the program and fostering accountability for compliance throughout the organization
• Provides timely reports to E&C and leadership regarding the progress and effectiveness of risk mitigation plans
• Delivers ethics & compliance training and presentations for audiences at all levels
• Advises on business initiatives that include interaction between company employees and healthcare practitioners and regarding compliance obligations, risks, violations, resolution, investigations, and corrective actions
• Communicates planned business activities to relevant Ethics & Compliance department members
• Supports and coordinates with E&C policies, training, monitoring, auditing, and investigations teams, as needed
• Documents all activities as appropriate in accordance with E&C department expectations
• Maintains current understanding of laws and regulations applicable to pharmaceutical compliance, along with recent trends and changes, and assists with interpretation of state and federal law from a compliance perspective
• Maintains effective lines of communication to report potential incidents of non-compliance
• Serves as Ethics & Compliance lead on various ethics & compliance-related committees and working groups

Physical Requirements

10-20% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor 's degree from an accredited institution is required. Additional education/certification within the compliance and health-care related fields is preferred
• A minimum of eight (8) years combined pharmaceutical, human resources, legal, regulatory, and compliance experience required OR a minimum of six (6) years experience required if accompanied by an advanced degree or certification (e.g. MBA, JD, PMP); prior compliance experience preferred
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and exceptional ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• High standard of ethics and integrity
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive, exercise independent judgment and demonstrated ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams with all levels of management and other company personnel
• Communicates effectively with different audiences and in different contexts
• Ability to drive multiple projects to completion meeting internal and external deliverables with high degree of accuracy
• Strong project management, training and planning skills required
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective strategic relationships and networks with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience working in a complex, matrix organization
• The ability to think objectively and use sound reasoning principles
• Ability to learn quickly and leverage foundational competencies when entering new areas for advisory
• Applies best practice compliance processes, methods and tools
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Visio, Excel, and SharePoint Applies best practice compliance processes, methods and tools

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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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