Legal, Ethics & Compliance Partner Obesity

Ready to take your career in Legal & Compliance to the Next Level? 

Are you passionate about working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? Do you thrive in an international setting, collaborating with a talented, highly qualified team?
Here’s your chance to make a real impact at Novo Nordisk! We’re offering an exceptional opportunity in our Italian affiliate in Rome, for a Legal, Ethics & Compliance Partner dedicated to our Obesity Business Unit.  
If you're looking to grow your career and contribute to groundbreaking work in healthcare, this is the role for you!

Position
As a Legal, Ethics & Compliance Partner (LEC), you will directly support the Obesity Business Unit (BU) to ensure compliance and drive innovation across key projects.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Provide fast, effective, high quality and business-oriented day to day legal and compliance support to the Obesity BU stakeholders, acting as an advisor on all legal and compliance matters relating to the obesity area.
• Identify, review and analyse relevant laws and regulations for the obesity area.
• Evaluate and analyse legal and compliance risks and provide updates and assessment to the Sr Manager Obesity LEC.
• Draft and review contracts and internal policies and guidelines (SOPs) relevant for the obesity area.
• Support in the delivery of focused LEC training to affiliate Obesity BU and develop Obesity LEC local guidance materials as needed to educate relevant stakeholders.

This is a hybrid position, requiring 2-3 days per week in our Rome office. 
The role may also require field visits, collaborating closely with the field team (including REPs, KAMs, etc.), and fostering strong relationships and business partnerships. As the immediate and direct point of contact for the field force, you will not only understand the business but actively participate in driving its success!  

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, we imagine that you have:

• A Law degree with at least 4 years of professional experience in a corporate legal or compliance department (this may also include internships or secondment on behalf of a law firm).   
• Industry experience in the pharmaceutical sector is preferred; however, experience in other relevant sectors such as Medical Devices, Biotech and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) will also be considered.
• Fluency in both Italian and English is required.
• While admission to the Italian Bar is not mandatory, it is considered a plus.
• Flexibility, a quick learning ability, and an innovative mindset.
• A business partner approach, with a strong focus on field collaboration.
• The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with field stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple responsibilities efficiently.

About the department
You will report directly to the Senior Manager Legal, Ethics & Compliance Obesity within the Italian affiliate, supporting the achievement of the agreed IO Obesity LEC priorities at both affiliate and Business Unit level. The Legal, Ethics, Compliance & Quality Department provides legal support and guidance to corporate functions across all Business Units and is also responsible for overseeing the local Quality Management System.

Working at Novo Nordisk 
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Deadline 
If you are motivated and in line with the requirements, please submit your application by 20 May 2025.

Contact

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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.