Assoc Director, Legal & Compliance

Legal, Ethics & Compliance Department

Región Metropolitana de Santiago

Are you a legal professional who thrives at the intersection of business and law? Do you bring strong business judgment, a collaborative mindset and the ability to manage risk in complex, multinational environments?

Your new role

As Legal & Compliance Associate Director for Novo Nordisk Chile, you will lead all legal, business ethics, compliance and quality matters for the affiliate. This is a hands-on, business-partnering role where pragmatic advice, sharp risk judgment and a solutions-oriented mindset will shape how we operate in one of Latin America's most dynamic markets.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Providing pragmatic legal, ethics and compliance advice on commercial activities, contracts, corporate governance, digital health, competition law and emerging risks
• Implementing the Global and International Operations Business Ethics Compliance Plan locally, leading training, risk assessments and internal investigations
• Acting as Data Protection Responsible for Chile, overseeing data mapping, risk assessment, breach response and stakeholder engagement
• Managing litigation strategy, external counsel and the department budget in line with Global Legal guidelines
• Leading and developing a team of two direct reports across legal, compliance and quality, while serving as Head of the Quality department to ensure local and Novo Nordisk standards are met

Your new department

You will join the Chile Legal, Ethics, Compliance & Quality (LEC&Q) department, reporting to the General Manager of Chile and partnering closely with the Chile Management Team and the Leal, Ethics and Compliance leadership community of the Region. It is a high-impact team where your voice matters and where legal and compliance is firmly positioned as a strategic enabler of growth.

Your skills & qualifications

We are looking for an experienced legal professional who combines technical excellence with a genuine business-partnering mindset – someone who is open, flexible and energised by ambiguity. To succeed in this role, we expect you to bring:

• Law degree (mandatory); Master's in Law is a plus.
• Proven corporate legal experience in multinational environments – pharma or other regulated industries.
• Intermediate to advanced Spanish and professional English.
• Local Chilean legal knowledge is desirable.
• Strong business judgment and the ability to interact with confidence at executive and senior management level, while managing risk in fast-changing, ambiguous contexts
• A pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset – open, flexible and collaborative, with a clear focus on enabling the business and finding the best way forward

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.

Deadline

15 June 2026. (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis).

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

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.