Legal & Compliance Counsel

Do you excel in upholding ethics and navigating complex legal landscapes and are you ready to make a significant impact in the field of legal and compliance? Then we invite you to bring your expertise to our dynamic team and join as a Legal & Compliance Counsel! Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

Headquartered in Singapore, we are re-establishing Region APAC with the clear ambition to triple patient reach and deliver on the potential of our 16 markets: 5 elevated affiliates with Oceania, India, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and Business Area Southeast Asia (BASEA) responsible for: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Our 3500 colleagues in APAC work to bring our innovative treatments to even more patients and contribute to IO’s ambition to Improve Health at Scale.
 

About the department
The Legal, Ethics, Compliance & Quality (LECQ) function is all about supporting business growth while safeguarding the company and its patients. Going beyond the role as advisers, we partner with the business to drive new ways of working, manage risks and empower the different functions to seize opportunities to better serve our patients and outperform competition. 

The position
As Legal & Compliance Counsel, you will play a pivotal role in supporting: (a) legal and compliance matters for BASEA and (b) broader strategic priorities for APAC LECQ, including regional communication initiatives and project management. You will be an integral member of the region APAC LECQ team, collaborating with colleagues to ensure effective practices that align with regional objectives. The role will report to the Vice President, LECQ, Region APAC.

Support BASEA by working closely with the Senior Director for Legal & Compliance covering BASEA affiliates through the following:

• provide comprehensive support to the Senior Director on legal and compliance matters, including advice, contracts, and compliance reviews.
• lead communication efforts towards BASEA and its management team, including on key annual awareness initiatives such as Ethics Days and Quality Day and overall Legal and Compliance operations support.
• support BASEA affiliates during business ethics audits, on post-audit corrective actions, and work closely with them to ensure general audit-readiness.
• drive bi-annual legal and compliance risk reporting process, ensuring timely input from affiliates and identification and sparring on top risks.

Support APAC LECQ strategic priorities by working closely with the rest of the team to do the following:

• identify and share legal and compliance trends with affiliates and colleagues in the APAC LECQ team, to inform decision making and focus areas.
• lead strategic projects and communication efforts for APAC LECQ, including on key annual awareness initiatives such as Ethics Days and Quality Day. 
• coordinate training and knowledge-sharing initiatives and advise on personal data protection in partnership with local Data Ethics Responsibles (DERs)
• provide general project management for ad-hoc projects within APAC LECQ

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in law, business management, or a related field.
• A master’s degree or membership of legal bar/law society is an advantage
• Preferably 5+ years of legal and compliance experience, including at least 2 years in the pharmaceutical, chemical, life sciences, medical device, or other highly regulated industries. Experience and a solid understanding of pharmaceutical regulations and risk management is a strong advantage.
• Excellent project management and communication skills, particularly with experience managing regional and global initiatives in legal and compliance.
• In-depth experience with Business Ethics and Compliance in the pharmaceutical or medical device industry, including familiarity with codes of conduct, the FCPA, and the UK Anti-Bribery Act.

Working at Novo Nordisk
We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.
 
Contact
Please send your motivation letter, CV, and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool (click on Apply and follow the instructions).
 
Deadline
4 April 2025
 

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.

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