Legal, Ethics and Compliance Manager

Are you an experienced lawyer with passion for helping millions of patients?
Are you interested in working as a strategic partner in a dynamic legal
department with international exposure? If so, you might be the Legal, Ethics,
and Compliance Manager we are looking for.
This position will be based in Kuwait under the Legal, Ethics and Compliance
department. You will directly report to the Legal, Ethics and Compliance
Director.
Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!

The position

As a Legal, Ethics, and Compliance Manager, you will be the subject matter
expert and sparring partner to Affiliate and Obesity Business Unit management,
ensuring holistic (multi-disciplinary) obesity initiative and issue ownership.
Main Accountabilities:
• Proactively drive processes and initiatives to secure strategic integration
of ethics and compliance in decision-making for the Obesity Business Unit in
the Affiliate and provide Legal, Ethics and Compliance (LEC) review and sign
off on all commercial, public affairs, medical strategies, and plans related
to obesity
• Drive International Operations obesity Legal, Ethics and Compliance
priorities at the Affiliate and Business Unit level, helping to create local
ownership of key obesity goals and accountability for their achievement
• Proactively drive risk management processes related to obesity initiatives
in the Affiliate, and implement adequate mitigating actions
• Support LEC function on general Legal, Ethics and Compliance advice and help
drive an ethical mindset in the Affiliate by supporting in creating engagement
and initiatives around ethics

Qualifications

As our Legal, Ethics and Compliance Manager, you need to have a minimum of ‎7
years of experience in a corporate legal or compliance position within a
multinational organization, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry or in a
leading law firm.
To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:
• A Bachelor's degree in Law; Master's degree in Law is preferable
• Fluency in written and spoken English is a must
• Strong business partnering mindset and approach
• Experience in compliance will be considered as a plus. Other relevant
experiences like FMCG can be considered
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage rapport with stakeholders at
various organizational levels and solve complex problems involving multiple
parties
• Experience navigating internal dynamics, such as working in a global matrix
environment

About the Department

Novo Nordisk Gulf Cluster operations span across Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman
and Yemen and our committed and passionate team now exceeds over ‎70
colleagues. With the most robust Obesity, Diabetes, Haemophilia, Growth
Disorders and Other Serious Chronic Diseases pipeline in the industry we are
well positioned to meet future growth challenges and address the needs of our
patients in Gulf Cluster.
The Legal, Ethics and Compliance Department provides support and legal
assistance to all functions and Business Units.

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 to manufacturing,
marketing, and sales - we're all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
Please click on 'apply now' to submit your resume in English. Please note that
we are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, therefore the position will
be filled as soon as the successful candidate has been found.

Deadline

Apply before June 13th, ‎2023.
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.