Legal & Compliance Manager at Novo Nordisk

Your main accountabilities will be to:

• Provide day-to-day high-quality advice on legal, ethics & compliance matters ensuring compliance with internal and external rules and regulations including data privacy in CDC South Africa
• Develop the compliance plan and strategy for  CDC South Africa
• Serve as legal, ethics & compliance subject matter expert and sparring partner to CDC South Africa, considering ethics and compliance in the decision-making process
• Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate ethics & compliance risks across CDC South Africa and report and handle compliance investigations, as required
• Develop proactive guidance/processes, tools, and best practice materials to address local law and pharma industry requirements to supplement global policies when needed

Qualifications

• As a Legal & Compliance Manager, you need to have strong legal experience particularly in contract drafting. In addition, you need to have expertise in a health & life sciences department in a law firm or in a pharmaceutical or medical devices company will be highly valued. Moreover, you need to have experience with Business Ethics and Compliance (including applicable codes of conduct, FCPA and UK Anti-bribery Act).

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

• Law Degree from University Law School
• Experience as qualified lawyer (minimum 5+ years’ legal experience)
• Postgraduate studies related to health or pharma law will be an asset
• Membership of the applicable legal bar/law society is desired
• Strong ability to think strategically, lead, and set direction in a complex and dynamic stakeholder landscape
• Strong command of written and spoken English with the ability to communicate complex matters in a simple and compelling way
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with all levels within a global organization e.g., drive and participate in global cross-functional projects and manage complex stakeholder landscape
• Strong track record in effectively working with ambiguity – managing complexity
• Analytical thinking and the ability to identify, define, and develop pragmatic solutions to complex issues and problems
• High degree of independence with a strong drive for change and challenging the status quo