Are you an experienced legal professional with expertise in compliance? Are you ready to take on a new challenge in a highly regulated environment? We are looking for a Legal and Compliance Counsel to join our team and provide expert legal advice and support to our business. If you are passionate about ensuring legal and regulatory compliance and have a strong background in the pharmaceutical or clinical trials industry, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Read on and apply today for a life-changing career.
 

About the department
Novo Nordisk Oceania is a dynamic and high-performing team devoted to improving the lives of patients living with diabetes, obesity, and other serious chronic diseases. Our brand-new modern head office is in North Sydney, and we employ approximately 250 talented professionals across various functions.

The Legal and Compliance department ensures that our organization complies with the legal and regulatory requirements of the countries in which we operate. Our team is devoted to securing and leveraging the organization's key assets and business interests while ensuring ethical conduct and compliance with relevant regulations. Reporting to Director of Legal, Compliance, Quality - Oceania.

The position
This position will be in charge of providing professional legal advice, and counselling to the business on a broad spectrum of relevant projects within a highly regulated environment including assistance within the clinical trial function.

Your main responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Manage all legal and compliance matters related to the Clinical Development Centre (CDC) Oceania priorities, representing CDC Oceania in various regional, global legal and compliance forums/networks, and advise business partners on clinical, commercial, and medical initiatives to ensure alignment with Novo Nordisk's strategy while addressing legal risks.
• Review, draft, and negotiate various agreements for the business, providing solutions-focused and pragmatic legal advice on a range of issues, including contract interpretation and compliance with laws and regulations, while also monitoring and advising on changes to legislation and regulations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on clinical trials, healthcare law, and related business operations, staying informed about evolving legislation and regulations, while offering practical, solution-oriented legal support to Novo Nordisk's internal clients during contract preparation and negotiation, and contributing to the development of legal templates, training materials, and relevant intranet content for internal training and upskilling.
• Generate reports, presentations, spreadsheets, memorandums, and other documents for the Legal and Compliance Department, internal/external clients, and senior stakeholders as requested.
• Undertake additional responsibilities and duties based on affiliate priorities and/or the Director of Legal, Compliance, and Quality.

Qualifications

• Law Degree from University Law School. Postgraduate studies in clinical trials are desirable.
• Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 5+ years' legal experience, preferably with some experience in the pharmaceutical and/or clinical trials regulation. 
• Demonstrated experience in healthcare industry Business Ethics and Compliance, encompassing a working knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and the ability to advise on statutes, guidance, and ethical standards in pharmaceuticals and clinical trials.
• Ability to interpret and apply laws and regulations, collaborate in a fast-paced environment, work independently with professionalism, and handle confidential information with discretion and judgment.
• Strong skills in drafting, negotiation, communication, problem-solving, with a robust business acumen, effective verbal and written communication, self-motivated, independent, and willingness to take on new responsibilities. And must either be an Australian Citizen or have a current residency Visa to live and work in Australia.

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 free from chronic disease.

Contact
Please send your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline
We will review your applications as you apply!
 

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.

#LI-AMS1