Details of the Organization

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Denmark. their purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. they do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure disease. Novo Nordisk employs about 66,000 people in 80 countries and markets its products in around 170 countries. For more information visit novonordisk.com.

Details of the Job/Internship

Novo Nordisk is looking for an Associate Legal Counsel with 3-6 years of experience to join their team in Bengaluru.

Role and Responsibilities

• you will be the key business partner and legal contact for our Clinical Operations team worldwide on all matters relating to changes to legal sections in local Patient Information/Informed Consent forms (PI/ICs). 
• Provide legal support in reviewing and approving local deviations to mandatory wording in global PI/IC templates for changes related to liability, insurance, post-study access to drugs and data privacy. 
• Respond to complex contractual queries. 
• Identify risks and issues and suggest alternatives that lead to the best solution. 
• Analyze contract requirements, terms and conditions, and other content to ensure compliance with appropriate laws. 
• Participate in the optimization and updates of the Novo Nordisk contract templates. 
• Support ad hoc training and develop/update pocket guides. 
• Additionally, you will work closely with legal colleagues both in our Headquarters function, primarily from Pharma Law Development, and across the world. You will also be trained to support other tasks in the Pharma Law team to ensure personal development and flexibility in the team. 

Eligibility

• Master’s or bachelor’s in law. 
• 3 to 6 years in Legal and Compliance. 
• 3 to 6 years of working experience in a global company. 
• Experience in end-to-end Contract Lifecycle Management. Strong understanding of contractual terms and conditions to draft, review, revise contracts, risk mitigation and negotiation. 
• Excellent legal acumen and analytical skills, ideally including experience working as in-house counsel advising on contracting and clinical research matters. 
• Well-developed business partnering skills, including a proactive and innovative approach to understanding our customers’ needs and enabling business results through best-in-class legal support. 
• Strong networking skills and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. 
• Business and service-minded. 
• Global mindset. 
• Business ethics integrity. 
• Stakeholder management skills. 

Salary/Stipend

Salary details will be finalised during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Karnataka

City

Bengaluru

Address

32,Bengaluru,Karnataka,India