Head of Ethics & Compliance

Are you ready to make the next step in your professional development in a globally expanding company? Do you have the right drive, a sharp mind, strong learning agility, openness and curiosity to other cultures and partnering with the business in navigating complexity and finding compliant solutions?
Join Novo Nordisk Business Area Middle East, Africa & CIS (BAMEAC) as Head of Ethics & Compliance to get not only a life-changing career, but also make a real impact for our patients!
This role is based in Istanbul, Türkiye, and directly reports to Sr. Director, Legal, Ethics, Compliance & Quality BAMEAC and will represent BAMEAC in the SEEMEA Compliance Group.
 

The position
As Head of Ethics & Compliance BAMEAC (Business Area Middle East, Africa and CIS), you will act as a motivated and highly engaged member of the BAMEAC Legal, Ethics, Compliance and Quality team, role modelling the Novo Nordisk Way. You will drive the ethics and compliance mind-set, ensure we comply with laws and regulations and never compromise on business ethics and also be responsible for identifying and managing ethics and compliance risks, including investigations. 
 

Your other responsibilities will be to:

• Develop the functional legal and compliance team in BAMEAC, set direction on compliance matters and be a trusted and solution-oriented sparring partner within the business area. 
• Play an important role in managing ethics and compliance risks across the business area and drive a strong ethical mind-set among all leaders and employees of BAMEAC. 
• Work closely and collaboratively with other functions to enable business strategy and opportunities while ensuring compliance and adherence to our ethics principles.
• Be responsible for driving strategic initiatives on ethics and compliance, for setting the direction for and developing the functional strategic approach and will serve as a centre of excellence. 
• Be a key driver of the performance and development of the lawyers and compliance colleagues in BAMEAC. 
   

Qualifications
You have a master degree from a distinguished university in a relevant area. You have at least seven years of proven compliance or legal experience, including experience from the pharmaceutical industry. You should have excellent command over both written and spoken English. 
Further, we value:

• A strong executive presence in dealing with senior stakeholders;
• Personal drive with a ‘can-do’ attitude, demonstrating proactive thinking and a “show the way” approach; 
• The ability to turn complex information into simple and compelling messages;
• A proven track record for successfully handling multiple complex cases and priorities simultaneously
• That you are proactive, solution focused, pragmatic and have worked in a multicultural environment
• That you possess strong business partnering and communication skills, a genuine interest and curiosity to understand the business and where ethics and compliance can optimally support the company’s agenda; and
• The ability to thrive in a highly dynamic environment with the necessity to embrace complexity, high speed and quick decision making.
   

About the Department
BAMEAC (Business Area Middle East, Africa, and CIS) a part of Region SEEMEA (South-East Europe, Middle East & Africa); is a vast region that includes 73 countries with 1000 employees. The business area office is in Istanbul. The Legal, Ethics, Compliance and Quality department in BAMEAC enables BAMEAC to improve patient lives and achieve its business objectives in a sustainable manner in accordance with the Novo Nordisk Way. Aim is to foster and strengthen a culture of compliance committed to the highest standards of ethics, integrity and accountability across the geography.
 

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 64,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.
 

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

Deadline
4 September 2024

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.