Senior Director - Risk Insights and Management
Company: Novo Nordisk
Location: Plainsboro
Posted on: July 2, 2025
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Job Description:
About the Department At Novo Nordisk, we’re committed to
building the best Ethics, Compliance & Privacy (ECP) team in the
pharmaceutical industry. Operating at the highest ethical & privacy
standards and ensuring adherence to corporate and legal
regulations, this team is constantly called upon to design and
implement creative solutions to complex issues. From training on
new procedures, to auditing against local and corporate policies,
to reporting compliance-related issues, ECP keeps us accountable
every step of the way as we develop life-changing therapies and
bring them to market. At Novo Nordisk, you will be part of a
company respected equally for its financial results and its
business ethics. Are you ready to make a difference? The Position
This role directs and operationalizes NNI’s Ethics & Compliance
(E&C) risk management program by leading and managing four
functional areas: Policies & Training, Monitoring & Auditing,
Investigations, Technology & Data Analytics. This leader plays a
critical part in designing and driving the core risk management
operations of the E&C team, ensuring the identification,
assessment, and mitigation of compliance risks while maintaining
and strengthening the culture of ethical and compliant business
practices. This role is responsible for developing and executing a
comprehensive strategy to oversee critical compliance program
elements while identifying trends and insights to inform the
broader E&C program and business stakeholders. This role takes
a proactive and strategic approach to driving continuous
improvement of the compliance operations and enhances the E&C
program based on industry trends and best practices. This role
supports NNI’s adherence Novo Nordisk policies, guidelines,
business rules, and other laws and regulations applicable to ethics
and compliance in a global pharmaceutical organization.
Relationships Reports to Vice President, Risk Insights &
Management. Manages teams responsible for Policies & Training,
Monitoring and Auditing, Technology and Data Analytics, and
Investigations (four direct reports). May serve as a member of
global ethics & compliance forums and committees. Partners closely
with NNI and Global Ethics & Compliance. Internal stakeholders
include all E&C functional areas (e.g., investigations,
monitoring and auditing, business partners), Global Ethics &
Compliance, Legal, Finance, People & Ops, and others. Essential
Functions Develop and implement a comprehensive risk assessment,
management and mitigation strategy for the E&C function and
oversee Policies & Training, Monitoring & Auditing, Investigations
and Data Analytics teams, ensuring that allowable information is
shared and aggregated across teams to derive risk insights that
will inform the overall E&C program Collaborate with the
E&C Business Partner team to coordinate and share risk
assessments and insights Oversee strategic efforts on the E&C
monitoring and auditing program to ensure risk assessment
effectiveness and related monitoring and auditing activities are
appropriately applied Ensures monitoring and auditing findings and
insights are effectively reported, remediated and that trends are
identified and escalated to E&C leadership timely Oversees the
team conducting internal compliance investigations into potential
compliance violations in accordance with NNI policies and
requirements Ensure timely development and implementation of risk
mitigation strategies and corrective actions based on investigation
findings Supports the process to coordinate and generate accurate
and timely reports (routine and ad hoc) on compliance program
priorities, activities, outcomes, and trends, as needed, to support
CECO reporting to internal and external stakeholders Oversees the
management and enhancement of the technology and data analytics
tools/systems to allow for continuous improvement of the E&C
program and provide actionable data for compliance to implement and
refine controls, and support the Business Oversee the development
of E&C training curricula and training plans, ensuring a
proactive, risk-based approach to E&C education and training
activities Manages the team that develops and maintains systems for
tracking and reporting compliance issues, resolutions, and trends
Collaborate with other departments to develop and implement risk
mitigation strategies Lead the development and implementation of
technology solutions for risk assessment and management Foster a
culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of Risk
Insights and Management initiatives with overall business
objectives Build and maintain strong relationships with E&C and
company stakeholders (e.g., Business functions, Global Ethics &
Compliance) Physical Requirements 0-10% overnight travel required.
Development of People Supervisory Ensures that reporting personnel
have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and
measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the
business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is
focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of
accountability for results and the measurement process. Ensures
that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans
and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the
achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of
responsibility. Manages the application and communication of all
Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way. Provide
ongoing training and development opportunities for team members.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree is required. Advanced degree
preferred Minimum of twelve (12) years of combined experience in
risk management, ethics & compliance, or legal roles in the
pharmaceutical industry, with at least five (5) years in a
leadership role Strong knowledge of compliance regulations and
requirements within the pharmaceutical industry Experience with
oversight of compliance training preferred Proven track record of
developing and implementing risk management strategies Excellent
analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills, and
ability to influence at all levels of the organization Strong
people leadership and team management skills Ability to work
collaboratively with cross-functional teams and other internal and
external stakeholders Uncompromising ethics and high standard of
personal integrity and handles confidential information with
discretion Ability to respond to competing priorities across the
department and manage workload effectively, set priorities, and
deliver results Ability to exercise independent judgement, think
objectively, and use sound reasoning principles The base
compensation range for this position is $181,670 to $317,920. Base
compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This
position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual
and company performance. Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive
compensation and or company vehicles depending on the position's
level or other company factors. Employees are also eligible to
participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical,
dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance;
401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee
assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary
benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft
protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also
offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able
vacation policy, and parental leave policy. 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. Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity
employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability,
protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by
local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. If you are
interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance
or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290.
This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used
to inquire about the status of applications.
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