Ethics and Compliance Business Partner Director - Finance & Operations

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 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

Reporting to the Senior Director, Ethics & Compliance (E&C), this role serves as a strategic compliance advisor and trusted partner to senior leaders across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Legal, Finance, HR, and other key functions within US Operations. This role combines deep compliance expertise with data-driven risk insights to help the business make well-informed, risk-based decisions—while ensuring activities are executed in an ethical and compliant manner.

 

The position is instrumental in developing partnerships and strategies to promote the NNI Ethics & Compliance program and the Novo Nordisk Way, fostering a culture committed to ethics and integrity. This position will be recognized internally and externally as an expert in mitigating healthcare compliance risk through practical advice, clear policy, impactful training, and rigorous monitoring.

 

Relationships

This position reports to the Senior Director, Ethics & Compliance. This position will work closely with stakeholders within NNI’s business functions and therapeutic areas that the role supports. Works closely with the E&C Leadership team, NNI Legal team, E&C colleagues across Novo Nordisk globally, and leaders across lines of business while serving as an E&C Business Partner.  External relationships include vendors and consultants as well as developing and maintaining relationships with the broader ethics and compliance network within the industry.  May interact with Government Agencies as required

 

Essential Functions

Risk Assessment & Data-Driven Insights:

• Develop and implement enterprise risk assessments using data analytics, internal/external benchmarking, and enforcement trend analysis to proactively identify and prioritize top compliance risks.
• Leverage advanced analytics and technology tools (including AI) to identify outliers, assess executional risk, and present actionable risk insights to leadership and governance bodies.
• Continuously monitor the external regulatory landscape to anticipate emerging risks and inform mitigation strategies. 

 

Strategic Business Partnership:

• Serve as the dedicated E&C Business Partner for assigned business areas, advising senior leaders on complex compliance scenarios and ensuring compliance considerations are embedded in critical business decisions.
• Foster trusted relationships with business leaders to provide timely, practical guidance on new initiatives, operational risks, and interactions with healthcare stakeholders.
• Partner with Legal and cross-functional teams to review and approve processes, advise on regulatory obligations, and support remediation of potential violations.

 

Monitoring & Remediation:

• Design and execute risk-based monitoring programs for field and business activities, including speaker programs, advisory boards, consulting arrangements, conferences, sampling, grants, corporate sponsorships, conflict of interest disclosures, and donations.
• Conduct live and transactional monitoring; analyze data to identify trends and implement preventive education or additional monitoring as needed.
• Perform root cause analysis in partnership with business leaders and drive corrective and preventive action plans, including remediation arising from investigations.

 

Policy Development