Senior Contract Manager – External Innovation Contracts

Job title: Senior Contract Manager – External Innovation Contracts

Company: Novo Nordisk


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Accept ClosePress Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSearch by KeywordSearch by LocationLoading…CategorySelect how often (in days) to receive an alert:×Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:Senior Contract Manager – External Innovation ContractsCategory: Business Development & StrategyLocation:Måløv, Capital Region of Denmark, DKDo you want to be part of a dynamic and engaging team in one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies? Would you like to further develop your skills in manoeuvring the intersection between science, business, and law? We are looking for a new Senior Contract Manager/Senior Contract Lead to join the External Innovation Contracts team in Global Business Development.If you are a dedicated and talented person with a passion for research and experience within contracts, digital science, AI, and personal data, you should read further and consider bringing your enthusiasm and expertise to our team. Apply today!The position
As a Senior Contract Manager/Senior Contract Lead, in close collaboration with R&D colleagues in Denmark, USA, UK, and China, you will have independent responsibility for drafting and negotiating R&D agreements with academia, biotech companies, AI companies, and other industry partners globally. This will require some work time flexibility.Your main responsibilities will include:

• Ensure appropriate business and legal terms for Novo Nordisk with focus on intellectual property rights and knowledge transfer to Novo Nordisk
• Drive multiple projects and negotiations simultaneously – leading to finalising well-balanced agreements completed in a focussed and timely manner. Most negotiations are handled over emails and Teams calls, and the position requires limited travel activity
• Be involved with cross-functional assignments, legal advice, compliance issues, maintenance of contract templates and knowledge tools, presentations, etc
• Establish strong networks across the organisation and with external partners worldwide
• Work closely together with Novo Nordisk’s scientific experts as well as other colleagues, e.g. in Global Business

R&D agreements comprise among others collaborative research agreements, co-sponsored research agreements, AI/software (technology) licenses and development agreements, Strategic partnerships, copyright license agreements and access to large cohort data, Postdoc and PhD agreements. All contracts are drafted and negotiated in English.Across your tasks, you will support Development, Corporate Legal, Corporate Patents, Business Ethics Compliance Office, HBS experts, Development, AI Ethics, and Corporate Finance.Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A master’s degree in law, business law or other relevant field and have 5-8 years of working experience from a similar job function with a law firm, life science industry or research institution
• A solid IPR, including copyright knowledge, contracting experience with collaborations between the pharmaceutical industry and academia, in particular experience with co-sponsorship collaborations and clinical trial agreements, as well as software license agreements, digital science, and AI in research
• Experience with personal data (GDPR or US privacy law) and/or human bio samples in research collaborations is an obvious advantage. Experience and knowledge of AI Ethics is a plus
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills, strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate complicated issues in a clear and concise manner, preferably with good power point skills

As a person, you are outgoing with a strong personal drive and dedication. Your strong interpersonal skills assist you in creating trustful relations, and you bring a good sense of humour to your work – even when the pressure is on. We expect you to be a true team-player with a positive, open-minded personality and a “can-do” attitude.You are great at focusing on solutions and opportunities and have a willingness to proactively take on responsibilities and tasks. You collaborate well across boundaries and departments and thrive working in a busy, global environment.About the department
External Innovation Contracts is part of Global Business Development. Our team is responsible for drafting and negotiating R&D agreements to enable Novo Nordisk’s access to external innovation, data and KOLs. We also ensure alignment and compliance with current NN positions and policies on data privacy/GDPR, business and bio-ethics. We offer an exciting position where you can help drive innovation, support the portfolio and external collaborations in Research and Early Development (R&ED), Development, and Global Business Development.You will join a well-functioning and high-performing team of 12 dedicated colleagues, where knowledge sharing, collaboration, and helpfulness are part of our everyday team life, and where we all make sure that it is fun to go to work. We are based in Måløv, Denmark, but you will also be working from our sites in Bagsværd (HQ) and Søborg from time to time.Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.Contact
For further information, please contact Senior Director, Head of External Innovation Contracts, Rie Sterregaard-Feltsen, at +45 3079 1894 or Senior Contract Lead, Olga Palla, at +45 3075 4714.Deadline
21 April 2025We will review the applications on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note we aim to start interviews in April.You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few lines about your motivation in your resume or CV. In addition, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. This makes for a better and less biased process.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.

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Location: Måløv, Hovedstaden

Job date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:57:01 GMT

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