Job Description

Legal Counsels for Legal & Compliance department at Novo Nordisk Engineering

If you’re energised by varied legal and compliance work and you thrive on supporting some of the world’s largest pharma engineering projects, we’d love to hear from you!

Who we are

We are a leading pharma engineering company shaping the future of API pharma engineering globally. Leveraging the expertise of 2,000+ employees across Denmark, India, and the US, we design, build and optimise pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are essential to the health and well-being of patients everywhere.

Our success is driven by passion, innovation, and collaboration — with our customers and across our teams and disciplines. If you share our dedication to a noble cause and our passion for API pharma engineering, then NNE is the place for you.

About the role

We are looking for two Legal Counsels to join our Legal & Compliance team in Virum, Denmark. You will join a small, dedicated team of colleagues who daily provides timely, commercially relevant legal and compliance advice that enables our line of business to deliver complex engineering projects.

Your role is key in ensuring that NNE navigates complex legal, contractual, and compliance matters effectively, while supporting our colleagues and projects across Denmark, India, and the US. You will report directly to the General Counsel, who heads the Legal & Compliance team globally.

This is a generalist, hands-on role where your time split roughly equally between legal and compliance work. You will see the practical impact of your advice across the organisation, and you will be given responsibility from the outset, while working alongside experienced colleagues who will support your continued development.

If you are qualified as a Danish attorney (advokat), you can retain your practising certificate in this role.

Location Denmark - Virum Experience Minimum 3 Years Department NNE Denmark

How you might spend your days

As a Legal Counsel, you’ll be:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating consultancy agreements and a wide range of other commercial contracts, including supplier, software, framework and data processing agreements
• Advising projects on contractual matters, change orders and claims
• Driving key elements of our compliance programme across business ethics, data protection, confidentiality and AI governance, including internal audits
• Developing and maintaining legal and compliance policies, standards and procedures
• Delivering training and awareness activities across the business

Who you are

We care about who you are as a person. In the end, how you work, and your energy is what impacts the results we achieve as a team. As a person, you are:

• Taking ownership from the outset, act proactively and look for solutions.
• Collaborating effectively across projects, disciplines and geographies. You build strong, trust-based relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Delivering high-quality work on time and know how to prioritise when things move quickly. You balance legal requirements, business realities and risk.
• Curious, keen to learn and look for ways to improve how we work. You approach new and complex matters with an open mind and challenge constructively when needed.
• Working independently and in a structured way. Your commercial mindset and genuine interest in NNE’s business enable you to provide pragmatic and legally robust advice.

What you bring to the role

In all positions, there are some things that are preferred, and others, a bonus. If you do not meet all the qualifications listed below, you are welcome to offer alternative experience that you think would be valuable in this role:

• A master’s degree in law (cand.jur.) or business law (cand.merc.jur.) or an equivalent legal qualification
• Around 3-5 years of experience from a law firm and/or an in-house legal function
• A broad legal foundation and an interest in working across different areas of law and compliance
• Excellent written and spoken English
• A responsible, curious approach to AI and new technology.

Life at NNE.

NNE is short for Novo Nordisk Engineering. And for all of us who work here, NNE means so much more.

At NNE, you become part of a vibrant, project-based environment built on close day-to-day collaboration. The role is therefore primarily on-site, with physical presence at the workplace expected five days a week. Limited flexibility for occasional remote work may be accommodated in line with business needs.

We are, at our core, a people business and, as such, committed to continuously developing our people and the way we work together. We do not expect you to know it all from day one, and we truly believe a great start makes a real difference. We therefore welcome new colleagues with our award-nominated onboarding programme, supported by a range of in-house talent and development initiatives designed to support your long-term growth.

You can read more about the benefits we offer here.

Did we spark your curiosity? If you’re ready to join our passion, let’s hear from you.

Deadline of application is 22 November 2026.

Questions before applying? Send us a quick text to arrange a convenient time to chat. Contact General Counsel Maj-Britt Nedergaard Larsen at +45 30 77 45 63 to arrange a call.

Please note:

• We only accept applications submitted through our online recruitment system
• You do not need to attach a cover letter, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV
• We invite to interviews on a running basis.

Fair hiring:

At NNE, we are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunities for all job applicants. To maintain fairness, we request that you refrain from including a personal photo in your CV.

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