Job Description

About the Department

Novo Nordisk’s Market Access and Public Affairs team engages diverse stakeholders across political and healthcare landscapes to forge solutions that drive patient access to innovative products. We strive to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients with diabetes, obesity, growth hormone deficiencies and rare bleeding disorders through mutual wins for both Novo Nordisk and our Market Access customers. Our passion for helping people live better lives and our award-winning product pipeline can only be as effective as our ability to provide life-changing information to healthcare providers, key stakeholders and policymakers. Our Market Access and Public Affairs professionals ensure that the latest therapies and products reach the people who need them most, by creating an environment where innovation and chronic disease management drive optimal health outcomes. Are you ready to realize your potential?

The Position

Responsible for ensuring that the organization complies with all relevant political laws and regulations, including campaign finance laws, lobbying regulations, and ethics rules. This role involves monitoring political activities, working with outside vendors on political compliance matters, and completing policies and procedures to mitigate internal and external compliance risks. Leads political contribution process for the Political Action Committee (PAC) and Corporate political contributions, sponsorships, and memberships. Works with the Manager of Political Affairs on daily operations of the PAC.

Relationships

Reports to the VP of Public Affairs. Interacts with internal parties as appropriate and serves as lead contact for all internal colleagues for political compliance. Interacts with external parties including consultants working for Novo Nordisk Inc. (NNI), law firms, vendors and other entities. Interacts with various people internally, including legal, compliance, risk management, Account Payable, Public Affairs, and those from other departments. Position will be based in the Washington, D.C. office.

Essential Functions

• Work with Manager of Public Affairs to ensure all internal and external compliance requirements are met, including but not limited to:
• Monitor and process all PAC contributions as well as all corporate political contributions, memberships, and sponsorships while working with internal and outside vendors on lobbying activities and other political engagements from the Public Affairs team
• Ensure employees and relevant stakeholders are aware of and understand compliance requirements
• Update and implement political compliance policies, procedures, and tracking
• Represent the organization in compliance-related discussions and meetings
• Provide guidance to senior management and other departments on political compliance matters
• Establish working relationship with internal legal and compliance departments
• Serve as a point of contact for inquiries related to political compliance for all NNI
• Prepare and file all necessary and required compliance reports with help from outside vendors
• Collaborate with Manager of Public Affairs on PAC activities, contributions, and PAC administrative duties
• Ensure PAC compliance with state and federal laws
• Work with Federal and State Government Affairs teams to ensure contribution budget management and tracking
• Work with Public Affairs team and NNI to ensure lobbying, filing, registration, etc. needs are met

Physical Requirements

10-20% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred; relevant experience may be substituted for degree, when appropriate
• A minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in political compliance or biopharmaceutical industry or other relevant experience preferred
• A minimum three (3) years of experience with campaign finance laws, lobbying regulations, and ethics rules is highly desirable
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• An understanding of healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industry issues is preferred
• Must have strong written and oral communication skills
• Must be proficient in power point or other slide deck presentation development
• Must have the ability to work under tight deadlines, with little or no supervision required
• Must have the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Must be results-focused with a prior track record of success

The base compensation range for this position is $155,000 to $175,000 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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