Internal Business Ethics Auditor

Group Internal Audit (GIA)

Business Ethics Assurance

Business Assurance & Compliance

Bagsværd, Denmark

Your impact begins here

Help shape ethical business practices across a global organisation. As part of our Internal Audit team, you will use your audit and compliance expertise to protect patients, support responsible decision-making, and strengthen trust in Novo.

What you'll bring

To succeed in this role, you combine strong ethics and compliance expertise with a curious, analytical mindset. You are comfortable working independently, building productive relationships across functions and cultures, and translating complex information into clear, evidence-based insights.

To succeed in this role, you:

• Hold a master’s degree or equivalent qualification in Finance, Business Law, Business Administration, Auditing, or a related discipline.
• Bring at least two years of experience in Ethics & Compliance within an international company in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or consumer goods industry.
• Have strong analytical skills and experience working with data to identify trends, assess risks, and draw evidence-based conclusions.
• Communicate confidently and effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, and are able to engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Take a proactive and independent approach to your work, with the confidence to lead audit assignments and navigate complex compliance topics.
• Are willing and able to travel internationally (approximately 50–70 days per year) to support audits across global affiliates and operations.

Desirable, but not essential:

• Experience in internal or external audit.
• Knowledge of data privacy requirements and related compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with AI tools and technologies and their practical application in analytical, monitoring, or audit activities.
• Proficiency in additional languages beyond English.

What you'll do

As a Business Ethics Auditor in Group Internal Audit, you will help strengthen ethics and compliance across the Novo Group by providing independent assurance and identifying opportunities for improvement. Working across a broad range of business areas, you will evaluate whether key controls and processes are operating effectively while supporting a culture of integrity and accountability.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead end-to-end business ethics and compliance audits, from planning and scoping through fieldwork, reporting, and follow-up actions.
• Assess compliance with anti-bribery and anti-corruption requirements, interactions with healthcare professionals, healthcare organisations and public officials, patient engagement activities, third-party management processes, and data privacy requirements.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organisation to gather evidence, discuss observations, and support the implementation of remediation actions.
• Analyse data and audit evidence to identify control gaps, emerging trends, and potential compliance risks, documenting findings in a clear, balanced, and objective manner.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of digital solutions and monitoring tools used within Internal Audit.
• Contribute to strengthening governance, risk management, and compliance practices across the Novo Group.

Who you'll work with

You will join Group Internal Audit (GIA), based at Novo’s headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark. As a diverse and international team, we provide independent assurance and advisory services to Senior Management and the Audit Committee across Business Ethics, ESG, Finance, and IT.

In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across the global organisation, gaining exposure to both headquarters functions and affiliates around the world. Working across a wide range of business areas, you will contribute to strengthening governance, compliance, and risk management while building a broad understanding of the business and its operations.

What you can expect here

You will join an international Internal Audit environment where your expertise can contribute to strengthening business ethics, compliance and risk management across the organisation. You will gain broad exposure to different business areas, headquarters functions and affiliates around the world, while working with colleagues and stakeholders across cultures and functions. The role gives you the opportunity to build a wider understanding of the business while using data, digital solutions and your professional judgement to support continuous improvement.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 570,200.00 to 838,100.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Start now

Your impact begins today. If you are ready to use your audit and compliance expertise to strengthen ethical business practices and provide independent assurance across a global organisation, apply for the Internal Business Ethics Auditor role by November 8th, 2026.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

For questions, please reach out to Sr Manager Timur Zafesov at [email protected]

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.