Health & Safety Partner

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated SVP Health & Safety (H&S) Partner to support the overall SVP area in H&S matters. This pivotal role will ensure continuous improvements on significant health and safety aspects, aligning with Novo Nordisk and DD&IT strategic direction, ambition, and targets within H&S. 

The position 

As our Health & Safety Partner, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring a safe and secure work environment for our employees. Your expertise will provide critical support and guidance on all health and safety matters across the SVP area while driving the cross-organizational H&S representatives’ network. Additionally, you will be instrumental in implementing continuous improvements in health and safety practices, supporting the strategic direction and ambitions of NN and DD&IT. 

Some of your responsibilities will be to: 

• Align with DD&IT P&O Business Partnering on psycho-social and management review processes, including the Evolve and psycho-social and physical WPA programs. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate health and safety risks. 

• Monitor and evaluate health and safety performance, providing regular reports and recommendations for improvement. 

• Stay abreast of industry best practices and regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety standards in a Digital, Data, and IT context. 

Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. 

• Extensive experience in health and safety management, preferably with having stakeholders at a senior executive level. 

• Experience working within a big matrix organization, in a global role. 

• Proven track record of implementing successful health and safety initiatives and driving continuous improvement. 

• Strong understanding of psycho-social and management review processes. 

As a person, you are characterized by excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Your talent lies in effectively collaborating with diverse teams and influencing at all levels of the organization. As well, you are fluent in both spoken and written English. 

About the Department  

You will be reporting to the Head of DD&IT P&O Business Partnering and be part of a dedicated department supporting DD&IT to succeed with the vision of being a proactive, trusted Tech leader providing business value through innovation and new digital solutions. You will support our modern way of working, as well as help drive a learning culture in the organisation through various cross-area initiatives. The job is located at our headquarter in Ballerup, where you will be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment.  

Contact  

For further information, please contact Sandra Nørkjær, Head of DD&IT HRBP Business Partnering at [email protected] 

Deadline 

Please apply before 30th October. 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.  

To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 

Please note that only applications in English will be considered. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.  

Not the right position for you? Use this link for other openings within Health and Safety in Novo Nordisk: www.novonordisk.com/health-and-safety-careers 

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.