Ascendis Pharma A/S a visionary and ambitious company offers you the opportunity to become a major participant on our journey towards becoming a leading rare disease company.
As our new Corporate Responsibility Manager, you will be a central part in establishing and maintaining our Corporate Responsibility approach, development, and reporting. You will work independently but in close collaboration with Compliance and Risk Colleagues and the entire organization in both Denmark, Germany, and the US, and with many different stakeholders internally as well as externally.
You will be responsible for updating, improving, and driving the Ascendis Pharma Corporate Responsibility Approach, which is a business-driven approach that includes CSR, ESG and Ethics. Additionally, you will support our organization in working towards the goals and parameters set. You will join the Compliance Team, who in addition to Compliance is working with the Ascendis Pharma Enterprise Risk Management, Trademarks and Corporate Responsibility. You will be the sole driver of the Ascendis pharma Corporate Responsibility Approach, in close connection with the appointed Corporate Responsibility drivers, and you will report directly to VP, Compliance, Risk amp; Corporate Responsibility, based in Hellerup, Denmark. As we are a small team it is important that you thrive in a role where no tasks are too small or too big to handle.
Criteria of success in this role will be to be able to work independently in a continuous effort to update and improve our Corporate Responsibility Approach. Including but not limited to reaching out to the relevant stakeholders in order to shape the organization and increase awareness about the importance of Corporate Responsibility from a business-value and business-driven perspective.
Main areas of responsibility may be (but will depend on the candidate’s experience):
You hold a relevant academic degree, preferably a Master’s Degree within Social or Environmental Science. Additionally, you have at least 5-8 years of experience within Corporate Responsibility.
You:
You are a highly pro-active, enthusiastic, and goal-oriented individual with a scientific background enjoying challenges and working in a friendly collaborative and quickly developing environment. You are result-oriented, flexible, adaptable, a team-player and good at establishing and maintaining working relationships. You work in a structured way, have a high quality-oriented mindset with the right level of details, still keeping the overall picture in mind. Strong interpersonal skills are necessary as you will be a major contributor and trusted member of the department. The ability to understand your customers’ need and communicate data and recommendations in a professional manner is pivotal. Your approach to Corporate Responsibility is business-driven.
Ascendis Pharma offers you an exciting and challenging position in an entrepreneurial and international company with a short line of command. You will be involved in activities that are central to Ascendis Pharma’s strategy and work with highly skilled and experienced colleagues to advance our exciting product pipeline.
Travelling: 10 days per year.
Place of work: Ascendis Pharma resides in a wonderful office facility in Tuborg Havn in Hellerup with a view to the harbor, the canals, and the sea.
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