Head, Ethics & Compliance, Oncology BU

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Cambridge, MA
Hybrid
Senior level
Healthtech • Software • Analytics • Biotech • Pharmaceutical • Manufacturing
Takeda exists to create better health for people, brighter future for the world.
The Role
The Head of Ethics & Compliance for the Oncology Business Unit is responsible for implementing an effective compliance program, ensuring adherence to laws and internal policies, and managing risks. This role involves leading a digital compliance agenda, partnering with leadership, and continuously improving compliance strategies while fostering a values-based culture within the organization.
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Job Description
Ethics & Compliance (E&C) is a catalyst for our Values driven culture and shares accountability with business leaders to ensure business practices meeting applicable laws, regulations, industry codes and internal policies. It focuses on what the organization needs by ensuring: Ethical behaviour plays a fundamental role in risk mitigation; Being a data-led forward-thinking leader in risk identification and mitigation; and Building a modern function supporting achievement of Takeda's Vision.
E&C will respond rapidly to changing environment and business needs, it is close to the market and encourages ethical behaviour in line with Takeda's values. By working in an agile manner E&C ensures the balance between stable structures, governance, processes and systems, and dynamic approaches to delivering innovative solutions to appropriately manage our risks.
RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Accountable for the implementation of an effective E&C program in the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) and ensuring the business is compliant to applicable laws, regulations, industry codes and internal policies
  • Leads the Digital E&C (DE&C) agenda for the BU to enable business innovation, product launches and business aspirations while partnering with the global DE&C team to strengthen the program and to bring the rights tools and frameworks to support the business unit
  • Be a proactive business partner and leader - who understands OBU business and evolving internal and external environment - to ensure OBU navigates the "grey areas" of ethical decisions, to ensure potential risks are managed without compromising responsible innovation nor societal expectations, and thus enable business to maintain agility in delivering objectives.
  • Responsible for providing strategic input into Global Ethics & Compliance program ensuring that OBU requirements are understood and reflected appropriately
  • Effectively implementing the Global Ethics & Compliance program in the OBU aligned to the business of OBU and external requirements and drive continuous improvement in the program
  • Leverage emerging technologies to strengthen and simplify the approach of OBU to ensure compliance and manage potential risks.
  • Partner with OBU leadership, being a catalyst to reinforce ethical mindset and creation of a values-based culture within OBU
  • Develop OBU Ethics & Compliance team to have good understanding of OBU business and have capabilities to be a strong business partner implement and execute the ethics & compliance program in OBU and manage risks appropriately, with a solid understanding of the overall Takeda context and an enterprise mindset
  • Act as project sponsor for global E&C projects collaborating with colleagues across the organization
  • Member of Global Ethics & Compliance Leadership Team and member of OBU Leadership Team.


CAPABILITIES

  • Acts as role model for Takeda's values, ethics and values-based decision-making
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work well in dynamic environments while consistently exercising good judgment.
  • Combines enterprise thinking and business focus with strong management of E&C program and risk management
  • Demonstrated leadership of global teams including management of remote or virtual teams, shows an inclusive and solution oriented approach
  • Being collaborative, outward and forward looking, empowering people to respond in real time to a rapidly changing environment
  • Courage and tenacity where necessary to be the outlier voice
  • Curiosity for ethics innovation and emerging technologies. Learning agility
  • Manages complexity and drives global Ethics & Compliance strategy
  • Forward looking, anticipating risks that are not obvious or visible to steer direction and resources
  • Steady under pressure, stays balanced in decision making and convey difficult messages
  • Ability to move from strategy, tactical and hands-on, driving simplicity and pragmatism
  • Understanding Takeda business and the pharma context
  • Stakeholder management and delivering results in a team or cross-functional efforts
  • Skilled in managing and resolving conflicts in a professional manner
  • Provides clarity, provides clear and shared purpose and leads with Influence
  • Ability to use data, analytics and insights to drive decisions, manage risk and drive continuous improvement


EXPERIENCE

  • Extensive experience with regulatory environment and requirements to ensure compliant business practices, especially in the US
  • Seasoned leader who understands Ethics & Compliance implications and risks to BU / BF and enterprise
  • Trusted thought partner to respective BU/F LTs and GECLT who connects the dots
  • Maintains close connection within Ethics & Compliance and across the organization
  • Acts with agility to bring the right people to the table and facilitates difficult dialogues to unlock situations
  • Being externally connected cognizant of industry activities & societal expectations and synthesizes those for the company.
  • Active guardian of Takeda Values and Ambassador for Takeda's ehtical decision-making framework of patient-trust-reputation-business, in that order
  • Develops internal and external networks to shape the industry
  • Designed, translated or implemented Ethics & Compliance programs
  • Other BU/F cross-functional roles
  • Global / Multicultural experience either multicounty or global roles (experience working outside home country desirable)
  • Exposed to at least one major business crisis


Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
Cambridge, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range:
252,000.00 - 396,000.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
Cambridge, MA
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Exempt
Yes

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