Lead, E&C Governance

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Job Description

About the role:

Join Takeda as a Lead, Ethics and Compliance Governance where you will focus on what the organization needs by ensuring

- Ethical behavior play a fundamental role in risk mitigation

- Being a leader in risk identification and mitigation

- Building a modern function supporting achievement of Takeda's Purpose and Vision

E&C will respond rapidly to changing environment and business needs, it is close to the market, and encourages ethical behavior following 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 creative solutions to manage our risks.

E&C commits to

- Act as role model for Takeda's values, ethics and values-based decision-making, promoting this mindset in clients, partners and team

- Allow the organization to take ethical decisions that are brought to life by applying Patient, Trust, Reputation, and Business

- Collaborate across all E&C teams and partner with teams in BU / BF to embed ethics and compliance as part of the way everyone works at Takeda

How you will contribute:

• Design and implement governance framework across E&C allowing for connectivity between main areas: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Investigations, Monitoring, Program Assessment, Policy
• Support committees to tackle priority topics for E&C and manage/oversee information flow (e.g., escalation pathways)
• Lead Risk Ethics & Compliance Committee (RECC) Office including
• Prepare monthly GEC RECC meetings
• Manage agenda items for quarterly RECC including approval of GEC documents, implementation plans, and E&C Policy Team proposals
• Support annual risk assessments and E&C Program Assessments
• Support monitoring by RECC and managing annual public disclosures (e.g., (Dow Jones Sustainability Report, Integrated finance reports, SOX certification, etc.)
• Assessing external body updates to identify main topics to cover by RECC (e.g., updates from IFPMA / eFPIA / Local Associations updates, EY, KPMG, Deloitte)
• Lead E&C related interactions around
• E&C-driven Governance bodies, e.g. RECC, GIA Forum
• E&C-driven topics for non E&C Governance bodies, e.g.,BoD, BRC, Takeda Sustainability Network, Annual reporting
• E&C disclosures, e.g., SOX, J-SOX, DJSI
• Close collaboration with Investigations, Policy, Monitoring and BU / BF E&C representatives to ensure holistic coverage of all E&C / Risk related topics within and outside of Takeda
• Be a role model for Takeda's values, ethics and values-based decision-making, promoting this mindset in partners, teams, and other partners

• CAPABILITIES
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with partners and leadership teams across E&C
• Anticipate and balance the needs of multiple partners
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills
• Structures and prioritizes topics according to their importance and urgency
• Make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to solve problems
• High level of resilience and learning agility
• Consistently exercises good judgment while working in dynamic environments
• Empower people to respond in real-time to a changing environment in a collaborative, outward and forward-looking manner
• Handle difficult issues with sensitivity and able to establish a high level of trust
• Have broad experience working within/supporting corporate/shared service tasks and work in a networked setup

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• 8 or more years of Ethics & Compliance or comparable framework experience in a corporate setting, specifically in the Healthcare industry
• Expertise in internal control and regulatory frameworks, preferably with knowledge of corporate governance (e.g., SOX, J-SOX)
• In-depth business experience & organizational insight, preferably in a global pharmaceutical organization
• Experience in Ethics & Compliance preferred
• Experience in partnering with senior partners
• Experience working in a global environment with multiple partners; Japan and US experience preferred

What Takeda can offer you:

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
• Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Work Paths
• Tuition reimbursement

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

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Locations

Cambridge, MA

Lexington, MA, Tokyo, Japan

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time