Ethics & Compliance Business Partner, Corporate Functions

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Job Description

The Ethics and Compliance Business Partner to Corporate Functions plays a crucial role in maintaining our values-based ethical culture and compliance standards across corporate functions. This role will focus on embedding a values-based culture and implementing fit-for-purpose Ethics and Compliance program elements, ensuring alignment with global Ethics & Compliance strategy, internal policies, ethical standards, and external regulatory requirements.  
 

The successful candidate will effectively manage compliance risks, provide guidance on ethical standards and compliance with internal policies, laws, and regulations, and foster a values-based culture.  
 

Culture and Values

• Act as a strategic partner to corporate function leadership to champion and embed Takeda values and Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business decision making framework to foster a values-based culture.
• Promote speak up and create an inclusive, safe, open working environment in collaboration with HR and senior leadership, where employees are encouraged to speak up and listen to learn.
• Build and maintain a network of E&C Advisors and Values Ambassadors, elevating their capabilities to effectively support employees in living our values every day.

E&C strategy and program implementation

• Implement and oversee fit-for-purpose E&C programs across designated corporate functions to ensure alignment with global E&C strategy and compliance with internal policies, ethical standards, and external regulations.  
• Assess ethics and compliance issues, trends, and regulatory updates regularly to identify vulnerability, inform risk management strategies, and update practices as needed.
• Work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to establish governance and implement ethics & Compliance controls to proactively manage identified risks.
• Conduct and facilitate investigation cases in collaboration with the Global Investigations Team, developing strategies for corrective actions, root cause analysis, and remediation. 
• Develop and deliver effective compliance training programs to employees, enhancing awareness and understanding of ethical standards and legal obligations.
• Assist in the monitoring and continuous improvement of the effectiveness of compliance programs.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant regulations and ensure all compliance materials reflect current legal and regulatory requirements.

Strategic Business Partnership and Leadership

• Strategic Advisor to Corporate Function leadership on key decisions by providing guidance on ethical dilemmas and compliance requirements.
• Manage and resolve compliance issues and incidents and provide pragmatic advice on compliance requirements and ethical issues to all levels of staff within the corporate functions.
• Drive understanding of overall Corporate Function strategy and operations for efficient E&C support.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure that compliance tools, policies, and procedures are fully integrated.
• Partner with Digital Ethics & Compliance by Design team to embed compliance into data, digital platforms, and systems from conceptualization to the entire life cycle of the data and digital products. 
• Provide input into global E&C Policies/SOPs, initiatives, or programs as relevant and interface with other E&C teams for support.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required. A post-graduate degree, law degree, healthcare compliance certification, or education in relevant functi