Head, Ethics & Compliance, Oncology BU

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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 t