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Job Description

About the role:

Join Takeda as the Digital Ethics & Emerging Technology Lead in Global Research & Development (R&D) as a director, where you will ensure responsible and ethical behaviors and practices in digital and emerging technology, which plays a fundamental role in risk mitigation. You will also be a key forward-thinking leader in risk identification and management of digital health technologies and build an innovative function supporting achievement of Takeda’s Vision. Additionally, the Digital Ethics & Emerging Technology Lead will create procedures, communications and training frameworks so Takeda’s R&D function can manage the risk of implementing new and emerging health-related technologies and handling of data and ensure employees are adhering to corporate policies & procedures. Moreover, they will assess technologies, digital ethics and compliance risks, and maintain compliance with privacy and emerging technology legislation.  As part of the Digital Ethics & Compliance team, you will report to Head of Digital Ethics & Compliance and partner with R&D privacy officers, R&D Data, Digital, & Technology (DD&T), global program teams, and other respective Digital Ethics & Compliance (DE&C) representatives.

How you will contribute:

• Business partner: Acts as the DE&C business partner to R&D DD&T and global program teams, proactively acting as an ethics advisor to the responsible use of Data, Digital & Technology development and deployment within healthcare environments, along with relevant bioethics and compliance requirements.

• Guidance: Serves as primary point of contact for R&D needs in relation to internal data acquisition, data management and project development to ensure data management processes are ethically implemented and comply with Takeda digital ethics, data ethics, privacy policies and applicable regulations.

• Compliance & Monitoring: Development and deployment of guidance, metrics and tools to support and monitor compliance with emerging technologies and regulations and internal standards in coordination with the Global DE&C team.

• Leverages and implements tools/resources from Global DE&C to partner with colleagues within R&D to put in place processes and procedures that enable ethics and privacy by design across data acquisition, data management/reporting, data access, use of machine learning, artifitial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

• Risk Assessment: Evaluates and advises the R&D organization on digital ethics and emerging technology risks associated with new technologies, programs, and systems and support R&D with completion of risk and impact assessments and associated steps identified to appropriately mitigate risk and ensure responsible use of emerging technologies across the lifecycle. Identify and escalate data and digital related risks to appropriate stakeholders.

• Training: Support dissemination and delivery of digital ethics, data ethics and emerging technology training initiatives at US R&D and global R&D level.

• Vendor Due Diligence: Conduct E&C related vendor due diligence assessments for R&D vendors.

• Regulatory Changes/Engagement with local authorities: Work in partnership with other US DE&C colleagues and support analysis of business impact and implementation of new digital, technology and regulations affecting the US market, coordinating a joint effort when applicable. Support response to requests/inspections from regulators in connection with digital and emerg