Head, Ethics & Compliance, Global 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 behavior 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.

In this role as Head of Ethics & Compliance (E&C) for our Global Oncology Business Unit (OBU), you will respond to the rapidly to changing environment and business needs, it is close to the market and encourages ethical behavior 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 OBU and ensuring the business is compliant with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes and internal policies.

• Leads the Digital E&C agenda for the OBU, in collaboration with Global DE&C and with other embedded DE&C colleagues, to enable business innovation, product launches and business aspirations 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  

• Partner with the US Business Unit (USBU) team to drive a one US regional approach for USOBU, aligning wherever possible on a US-region interpretation of requirements that still allows for necessary flexibility in execution in line with OBU needs and ways of working  

• 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 wit