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Head of Ethics & Compliance Operations, Oncology

Boston, Massachusetts
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Job ID R0145547 Date posted 02/27/2025 Location Boston, Massachusetts

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Job Description

About the role:

Join Takeda as the Head of Ethics & Compliance Operations, Oncology at the director level, where you will be a key forward-thinking leader, helping drive ethical behaviors, risk identification and mitigation, and compliance with global requirements. You will respond rapidly to changing environment and business needs; as E&C, you will be close to the market and encourage ethical behavior in line with Takeda’s values. In doing so, you will respond rapidly to changing environment and business needs. By working in an agile manner, you will ensure balance between stable structures, governance, processes and systems, and dynamic approaches to delivering innovative solutions to appropriately manage our risks. As part of the Ethics & Compliance Oncology team, you will report to Head of Ethics & Compliance, GOBU and you will collaborate across all E&C teams and partner with the Oncology Business Unit (OBU) and business functions to embed ethics and compliance as part of the way everyone works at Takeda.

How you will contribute:

  • Incumbent plays a fundamental role in strengthening the OBU E&C Program by coordinating the deployment of Global initiatives in alignment with OBU E&C Business Partners and by providing input to different stakeholders (Global Ethics & Compliance, OBU functions, etc.) to continuously enhance the Program, global platforms and systems where relevant

  • Finds synergies and alignment with other BU E&C teams when possible and relevant

  • Generates relevant reports providing strategic insight to relevant functions

  • Serves as the OBU Risk, Ethics and Compliance Committee (RECC) secretary 

  • Responsible for operational elements of the OBU E&C Program, in coordination with OBU E&C Partners team

  • Represents OBU E&C in relevant Global E&C projects and initiatives

  • Support OBU audit governance initiatives

  • Member of OBU E&C Leadership team

  • Coordinate and execute monitoring activities in partnership with E&C Partners and other supporting functions. Collaborate with local E&C officers in the EUCAN OBU countries and Japan on OBU monitoring, ensuring identification of trends relevant to the OBU business and E&C program

  • Evolve the OBU monitoring program and collaborate on the global monitoring program

  • Coordinate with OBU E&C Partners Team and OBU business areas on remediation plans

  • Leads OBU compliance risk assessments 

  • Oversees Tier 3 OBU investigations assignments, ensuring follow through to completion

  • Support the US transparency team in OBU data validation and other necessary tasks to ensure accurate and complete reporting of Federal and State reportable transfers of value

  • Develop OBU-specific analytics and reports that proactively identify non-compliant activities

  • Drives the development and implementation of required compliance policies, SOPs & guidelines in OBU 

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

  • 10 years of Ethics & Compliance (or comparable) experience, with at least 5 years as part of healthcare or pharmaceutical industry 

  • Familiarity with US Federal & State transparency reporting requirements

  • Demonstrated knowledge of key laws, regulations and industry best practice standards

  • Experience in aligning potential, present and future compliance risks related to the business, including risk identification, controls & risk mitigation of potential non-compliance

  • Demonstrated operational efficiency through utilization of technology

  • Acts as role model for Takeda’s values, ethics and values-based decision making

  • High interpersonal and communication skills including ability to challenge and provide guidance to business

  • Demonstrates ability to deliver results through commitments made and projects managed

  • Ability to liaise and work effectively with the OBU E&C Business Partners Team (i.e., ensuring relevant analytics and monitoring output is incorporated into Advisory's ongoing risk mitigation planning) as well as with other E&C Operations groups

  • Ability to work with and comprehend significant detail and complexity 

  • Demonstrable ability to deliver results 

  • Personal and professional maturity, able to motivate and inspire

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.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$169,400.00 - $266,200.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-termincentives. U.S.based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S.based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

Boston, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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