Ethics & Compliance Business Partner - Global Medical

Takeda•Cambridge, MA

13d•$177,000 - $278,080

About The Position

The Global Medical Ethics & Compliance (E&C) Business Partner is a Director-level strategic compliance leader who embeds Takeda’s values, ethical decision-making, and risk management practices across the Global Medical organization. The role advises Global Medical leadership and works with E&C, Legal, R&D, regional teams, vendors, and external industry stakeholders to strengthen the E&C program and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies. It also represents Global Medical in global E&C initiatives and external industry forums, helping shape best practices and respond to evolving compliance expectations and healthcare regulations.

Requirements

At least 8 years of legal, compliance, or other relevant experience, including at least 6 years in the pharmaceutical industry.
Bachelor’s degree.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to challenge and advise the business.
Ability to work cross-functionally, collaborate, and manage in a matrix environment.
Strong leadership skills, including leading change through effective communication and persuasion.
Ability to lead and influence with and without authority.
Ability to turn ideas into effective conversations and materials, including presentations, written documents, and email.
Consistently delivers results and meets deadlines while managing multiple projects and priorities.
Ability to build stakeholder relationships and demonstrate executive presence with employees, vendors, and partners at all levels.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and regulatory information and legal advice.
Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity and develop pragmatic solutions to complex legal, regulatory, and industry issues.
Curiosity, learning agility, and interest in innovative approaches.
Strong process orientation and ability to design, develop, and implement compliance and business processes, controls, and workflows.
Solid understanding of Global Codes of Practice, the US PhRMA Code, and healthcare laws and regulations.
Experience managing potential, present, and future compliance risks, including risk identification, controls, and mitigation.

Nice To Haves

JD, MBA, or another relevant advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Ensure Global Medical has the required Takeda-aligned elements of an effective E&C program.
Evaluate and enhance the Global Medical E&C program annually, and assume E&C scope responsibilities as needed to augment programs in SPD or R&D.
Enhance the Global Medical E&C business-partnering strategy and build relationships with senior Global Medical leaders.
Collaborate with senior Global Medical and regional/country E&C colleagues to resolve relevant matters.
Identify potential E&C risk areas and provide guidance on mitigation strategies and options.
Present relevant topics to the Global Medical Leadership Team and help shape the organization’s mindset around Takeda’s Values.
Develop and implement policies, procedures, and guidance documents aligned with company risks, codes, and regulatory obligations.
Support annual enterprise and local risk assessments and collaborate with Global Medical to define and track mitigation actions.
Coordinate and develop materials for Global Medical Compliance Committee meetings, including benchmarking and compliance metrics.
Represent Global Medical in global E&C projects and lead E&C collaboration and engagement across Legal.
Build therapeutic and product knowledge to support current and pipeline products.
Conduct training on the global or local E&C program for Global Medical.
Create and support execution of a Global Medical monitoring program.
Serve as a subject-matter expert and support E&C Global Medical investigations.
Build business relationships with peers in R&D, Global Medical, SPD, and Global E&C to promote consistency.
Align Global Medical E&C advisory engagement with evolving industry trends and interact with industry peers, co-marketing and co-promotion partners, and vendors to shape direction and identify best practices.