E&C Country Business Partner, Oceania

ARE - 9962 Takeda Pharmaceuticals FZE; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Oceania is seeking a Country E&C Head to translate global strategy into a risk-based local plan for Australia and New Zealand. You will partner with senior leaders to embed culture, governance and PTRB principles across the market, driving integrity and accountability while escalating risks and guiding remediation.

The role leads the local E&C function, oversees the E&C Specialist, and reports to the Cluster E&C Head, ensuring effective governance and compliant business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• Significant E&C, risk management and/or legal experience within healthcare or similarly regulated industry.
• Proven leadership experience partnering with senior leaders and operating independently through influence.

Responsibilities

• Translate Global/Area/Cluster E&C strategy into a risk-based Oceania plan and execute across Australia and New Zealand.
• Advise the Oceania Leadership Team on ethical and accountable business decisions with strong governance input.
• Lead and develop the Oceania E&C Specialist, ensuring timely escalation and effective programme execution.
• Chair the local Risk, Ethics & Compliance Committee and own E&C programme delivery and remediation.

Skills

Strategic partnership

Executive leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder influence

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

Job Description

ABOUT TAKEDA: ”Better Health for People, Brighter Future for the World” is the purpose of a company. We aim to create a diverse and inclusive organization where people can thrive, grow and realize their own potential while enabling our purpose. We continue to innovate and drive changes that will transform the lives of patients. We’re looking for like-minded professionals to join us. Takeda is a global values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader. We are guided by our values of Takeda-ism, which has been passed down since the company’s founding. Takeda-ism incorporates Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance, with Integrity at the core. They are brought to life through actions based on Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business, in this order.

ABOUT THE LOCAL ORGANIZATION

Takeda Oceania operates across Australia and New Zealand in a dynamic healthcare environment, serving patients through sustainable growth, responsible access, strong local execution and effective collaboration with healthcare stakeholders. Ethics & Compliance (E&C) is a strategic enabler of sustainable business growth and a critical component of Takeda’s commitment to patients, healthcare stakeholders and society. The function partners closely with business leaders to support innovation, responsible decision‑making, risk management, accountability and ethical behaviour. Reporting to the Cluster E&C Head, the Country E&C Head is accountable for translating Global, Area and Cluster E&C strategy into effective execution in Oceania, in alignment with Takeda Values, Takedaism and Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business (“PTRB”) principles. As a key member of the Oceania Leadership Team and contributor to Cluster E&C leadership forums, the role acts as the senior E&C partner to Oceania leadership, helping drive responsible growth, patient-focused decision‑making, accountability and a strong speak‑up culture. This role leads the local E&C function, supported by an E&C Specialist who reports directly to it, and is accountable for maintaining an effective E&C programme across the market, including strategic business partnership, risk assessment, local governance, training, communications, monitoring, escalation and remediation follow‑up.

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

Lead and execute the Country E&C strategy for Takeda Oceania in alignment with Global, Area and Cluster priorities. Act as strategic E&C partner to the Oceania Leadership Team, embedding ethics, compliance, governance, risk management and organisational culture into key decisions. Oversee the identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring and escalation of ethics and compliance risks across Oceania. Foster integrity, accountability, speak‑up and ethical decision‑making consistent with Takeda Values and PTRB. Lead and develop the Oceania E&C Specialist, ensuring effective programme execution, clear business ownership and timely escalation to the Cluster E&C Head.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Country E&C Strategy, Governance and Business Partnership Translate Global, Area and Cluster E&C strategy and priorities into a risk‑based Oceania E&C plan and lead its execution across Australia and New Zealand.
• Advise the Oceania Leadership Team on risk‑based, ethical and accountable business decisions, ensuring appropriate governance input and escalation.
• E&C Leadership and People Management Lead the Oceania E&C function, managing and developing the E&C Specialist and allocating work in line with local risk priorities, with support from Cluster, Area and Global E&C resources as appropriate.
• Establish clear business ownership for E&C actions while retaining overall market accountability for governance, risk assessment, remediation and escalation.
• Country E&C Programme Ownership Chair the local Risk, Ethics & Compliance Committee (RECC) in accordance with the applicable governance framework, as applicable.
• Own Oceania E&C programme execution, including local risk assessment, procedures and controls, training, communications, monitoring, issue resolution and remediation tracking.
• Risk Management and Decision Support Identify, assess and explain E&C risks across Oceania, partnering with business owners to define proportionate mitigation plans and ensuring appropriate follow‑through.
• Review and constructively challenge high‑risk, material or novel local activities, including whether the activity is compliant with applicable laws, regulations, policies and PTRB principles.
• Engage in the design and planning of high‑risk activities to identify E&C risks early and support practical, risk‑based decision‑making and mitigation.
• Escalate material, systemic or unresolved risks through the appropriate local E&C governance forum and, where needed, to the Cluster E&C Head, including where mitigation is insufficient or timely management action is not achieved.
• Monitoring, Assurance, Investigations Support and Remediation Oversee risk‑based monitoring and audit / assurance activities in Oceania, ensuring findings are owned, tracked and remediated effectively in partnership with accountable business owners.
• Provide E&C input into investigations and issue resolution, using trends and root‑cause analysis to improve programme effectiveness.
• Culture, Capability and Continuous Improvement Promote integrity, psychological safety, speak‑up and ethical decision‑making through leader engagement, training, communications and coaching.
• Build E&C capability across Oceania by developing practical guidance, tools and ways of working, using data, feedback and lessons learned to improve programme impact.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Experience & Education Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• Significant E&C, risk management and/or legal experience within a healthcare, pharmaceutical or similarly regulated industry.
• Proven leadership experience, including partnering with senior leaders and operating independently through influence in a complex local market or matrixed environment.
• Experience designing, implementing and overseeing local E&C programmes, governance, controls, training, monitoring, remediation and continuous improvement activities.
• Behavioural Competencies Role model for Takeda Values, Takedaism and PTRB principles.
• Demonstrates integrity, sound judgment and constructive challenge.
• Collaborative, pragmatic, accountable and resilient, with the maturity to manage ambiguity, prioritise competing matters and operate effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Skills Strategic business partnering, senior stakeholder influence and executive-level advisory skills. Risk assessment, decision‑making and problem‑solving. Communication, coaching, facilitation and change leadership. Data‑driven and digitally enabled approach to compliance and governance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Travel may be required for local business meetings, governanc Locations Sydney, Australia Worker Type Employee Worker Sub‑Type Regular Time Type Full time

Takeda is an industry‑leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own. Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.