Director, Global Medical Ethics & Compliance

Takeda; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking a Director-level Global Medical Ethics & Compliance partner to embed Takeda’s values and risk management across Global Medical. You will guide governance, policy creation, training, and investigations while partnering with senior leaders and Legal, R&D, and regional teams.

You will drive E&C program enhancements, lead risk assessments, and shape enterprise-wide initiatives. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement are essential.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of legal, compliance, or other relevant experience, of which at least 6 years in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Bachelor’s degree; JD, MBA or other relevant advanced degree preferred
• High interpersonal and communication skills including ability to challenge and provide advice/ guidance to the business
• Works cross-functionally / collaborates / manages matrix - Strong leadership skills, including the ability to lead change efforts through effective communication and persuasion
• Leading and influencing with and without authority
• Proven skills to transform ideas into conversations and materials that resonate (presentations, written documents, email, etc.)
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to deliver results; Able to work and deliver on deadlines while managing multiple projects and priorities effectively
• Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders and ability to demonstrate executive presence while interacting with all levels of Takeda Global Medical, E&C, vendors, and partners.
• Demonstrated ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and regulatory information and legal advice
• Managing complexity and ambiguity: ability to develop and apply pragmatic solutions to complex legal, regulatory and industry issues
• Mindset of curiosity, learning agility and interest in innovative ways of doing things
• Strong process-orientation to effectively design, develop and implement compliance and relevant business processes, controls, and workflows
• Solid understanding of Global Codes of Practice, US PhRMA Code, health care laws/regulations
• Experience in managing potential, present and future compliance risks related to the business, including risk identification, controls & risk mitigation of potential non-compliance

Responsibilities

• Ensure Global Medical has the required Takeda-aligned elements of an effective E&C program. Assist in the evaluation and enhancement of the Global Medical E&C program on an annual basis. Assume E&C scope responsibilities as required to augment E&C programs and responsibilities in SPD or R&D.
• Enhance the Global Medical Ethics & Compliance (E&C) business partnering strategy.
• Build relationships with Global Medical senior leaders (e.g. - medical directors) to support the effective delivery of the E&C program.
• Collaborates with senior Global Medical and Region/Country E&C colleagues to resolve E&C relevant matters.
• Identify potential E&C risks areas within Global Medical and provide general guidance on mitigation strategies/options. Present relevant topics to the Global Medical Leadership Team.
• Lead discussions and help shape Global Medical’s organizational mindset around Takeda’s Values.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and other guidance documents to support the Global Medical E&C program in alignment with company risks and code/regulatory obligations.
• Support the execution of an annual enterprise and local risk assessment process. Collaborate with Global Medical to define and track mitigation actions.
• Coordinate and develop materials for Global Medical Compliance Committee meetings (e.g. - external benchmarking, internal compliance metrics)
• Contribute to global E&C projects representing Global Medical
• Lead E&C collaboration and engagement across the Legal function; drive awareness and buy in with Legal on relevant matters.
• Increase business acumen by obtaining therapeutic and product knowledge to support current and pipeline products.
• Conduct training for Global Medical on the global or local E&C program.
• Create and support the execution of a monitoring program for Global Medical.
• Serves as SME and support for E&C Global Medical investigations.
• Develop strong business relationships with peers within R&D, GM, SPD, and Global E&C to ensure consistency in approach.
• External facing - Align Global Medical E&C Advisory engagement with evolving Ethics & Compliance trends (EFPIA, PhRMA, OIG, DOJ, SEC, PCF); Interact regularly with industry peers, co-marketing and co-promotion partners and vendors to help shape direction and detect evolving best practices

Skills

Legal/Compliance

Pharma Industry

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Regulatory Knowledge

Communication

Cross-functional Collaboration

Executive Presence

Education

Bachelor’s degree

JD/MBA or equivalent

Job description

Takeda is seeking a Director-level Global Medical Ethics & Compliance partner to embed Takeda’s values and risk management across Global Medical. You will guide governance, policy creation, training, and investigations while partnering with senior leaders and Legal, R&D, and regional teams.

You will drive E&C program enhancements, lead risk assessments, and shape enterprise-wide initiatives. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement are essential.