Strategic Ethics & Compliance Architect

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

Job summary

Takeda seeks a Strategy Lead, Ethics & Compliance to serve as a strategic advisor to the CECO and as a standing GEC LT member. You will translate leadership priorities into decision materials and risk narratives, coordinating with CECO and GEC LT to enable timely, governance-focused outcomes.

You will develop executive briefs, drive decision discipline, and align CECO priorities with GLEC Operations objectives while ensuring consistency across governance channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (JD, MBA, MPA, or similar).
• 10+ years in strategy, governance, operations, transformation, legal / compliance, or management consulting in a global, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated track record supporting senior leaders with decision framing, executive writing, and cross-functional alignment.
• Deep working knowledge of ethics & compliance and governance, ideally in pharmaceuticals or another highly regulated industry (preferred).
• Strong discretion and judgment; ability to handle sensitive ethics & compliance matters with the highest integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize risk, assurance, investigations, compliance, operational and business information into clear executive-level decisions and governance narratives.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge senior stakeholders, surface unresolved trade-offs, and maintain clarity in high-stakes or sensitive situations.
• Experience working with enterprise metrics, risk indicators, dashboard insights, and qualitative evidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic counsel to the CECO and GEC LT, framing complex topics into clear options, tradeoffs, recommendations, and decision points.
• Develop high-quality decision memos, executive summaries, and stakeholder prep packs that enable faster, better leadership decisions.
• Create transparency of project status and milestones through regular portfolio reviews; maintain a forward view of CECO priority topics and decision timing.

Skills

Executive storytelling

Governance discipline

Senior facilitation

Influence without authority

Ethical standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred

Job description

Takeda seeks a Strategy Lead, Ethics & Compliance to serve as a strategic advisor to the CECO and as a standing GEC LT member. You will translate leadership priorities into decision materials and risk narratives, coordinating with CECO and GEC LT to enable timely, governance-focused outcomes.

You will develop executive briefs, drive decision discipline, and align CECO priorities with GLEC Operations objectives while ensuring consistency across governance channels.