Head of Ethics and Compliance Europe

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Job Description

At our heart we are committed colleagues. We offer interested people numerous opportunities and strongly believe in and promote diversity equity and inclusion. As a company we offer roles based on merit welcoming candidates of any gender age religious belief sexual orientation race color ethnic or social originor disability.

Our team is growing and for this we need bright minds with creativity and flexibility what talent do you have

About the role

At Takeda Ethics & Compliance is a strategic enabler of sustainable business growth. As Head of Ethics & Compliance Europe you will provide leadership across European Markets partnering with senior business leaders to help drive innovation responsible growth and patient-focused decision-making.

Reporting to the Head of Ethics & Compliance International Business Unit you will lead the regional Ethics & Compliance function across Europe providing strategic oversight of compliance governance risk management and organisational culture. As a key member of both the European Markets Leadership Team and the International Business Unit Ethics & Compliance Leadership Team you will help shape business strategy while ensuring the highest standards of integrity and accountability.

This role leads a team of 6 direct reports and plays a critical role in fostering a culture where ethical behaviour sound judgement and compliance excellence support long-term business success.

How you will contribute

• Partner with senior leaders to provide strategic advice on ethics compliance governance risk management and organisational culture.

• Develop and execute the Ethics & Compliance strategy for European Markets in alignment with global and International Business Unit priorities.

• Lead coach and develop a high-performing regional Ethics & Compliance organisation building capabilities and succession pipelines.

• Integrate compliance and ethics considerations into business planning transformation initiatives launch readiness activities and operational decision-making.

• Oversee the identification assessment mitigation monitoring and escalation of ethics and compliance risks across the region.

• Strengthen governance frameworks internal controls and risk-based compliance programmes that support responsible and agile business operations.

• Use data insights and external trends to improve decision-making and proactively address emerging risks and regulatory developments.

• Champion a culture of integrity accountability inclusion and speak-up behaviours across European Markets.

• Partner with leaders across Legal HR Finance Medical Internal Audit DD&T Privacy Communications and business functions to solve complex challenges and drive compliance excellence.

• Provide oversight of monitoring auditing investigations corrective actions and assurance activities to ensure effective risk management and continuous improvement.

• Drive modernisation and simplification of compliance processes leveraging data technology digital solutions and AI-enabled approaches where appropriate.

• Represent European Markets within global and international Ethics & Compliance leadership forums contributing regional insights and best practices to shape future strategy.

What you bring to Takeda

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree in Law Business Healthcare Compliance or a related field preferred.

• 10 years of leadership experience in Ethics & Compliance Legal Risk Management or a related function within the pharmaceutical biotechnology healthcare or another highly regulated industry.

• Significant experience leading regional or multinational compliance organisations within complex matrixed environments.

• Deep expertise in healthcare compliance governance ethics internal controls and risk management.

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical industry regulations codes of practice and compliance requirements across European Markets.

• Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior executives and leadership teams.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance risk management and business performance.

• Experience designing and leading compliance programme elements including risk assessment policy implementation monitoring investigations remediation governance and reporting.

• Demonstrated success leading and developing diverse high-performing teams across multiple countries and cultures.

• Excellent stakeholder management influencing communication and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity exercise sound judgement and effectively lead through change.

• Strong commitment to ethical leadership inclusion and continuous improvement.

• Fluency in English is required; additional European languages and international experience are advantageous.

Empowering our people to shine

At Takeda we earn the trust of society and our customers through our values of Takeda-ism: Integrity Fairness Honesty Perseverance. We incorporate these values in everything we do. They represent who we are and how we act. They help us make decisions that we can be proud of today and in the future. We enable our employees to develop their full potential. As a global top employer we offer exciting career paths promote innovation and strive for top performance in everything we do. Takeda fosters an inclusive collaborative and international work environment where our teams are united by their relentless commitment to our goal of improving peoples health and creating a better future for the world.

Diversity Equality and Inclusion

Takeda is committed to foster diversity equality and inclusion. Hiring decisions are based entirely on qualifications and are made regardless of gender ethnic origin religion sexual orientation age or disability.

If you are interested in this opportunity we look forward to receiving your application via our online tool!

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Locations

Zurich Switzerland

Base Salary Range:

CHF263300.00 - CHF362010.00

For information about our benefits please click here.

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Required Experience:

Director

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1