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Job Description

U.S. Ethics & Compliance Transparency Operations ManagerTakeda PharmaceuticalLexington, MAAbout the role:

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as the U.S. Ethics & Compliance Transparency Manager in our Lexington, MA office.

How you will contribute:

Ethics & Compliance (E&C) will respond rapidly to changing environment and business needs, it is close to the market and encourages ethical behavior in line with Takeda's values. By working in an agile manner E&C ensures the balance between stable structures, governance, processes and systems, and dynamic approaches to delivering innovative solutions to appropriately manage our risks.

E&C commits to act as a role model for Takeda's values, ethics and values-based decision making, fostering this mindset in clients, partners and team

Enable the organization to take decisions which are ethical and in line with our priorities of Patient, Trust, Reputation, and Business

Collaborate across all E&C teams and partner with stakeholders in BU / BF to embed ethics and compliance as part of the way everyone works at Takeda

Act as the business owner of the Transparency system; serve as primary liaison with the system vendor and Takeda IT support team

Program manage issues, exceptions data remediation and system enhancement requests

Lead data collection efforts for Federal and State Transparency reports as well as State Sales Rep and Marketing Disclosure Reports (Nevada, Washington DC, etc)

Prepare, confirm and  submit  all  required  State  and  Federal  Transparency-related Reports / Disclosures and FDA Samples report

Develop data analysis and monitoring mechanisms to test, validate, trend, and understand transparency data

Monitor for Federal and State transparency-related limits, caps, and restrictions

Create a cadence for performing monitoring, remediation and analytics (daily, weekly, monthly, etc)

Assist in development of business processes, data taxonomy, and data collection designs and methods that will enable Takeda to support  current  and  future  Federal  and  State  disclosure  reporting requirements

Assist in communicating transparency-initiative status, progress, and data analytics on an as-required basis to the executive compliance committees

Contribute to the effort to train and manage internal and external users of the Transparency system, including management of third-party vendors who submit data feeds

Collaborate with USBU business areas on process improvement areas identified through transparency monitoring, execution and analytics

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required

5+ years of legal, compliance or commercial experience, of which at least 3 years in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry in a U.S. Transparency-related role

Experience with laws, regulations and industry guidance that affect the pharmaceutical industry including, but not limited to, OIG and PhRMA guidelines, healthcare standard operating procedures, anti-bribery laws

Acute knowledge of Federal and State Transparency Laws and related restrictions

Ability to work with data, databases and reporting platforms

Proficient in PowerBI or Tableau, Excel, and PowerPoint

Excellent written/verbal communication, analytical and presentation skills

Consistently demonstrates the ability to deliver results

Able to work and deliver on deadlines while managing multiple projects and priorities effectively

Ability to rapidly assimilate to new functional scope responsibilities

Strong customer-service skills while interacting with all levels of management, field sales, marketing, marketing and sales vendors and partners

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. 

For Location:

Lexington, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

108,500.00 - 170,500.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. 

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

LocationsLexington, MA

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time

Job Exempt

Yes