ICC E&C Lead – India

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ICC Digital Ethics & Compliance Lead – India

At Takeda, we are building future-ready capabilities through Innovation Capability Centers (ICCs) that reflect our values-based culture and unwavering commitment to patients. ICC India is the largest and fastest-growing center, playing a strategic role in driving digital innovation and operational excellence.

The ICC DE&C Lead – India is a full-time embedded role responsible for leading Takeda's global Ethics & Compliance program at ICC India. This position will drive cultural integration, risk mitigation, and values-based decision-making while serving as a strategic advisor to local ICC India leadership. The role is also part of the ICC India leadership team, contributing to strategic decision-making and cultural alignment.

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

Ethics & Compliance (E&C) acts as a Business Partner to ICC India and DD&T teams to establish and embed ethical principles and risk-resilient ways of working.

The ICC E&C Lead will:

• Serve as a cultural integrator, ensuring Takeda-ism and the PTRB model (Patient–Trust–Reputation–Business) are reflected in the local ecosystem and is actively engaged in onboarding new employees and contractors into the ICC

• Build and operationalize a fit-for-purpose compliance framework tailored to local regulations and organizational context

• Strengthen psychological safety, speak-up culture, and ethical decision-making across all levels

• Act as the first-line E&C partner for local teams and bridge ICC operations with global compliance priorities

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be a trusted ethics partner to the ICC India leadership team, ensuring alignment between local execution and global E&C frameworks

• Lead the local implementation of Takeda's Global E&C Program, including controls, monitoring, risk assessment, and cultural enablement

• Serve as the local owner of conflict of interest (COI) disclosures, policy communication, and issue resolution in collaboration with the global COI team

• Monitor local legal and regulatory changes, partnering with Legal and HR to ensure readiness and compliance

• Design and deliver ethics and values awareness sessions, local onboarding, and targeted training based on needs and risk areas

• Foster the Values Ambassador Network at ICC India to scale peer-to-peer influence and build grassroots ethics engagement

• Support psychological safety by embedding mechanisms for open dialogue, speak-up culture, and issue escalation

• Provide localized input to policy implementation, SOPs, and training, ensuring relevance and effectiveness

• Collaborate with the DD&T Global DE&C team to support learning plans and thematic risk mitigation initiatives

• Represent ICC India in the ICC DE&C Advisors Network and contribute to global capability building. The role will actively collaborate with global DE&C teams to share insights, align on priorities, and contribute to global capability building.

CAPABILITIES

• Strong ability to build credibility and influence across levels and cultures

• Proven ability to deliver impact in complex, fast-paced environments

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and balancing risk with pragmatic, values-based solutions

• Strong facilitation, coaching, and advisory skills to engage cross-functional teams

• Demonstrated ability to lead culture change through collaboration and storytelling

• Project and stakeholder management capabilities, with an agile mindset

• Knowledge of digital dexterity and the application of AI

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience, with at least 5 in ethics & compliance, risk, audit, or legal roles

• Experience in global matrixed organizations, ideally in pharma, tech, or life sciences

• Strong knowledge of Indian legal and regulatory frameworks (e.g., anti-bribery, data privacy, whistleblower protection)

• Proven experience operationalizing compliance programs and cultural change initiatives

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's in law, business, or a related field preferred

• Fluency in English required; working proficiency in regional languages (e.g., Hindi, Kannada) is a plus