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Lead, Product Sustainability
Job Description
As the Lead, Product Sustainability, you will develop an overarching strategy for product sustainability. This strategy will enable Takeda to communicate product‑level environmental performance. You will support customer tenders and Takeda's Planet and brand objectives. You will partner cross‑functionally with various teams and these partnerships will enable you to design, substantiate, approve, and govern sustainability‑related product claims and narratives. Additionally, you will ensure that all disclosures are compliant, non‑misleading, and aligned to tender/customer documentation requirements. You will establish a global Sustainability Product Claims governance framework and maintain this framework, and the underlying data, methodologies, evidence, and traceable documentation. These materials will be defensible and audit/inspection ready, enabling scalable execution across Takeda's portfolio and المسي. You will report into the Global Head of Environment and Sustainability.
How You Will Contribute
Lead the design and implementation of Takeda's product sustainability narrative strategies for priority brands and pipeline assets, ensuring alignment with enterprise sustainability goals, brand strategies, and customer tender requirements
Collaborate closely with Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Compliance, and Pharmacovigilance to define guardrails for sustainability related claims, ensure appropriate evidence standards, and oversee review and approval processes
Work with Environmental Sustainability Operations and DD&T to define data requirements, methodologies, and metrics needed to substantiate claims, including maintaining documentation that is traceable, defensible, and inspection/audit ready
Design, implement, and mature the Sustainability Product Claims governance framework, including roles, decision rights, operating procedures, documentation standards, and escalation pathways
Develop clear, credible, and differentiated product sustainability narratives and claims, translating complex technical assessments (e.g., life cycle assessment outputs, emissions data) into compelling content for diverse stakeholders
Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Market Access, and Medical Affairs to integrate sustainability narratives into brand plans, promotional and non promotional materials, and patient and HCP education tools in compliance with regulatory and promotional standards
Co‑lead or participate in governance forums and project teams focused on product level sustainability, ensuring application of policy
Monitor external regulatory, policy, and stakeholder trends related to environmental and sustainability claims; recommend updates to internal policies, templates, and training accordingly
Develop and deliver training, playbooks, and tools to build capability in sustainability narrative development across global and regional teams
Engage with external partners (e.g., industry associations, NGOs, specialist consultancies) to benchmark Takeda's approach, align with best practices, and strengthen credibility of methods and claim
Minimum Requirements / Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required in a scientific discipline
8+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, consumer goods, or related regulated industry
Experience in sustainability, ESG, brand/portfolio marketing保証 society medical affairs, regulatory affairs, or communications
Demonstrated track record developing or governing product related claims, narratives, or communications in consultation with Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance partners
Program andRocket الدنيا management capabilities
Experience working in a matrixed, global organization
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.
Location USA – Massachusetts, Hayden – 45–55.
Salary and Benefits U.S. Base Salary Range: $153,600.00 – $241,340.00
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term and/or long‑term incentives. Employees may also benefit from medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short‑ espèces and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance.. In addition, employees are eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires may accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement Takeda is proud of its commitment to creating a diverse workforce allt offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants 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 all applicable laws.
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How You Will Contribute
Lead the design and implementation of Takeda's product sustainability narrative strategies for priority brands and pipeline assets, ensuring alignment with enterprise sustainability goals, brand strategies, and customer tender requirements
Collaborate closely with Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Compliance, and Pharmacovigilance to define guardrails for sustainability related claims, ensure appropriate evidence standards, and oversee review and approval processes
Work with Environmental Sustainability Operations and DD&T to define data requirements, methodologies, and metrics needed to substantiate claims, including maintaining documentation that is traceable, defensible, and inspection/audit ready
Design, implement, and mature the Sustainability Product Claims governance framework, including roles, decision rights, operating procedures, documentation standards, and escalation pathways
Develop clear, credible, and differentiated product sustainability narratives and claims, translating complex technical assessments (e.g., life cycle assessment outputs, emissions data) into compelling content for diverse stakeholders
Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Market Access, and Medical Affairs to integrate sustainability narratives into brand plans, promotional and non promotional materials, and patient and HCP education tools in compliance with regulatory and promotional standards
Co‑lead or participate in governance forums and project teams focused on product level sustainability, ensuring application of policy
Monitor external regulatory, policy, and stakeholder trends related to environmental and sustainability claims; recommend updates to internal policies, templates, and training accordingly
Develop and deliver training, playbooks, and tools to build capability in sustainability narrative development across global and regional teams
Engage with external partners (e.g., industry associations, NGOs, specialist consultancies) to benchmark Takeda's approach, align with best practices, and strengthen credibility of methods and claim
Minimum Requirements / Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required in a scientific discipline
8+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, consumer goods, or related regulated industry
Experience in sustainability, ESG, brand/portfolio marketing保証 society medical affairs, regulatory affairs, or communications
Demonstrated track record developing or governing product related claims, narratives, or communications in consultation with Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance partners
Program andRocket الدنيا management capabilities
Experience working in a matrixed, global organization
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.
Location USA – Massachusetts, Hayden – 45–55.
Salary and Benefits U.S. Base Salary Range: $153,600.00 – $241,340.00
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term and/or long‑term incentives. Employees may also benefit from medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short‑ espèces and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance.. In addition, employees are eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires may accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement Takeda is proud of its commitment to creating a diverse workforce allt offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants 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 all applicable laws.
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