Head Corporate Affairs Eucan

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

**About the Role**

The Head of Corporate Affairs role within the EUCAN region is responsible for Communications, Public Affairs, Patient Advocacy & Sustainability and is pivotal in engaging & aligning the corporate strategy with external and internal operating environments to address key challenges and opportunities. This role is responsible for driving the strategic imperatives of External Leadership and Sustainable Partnerships, shaping the Environment for Innovation, Growth and Competitiveness and Empowering Agile and Capable Corporate Affairs Functions ensuring that these align with the broader EUCAN StrategyvFramework and focused on Patient, People, and Planet.

The Head of Corporate Affairs will lead with excellence today to shape tomorrow, ensuring that all activities are anchored in Takeda’s overarching Purpose, Vision, Values (Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business), Imperatives, and strategic objectives. This role will foster a culture of collaboration, skills enhancement, and showcasing success, ultimately contributing to Takeda’s mission of bringing innovative medicines to patients around the world.

Corporate Affairs will strengthen Takeda’s position as a trusted, values-based leader in building sustainable policies and health systems to the benefit of patients, stakeholders, the planet and the business. This role will harness sustainable partnerships to strengthen healthcare systems, benefit patients and showcase Takeda’s environmental leadership.

**How you will contribute**

1. Strategic Leadership:

- Provide visionary leadership to the Corporate Affairs team, aligning initiatives with Takeda’s Global, GPD, and EUCAN Strategy Framework.
- Lead efforts to shape the external environment and drive the EU competitiveness agenda to support Takeda’s innovation, market readiness, and upcoming launches.
- Champion strategic cross-functional collaboration between Global, GPD, and EUCAN teams to maximize impact and organizational cohesion.
- Partnerships: 1) Build and maintain empowering, long-term partnerships that strengthen Takeda’s position in our strategically focused therapeutic areas / 2) Enhance Takeda’s external leadership by building sustainable partnerships that benefit patients, healthcare systems and business.

2. Corporate Reputation:

- Elevate Takeda’s corporate reputation by positioning Takeda as a global thought leader in innovation, digital health and sustainability.
- Drive executive visibility and thought leadership to influence key stakeholders and instill confidence in Takeda’s strategic direction.
- Enhance employee engagement, inspiring internal and external stakeholders by showcasing the strength of Takeda’s pipeline and long-term commitment to transformative healthcare.

3. Capabilities:

- Build future-ready capabilities by fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and agility across teams.
- Promote operational excellence through scalable models of content reuse, co-creation, and shared knowledge—empowering teams to amplify impact across therapeutic areas and brands.
- Drive the Corporate Affairs pathway initiative to upskill colleagues working in the LOCs and also region and unite with a One Corporate Affairs mindset demonstrating skills across communications, public affairs, patient advocacy and sustainability
- Promote a mindset of collaboration, innovation, and efficiency by embedding focus on co-creation, content re-use, and scaling across our strategically focused therapeutic areas and key brands

4. Communications
- Advance executive thought leadership, positioning Takeda’s EUCAN leaders, particularly the EUCAN President, as influential voices internally and externally, driving visibility and credibility across key platforms and audiences.
- Oversee strategic product communications to prepare the external environment for upcoming launches, ensuring alignment with policy, reputation, and patient access objectives.
- Provide expert leadership in issues and crisis management, guiding the organization through complex situations while protecting and enhancing corporate reputation.
- Strengthen internal communications and employee engagement by cultivating purpose-driven narratives that inspire confidence in Takeda’s pipeline, strategic vision, and long-term value.
- Manage and amplify EUCAN President communications across internal and external channels to ensure strategic alignment, enhance leadership presence, and foster trust across all stakeholder groups.

5. Sustainability
- Align a common understanding of sustainability across EUCAN by driving clarity on Takeda’s global commitments and translating them into regionally relevant priorities and actions.
- Embed sustainability principles across EUCAN’s business operations, decision-making, and value-creation strategies to ensure long-term impact and credibility.
- Connect internal and external envir