Job Description

About the Role

Takeda is seeking a legal leader to join our Global Transactions & Contracts Legal (GTC Legal) team. As Head Counsel, GTC Legal – Commercial and a valuable member of the GTC Legal leadership team, you will lead a team of attorneys and legal professionals supporting global transactions and contracts that enable commercialization and related activities across Takeda business units, including U.S., Oncology, Plasma-Derived Therapies, Japan, and International Business Units.

This is a highly visible leadership role where you will lead novel, complex, high‑impact, high‑risk transactions while empowering Procurement and the business on routine contracting matters. You and your team will partner closely with Procurement and business stakeholders to drive business objectives and priorities through pragmatic, business-tailored legal advice, disciplined contracting, sound risk judgment, and scalable legal contracting infrastructure...