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OBJECTIVES / PURPOSE Provides enterprise-level governance, portfolio and operational leadership for medical grants, medical education grants and sponsorships within Global Medical. Ensures that funding decisions are transparent, objective, well documented, aligned with enterprise Medical priorities, Therapeutic Area strategies, unmet scientific or educational need, patient-centric outcomes, and compliant with Takeda standards and applicable industry requirements. Establishes and maintains clear funding frameworks, decision criteria, review pathways, committee operations, documentation expectations, budget visibility, system/repository requirements and lifecycle oversight from intake through close-out. The role partners with Global Therapeutic Areas, regions, LOC Medical, Ethics & Compliance, Legal and Finance to define areas of scientific and educational interest, prioritize funding and enable consistent decision-making across geographies. Chairs and/or facilitates Global Grant Review Committee discussions, supports objective, fair and balanced decision-making, and helps evolve a globally harmonized grants and sponsorships model. ACCOUNTABILITIES Establish, maintain and evolve enterprise governance standards for medical grants, medical education grants and sponsorships to ensure consistent quality, transparency, accountability, appropriate oversight and compliance across global markets. Translate enterprise Medical and Therapeutic Area priorities into practical funding frameworks, including defined areas of scientific and educational interest, unmet need statements, prioritization criteria and funding guardrails. Shape and maintain the global areas of scientific and educational interest for grants and sponsorships in partnership with Global Therapeutic Areas and Medical leadership, ensuring that external funding priorities are clearly linked to unmet need, Medical strategy, disease-area priorities, patient-centric outcomes and independence requirements. Drive portfo