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Takeda Pharmaceuticals Manager Manufacturing Science and Technology Drug Substance (f/m/d) in Zurich, Switzerland

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Manager Manufacturing Science and Technology Drug Substance (f/m/d)

Join our team as a Manager / Associate Director of Process Technology Drug Substance and lead the way in advancing the Qdenga vaccine's manufacturing processes. Leverage your deep technical expertise and leadership skills to drive productivity, ensure compliance, and manage change effectively across global and internal sites.

Your main responsibilities:

  • Provide scientific and technical leadership and/or support of commercial Qdenga Drug Substance manufacturing at external partners and/or internal Takeda site to support corporate goals for Qdenga supply strategies, productivity, quality, and compliance.

  • Provide ongoing technical and technical leadership and oversight for change control, deviation investigations and CAPA management as required during development, technology transfer, process validation and commercial manufacturing

  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders communicate, escalate and resolve program issues both within Takeda and with external manufacturing partners

  • Working cross-functionally, develop robust proposals for life cycle management changes and technology transfer of vaccine Drug Substance manufacturing processes

  • Partner with engineering to provide process inputs for process fit assessments and to define process requirements for new manufacturing facilities.

  • Represent Manufacturing Science & Technology Drug Substance in cross-functional teams for engineering, qualification and validation of new and existing vaccine manufacturing facilities / processes and technology transfers

Your profile:

  • Manager : BS with minimum of 3-5 years of experience in start-up, technology transfer, and sustaining cGMP for biopharmaceutical drug substance manufacturing processes. Experience with viruses is a plus. Associate Director : MS with minimum of 5-7 years of experience in relevant fields, with a demonstrated track record of leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects.

  • Scientific and technical knowledge across the variety of up-stream and down-stream processing unit operations in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, including usage of single-use technologies.

  • A self-starter and team player who can balance the needs of an entrepreneurial environment with the requirements of structured product development

  • Proven ability to efficiently work with and/or lead cross-functional teams in a and business functions in a matrix environment.

  • Able to lead and manage technical teams, serve as a partner and influence others. Demonstrated cross-functional team experience.

  • Willingness to travel

  • German language considered a plus

Please Note : The position will be filled as either Manager or Associate Director, depending on the candidate’s experience and qualifications

Your benefits :

  • Open-minded and modern working environment

  • Hybrid working model

  • 30 vacation days

  • Company pension plan

  • Further education and training

  • Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees

  • Subsidized canteen

  • Subsidized sports programs

  • Disability insurance

  • Long-term account with various possible uses

  • Employee discounts

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Company accident insurance

  • Performance-related bonus

  • Trusted working hours

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Deferred compensation as desired

  • Global Wellbeing Program

  • Interactive online courses for employees' children

  • Employee Recognition Program

About us:

Takeda is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people, and the planet.

In Singen, around 1,300 employees specialize in the production of liquid, semi-solid and freeze-dried medicines. Singen is the only production site in the global Takeda network for the manufacture of our new dengue fever vaccine. Takeda Singen is a regionally significant employer and has been awarded the independent Top Employer certificate several years in a row. The site is characterized by its high level of diversity (e.g., more than 55 nationalities and over 40% of leaders are women), its long company history and its excellent development opportunities. The town of Singen (Hohentwiel) is located on the beautiful Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg with a view of the Alps and close proximity to France, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland.

How we will support you :

Takeda is proud of its commitment to create a diverse workforce and to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are living with disabilities, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know so that we can provide you with appropriate support during the application process.

Locations

Singen, Germany

Zurich, Switzerland

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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