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Job Description

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Manager Vaccines MS&T Drug Products (f/m/d)

Takeda Vaccines Business Unit is seeking a highly motivated individual for the role of Manager Vaccines MS&T Drug Products. In this role you will provide technical expertise and leadership for the Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine formulation and fill-finish as well as Diluent manufacturing activities. Supporting our external and internal manufacturing to remain operational, continuously improve, and innovate you will assume broad responsibility for tech transfers, process qualification and validation and commercial manufacturing at drug product manufacturing sites. Process package transfer, at scale studies, PPQ, process monitoring, and continuous process improvements are key focus areas for the role. High level of exposure and interaction to other functional areas supporting late-stage development, product life cycle management and commercial operations in a matrix organization is part of the role assignment.

Your main responsibilities:

Maintain scientific and technical support of commercial manufacturing to support productivity, quality, and compliance goals and improvements

Ensure robust manufacturing and analytics, process monitoring, and knowledge management are in place to support product goals for safety, compliance, productivity, and supply

Supporting further development troubleshoot management of quality systems (such as change controls, deviations, etc.) in collaboration with internal and external partners

Working with Development, Manufacturing, Engineering, Business Excellence, etc., Teams to plan and manage process improvements, scale-up, technical transfers and life-cycle management

Developing and implementing manufacturing solutions to enhance quality, costs and robustness of vaccine drug product and diluent manufacturing processes 

Providing scientific and technical support of commercial manufacturing at partners to support corporate goals for supply strategies, productivity, quality, and compliance

Ongoing technical support for change control, deviation investigations and CAPA management as required during development and commercial manufacturing

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

Partnering with engineering to provide process inputs for process fit assessments and to define process requirements for new manufacturing facilities

Working cross-functionally, develop robust proposals for scale-up and technology transfer of vaccine products, and for life-cycle management changes

Representing Vaccines MS&T Drug Products in cross-functional teams for engineering, qualification and validation of new and existing vaccine and diluent manufacturing facilities, processes, technology transfers

Building partnerships in the areas of engineering and process equipment to drive awareness of new technologies for best-in-class manufacturing operations

Your profile:

Bachelor or Master with solid experience in start-up, tech transfer, and/or sustaining cGMP for drug product processes in manufacturing or biopharmaceuticals

Experience working with live viruses vaccines preferred

Scientific and technical knowledge regarding formulation, filling, freeze-drying and visual inspection unit operations in biopharmaceutical manufacturing, including 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 work with efficiency across multiple project teams 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

Work proficiency in Englisch is mandatory, German and other languages knowledge is a plus

In this position you will report to the Head of Drug Product Operations.

Your benefits:

Attractive and competitive salary

Open-minded and modern working environment

Hybrid working model

30 vacation days

Company pension plan

Further education and training

Commuting allowance

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:

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Locations

Singen, Germany

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time