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Job DescriptionAbout the role:Tech Transfer & Program Management. Regional scope covers high-priority commercial and late-stage technology transfers, lifecycle projects, launch readiness, manufacturing network initiatives, and major MSAT programs. Provides regional governance, prioritization, execution oversight, capacity planning, and mentorship; direct line-management responsibility is not specified. Cross-region trade-offs and resource conflicts escalate to the Head of TT&PM.
- Establishment, tracking, and oversite of the Asia TT portfolio
- Standardization and harmonization of TT systems, standards, and best practices network-wide
- Ensure 100% on-time schedule adherence and 15% YoY TT timeline reduction
How you will contribute:
- Run regional tech transfer governance where Global MSAT is needed or involved, within the standard model set by TT Standardization & Program Excellence, ensuring consistent decisions and oversight and escalating beyond regional scope to enterprise/portfolio governance
- Lead and prioritize the regional portfolio of high-priority commercial and late-stage transfers, lifecycle projects, launch readiness, and major MSAT initiatives according to business value, patient impact, supply risk, and capacity; escalate cross-region trade-offs to the Head of TT&PM
- Ensure consistent on-time Tech Transfer Plans, Tech Transfer Protocols, readiness reviews, governance updates, risk registers, and related documentation to TT Standardization & Program Excellence definitions
- Monitor milestones, critical paths, dependencies, risks, decision points, and resourcing, varying oversight by project risk and business criticality
- Lead, coach, and guide Asia TT&PM team members, role modelling project discipline, communication, stakeholder management, escalation, and delivery performance consistent with standard program-management practices
- Provide clear status updates, executive summaries, decision requests, and escalation pathways to senior leaders and cross-functional partners
- Forecast regional capacity, identify resource conflicts, and manage regional workload, escalating cross-region conflicts to the Head of TT&PM using the integrated portfolio view
- Deploy and drive adherence to standard tools, templates, playbooks, governance cadences, and reporting mechanisms; channel improvements back to TT Standardization rather than creating regional variants
- Support digital tools, data visibility, knowledge management, and reporting that improve transfer predictability and proactive risk management
- Drive delivery through influence across CMC, MSAT, sites, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Development, and external partners, and foster accountability, transparency, continuous improvement, collaboration, and trust
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, pharmaceutical science, biotechnology, chemistry, biology, or a related scientific/technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing, MSAT, CMC, process development, technology transfer, program management, quality, supply chain, or related technical functions.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional technology transfer or strategic manufacturing programs in a regulated/GMP environment.
- Experience guiding junior team members; ability to coach, develop, and align diverse technical and program management talent.
- Strong portfolio governance, risk management, dependency management, escalation management, and executive communication capability.
- Ability to simplify complex technical and organizational issues into clear decisions, actions, and priorities.
- Strong stakeholder management across sites, regional teams, global functions, and external partners.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and building scalable ways of working across geographies and modalities.
LocationsCHN - Shanghai - ManufacturingWorker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull time
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, pharmaceutical science, biotechnology, chemistry, biology, or a related scientific or technical discipline
- Advanced degree
- 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing, MSAT, CMC, process development, technology transfer, program management, quality, supply chain, or related technical functions
- Experience leading complex, cross-functional technology transfer or strategic manufacturing programs in a regulated GMP environment
- Experience guiding junior team members and coaching, developing, and aligning diverse technical and program-management talent
- Portfolio governance, risk management, dependency management, escalation management, and executive communication capabilities
- Ability to simplify complex technical and organizational issues into clear decisions, actions, and priorities
- Strong stakeholder management across sites, regional teams, global functions, and external partners
- Ability to operate in ambiguity and build scalable ways of working across geographies and modalities
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For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation, and as a future-focused organization, we’re continuing to drive forward with endurance in our steadfast pursuit to achieve the best outcomes for our patients in a rapidly changing world. We have been preparing for this period of value creation by investing in data, digital and technology, and we’re proud of our employees and their commitment to turning groundbreaking ideas into life-changing impacts. Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity, and we will emerge ready for our future as one of the most trusted and science-driven digital biopharmaceutical companies. Join a team where your innovation impacts lives. Together, we’ll realize improved outcomes by improving data quality, enhancing launch execution and improving the patient journey. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating data collection and increasing accuracy across all parts of the business. Patients across the globe will benefit from access to treatments afforded by greater opportunities and efficiency in our research and development.
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