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Job DescriptionObjective:
You will report to the Head Engineering GCC and lead Automation Design within the Global Capability Center in Bengaluru. You will build team capability and deliver consistent automation engineering services for pharmaceutical manufacturing projects, meeting quality, regulatory, safety, cybersecurity, sustainability, and business requirements.
Accountabilities:
- Lead and develop Automation Design teams and Design Leads across the Global Capability Center
- Build workforce plans, capability development plans, succession plans, and talent strategies
- Support recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and retention of engineering talent
- Create a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning
- Oversee automation design performance across all projects and programs
- Ensure adequate resource capacity and balanced workload across the team
- Support project delivery from concept, front-end engineering design, and detailed design through construction support, commissioning, qualification, and validation
- Ensure compliance with good manufacturing practice requirements, Takeda standards, environmental health and safety requirements, cybersecurity requirements, and applicable industry regulations
- Align engineering practices with Good Automated Manufacturing Practice 5, International Society of Automation 88, International Society of Automation 95, International Electrotechnical Commission standards, and engineering best practices
- Lead quality assurance, technical reviews, risk management, and lessons learned activities
- Support audits, inspections, quality investigations, and regulatory readiness work
- Set and lead automation design improvement and innovation priorities
- Promote digital engineering, smart manufacturing, automation standardization, artificial intelligence-enabled tools, and data-driven decision making
- Support energy optimization, operational efficiency, and sustainability initiatives through automation solutions
- Drive standardization and reuse of engineering solutions across projects
- Serve as the primary Global Capability Center contact for Automation Design
- Collaborate with Global Design Engineering, project teams, manufacturing sites, Digital Factory teams, operational technology teams, and discipline authorities
- Support automation modernization initiatives that improve manufacturing performance
Education, Behavioural Competencies and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related discipline
- Master’s degree preferred
- 15 or more years of experience in automation, electrical, instrumentation, and control engineering in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated industries
- Experience across concept, front-end engineering design, detailed design, construction support, commissioning, qualification, and validation
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations and complex project portfolios
- Experience in engineering consulting, engineering procurement and construction management, or owner-side project organizations is preferred
- Strong people leadership, organizational development, and talent management experience
- Experience in change leadership and continuous improvement
- Ability to collaborate across teams and influence stakeholders
- Process automation experience with programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, and batch systems
- Experience with building management systems and environmental monitoring systems
- Knowledge of electrical design, instrumentation engineering, automation architecture, and system integration
- Knowledge of Good Automated Manufacturing Practice 5, International Society of Automation 88, International Society of Automation 95, Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 Part 11, data integrity, and good manufacturing practice requirements
- Knowledge of commissioning, qualification, validation, and lifecycle management principles
- Experience with digital engineering and smart manufacturing technologies
- Willingness to travel internationally and collaborate across time zones
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related discipline
- 15 or more years of experience in automation, electrical, instrumentation, and control engineering in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated industries
- Experience across concept, front-end engineering design, detailed design, construction support, commissioning, qualification, and validation
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations and complex project portfolios
- Strong people leadership, organizational development, and talent management experience
- Experience in change leadership and continuous improvement
- Ability to collaborate across teams and influence stakeholders
- Process automation experience with programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, and batch systems
- Experience with building management systems and environmental monitoring systems
- Knowledge of electrical design, instrumentation engineering, automation architecture, and system integration
- Knowledge of GAMP 5, ISA-88, ISA-95, 21 CFR Part 11, data integrity, and GMP requirements
- Knowledge of commissioning, qualification, validation, and lifecycle management principles
- Experience with digital engineering and smart manufacturing technologies
- Willingness to travel internationally and collaborate across time zones
- Master's degree
- Experience in engineering consulting, engineering procurement and construction management, or owner-side project organizations
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Takeda and has not been reviewed or approved by Takeda.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement is described as notably strong, combining a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with an additional company contribution that scales with age and service. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further supports long-term wealth building.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, substantial adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and robust caregiver resources (backup care and Maven family-forming support) are emphasized as core strengths. These offerings create a comprehensive safety net for a range of family situations.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (nationwide PPO/HSA and regional HMOs), employer HSA funding, and integrated mental-health and well-being programs signal depth in coverage. Preventive care is covered in-network, and plan choices by state expand access.
Takeda Insights
What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
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