Global Lead, Technology Operations & Facility Fit

Takeda; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 219,392 - 301,732; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking an experienced engineering leader to oversee enterprise governance for equipment operations and facility-fit innovation. You will interface with manufacturing sites, drive technology and process improvements, and ensure compliance across regulatory, quality, and environmental requirements.

You will lead facility-fit assessments, support capital investments, and champion cross-functional collaboration to enable network strategy, lifecycle management, and technology transfer,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive technical competence and leadership in pharmaceutical engineering, with strong GxP and EHS understanding.
• Strong knowledge of ICH, FDA, CMC, ISPE and PDA guidance documents.
• Proven leadership in a global matrix organization with change-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing and plant equipment improvement programs to deliver right-first-time production and contamination control.
• Evaluate equipment operations; implement improvements for efficiency, reliability, and quality.
• Lead facility and process-equipment evaluations to support network strategy, investments and lifecycle management.
• Drive technology innovation via SME groups, ensuring standardization and effective troubleshooting.
• Build equipment capacity modeling to monitor utilization and bottlenecks across the network.
• Support capex and business-case development for equipment technology and facility fit.
• Act as enterprise integrator across Manufacturing, MS&T, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, Digital/DD&T, Procurement and Finance.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Global teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/ Chemical/ Process/ Industrial or Systems Engineering

Advanced degree in Engineering or MBA preferred

Job description

About the role

• Set enterprise governance for equipment operations and facility-fit innovation to improve competitiveness, ensure compliance, and protect reliable patient supply across regulatory, quality, capacity, and environment, health and safety requirements.
• Serve as the primary interface for manufacturing sites, driving equipment/technology operations support and resolving process and plant-engineering issues.
• Lead facility-fit assessments for manufacturing equipment and facilities to enable network strategy, capital investments, lifecycle management, and technology transfer.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing and plant equipment improvement programs to deliver right-first-time production, including contamination control initiatives.
• Evaluate equipment operations and implement improvements to increase efficiency, reliability, and product quality (e.g., throughput, overall equipment effectiveness).
• Lead facility and process-equipment evaluations and define design selection criteria to support network strategy, capital investments, lifecycle management, and technology transfer, within regulatory requirements.
• Drive technology innovation through subject‑matter expert working groups, ensuring standardization/commonality, sound solution selection, and effective troubleshooting.
• Build and maintain equipment capacity modelling to monitor utilization, identify bottlenecks, and unlock capacity across the manufacturing network.
• Support capital investment and business case development for equipment technology and facility fit, including benefits realization and funding logic.
• Act as the enterprise integrator across Manufacturing, Manufacturing Science and Technology, Quality, Environment Health Safety and Sustainability, Supply Chain, Digital/DD&T, Procurement, and Finance, including executive oversight of critical supplier/partner ecosystems to unblock delivery and communicate strategy and progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Industrial or Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline required. Advanced degree in Engineering or MBA preferred.
• Demonstrated 10+ years of progressive technical competence and leadership experience in pharmaceutical engineering or similar industry with strong understanding of GxP compliance and EHS requirements, including ICH, FDA, CMC, ISPE and PDA guidance documents.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with strong problem‑solving mindset, decision‑making, and influencing skills; ability to lead in a global matrix organization; proven track record in driving alignment and managing change.
• Proven knowledge and experience in engineering technologies supporting product development and manufacturing, project execution, global process and facility engineering and the associated regulatory and quality requirements.
• Recognized as a problem‑solver, creative and innovative thinker with strong technical, interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.

Location

Zurich, Switzerland; Lexington, MA, USA

Base Salary Range

CHF 177,400.00 - CHF 243,980.00

Benefits

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