Quality Strategy & Innovation

USA - 3390 Baxalta U.S., Inc.; Social Circle (GA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking a senior Quality Strategy & Innovation leader at our Georgia site (Social Circle). You will drive the quality transformation agenda, align site, regional, and global priorities, and partner with the Site Quality Head to deliver value, efficiency, and compliance across operations.

You will lead transformation roadmaps, build capability, and deploy digital tools to improve performance. The role requires 8+ years in pharma/biotech, strong cGMP knowledge, and a proven track record

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP principles and pharmaceutical operations.
• Proven experience leading transformation or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience with digital/data-driven initiatives is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Translate global and site Quality strategy into actionable site plans.
• Lead the Quality transformation roadmap and prioritize improvement portfolio.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive execution and track progress.
• Lead site-wide Quality transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Use data, digital tools, and innovative approaches to improve way of working.
• Identify capability gaps and define future-ready Quality capabilities.
• Support deployment of the Agile Operating System and digital initiatives.
• Champion a strong Quality culture and learning mindset.
• Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders.

Skills

Quality transformation

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Lean operations

Digital initiatives

Change management

Budget planning

Data-driven

Education

B.S. in Science/Engineering

Job description

Job Description

About the role: The Quality Strategy & Innovation (QSI) role leads the site Quality transformation agenda and helps ensure alignment across site, regional, and global Quality priorities. As a strategic partner to the Site Quality Head, this role focuses on transformation, capability building, and value creation to strengthen Quality performance, operational efficiency, and compliance.

How you will contribute

• Translate global and site Quality strategy into clear, actionable plans for the site.
• Lead the Quality transformation roadmap and support prioritization of the improvement portfolio including resource alignment.
• Partner with Business Excellence and cross-functional teams to drive execution and track progress.
• Lead site-wide Quality transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Use data, digital tools, and innovative approaches to improve ways of working and results.
• Identify capability gaps and help define future-ready Quality capabilities.
• Support deployment of the Agile Operating System and digital transformation initiatives.
• Champion a strong Quality culture and a learning mindset across the organization.
• Act as a change agent to drive adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Collaborate with the Site Leadership Team, Quality Leadership Team, Operations, Business Excellence, and DD&T.
• Represent Quality in site transformation, innovation, and strategic initiatives.
• Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to site, regional, and global stakeholders.
• Support quality budget planning, oversight and resource planning to transformation priorities and drive financial discipline.
• Help develop the Quality talent strategy and capability-building agenda.
• Support development of Quality talent strategy and capability-building program.

What you bring to Takeda

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field, plus 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or biologics manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP principles and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.
• Proven experience leading or supporting transformation, strategy deployment, or continuous improvement in Quality, Operations, or Business Excellence.
• Demonstrated experience leading transformation or continuous improvement initiatives, understanding of lean operations.
• Experience working with digital, data-driven, or improvement-focused initiatives is an advantage.

Important Considerations

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you may:

• Work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body. This may include additional hearing protection for loud areas.
• Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and/or artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
• Work in a cold, wet environment.
• Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours, as necessary.
• Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.

More about us

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees and strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location: USA - GA - Social Circle - Hwy 278 U.S. Base Salary Range: $154,400.00 - $242,550.00 The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - GA - Social Circle - Hwy 278

Worker Type

Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time Job Exempt Yes

Company Culture

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own. Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.