Associate Director Ms&t Drug Product

**About the role**:
As Associate Director, MS&T Drug product, you will provide scientific and strategic leadership to support and optimize Drug Product (DP) manufacturing across internal and external sites. You will lead a team of process engineers and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure process robustness, compliance, and continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle

**How will you contribute**:

- Leading cGMP activities for commercial Drug Product manufacturing, including deviation and change management.
- Driving process improvements, technology transfers, scale-ups, and lifecycle management initiatives.
- Managing data analysis and documentation (e.g. CPV, APR), ensuring regulatory compliance and high product quality.
- Supporting regulatory submissions and ensuring the implementation of risk management principles.
- Representing Manufacturing Sciences & Technology in cross-functional and external project teams.
- Developing your team’s technical capabilities and fostering a high-performance culture.
- Guide and further develop a team of (senior) process engineers supporting both projects and commercial manufacturing in external and internal sites
- Identifying and introducing innovative manufacturing technologies to enhance operational efficiency.

**What you bring toTakeda**:

- Degree in Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Chemistry, or related field with experience in cGMP Drug Product manufacturing.
- Minimum 7 years of industry experience, including strong background in biologics and drug product development. Proven ability to lead high-visibility, fast-paced projects with global stakeholder interaction.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a direct or matrix environment.
- Deep understanding of formulation, aseptic filling, isolator technology, lyophilization, packaging, and visual inspection.
- Experience with single-use systems and knowledge of upstream/downstream processes are desirable.
- Familiarity with analytical and process control technologies in biopharma manufacturing.
- Experience with live virus or vaccine production is a plus.
- Strong problem-solving, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work autonomously, make impactful decisions, and lead complex initiatives.
- Full professional fluency in English is essential; German is a plus
- Position based in Singen (Germany) with global scope; flexibility to travel up to 20-30% domestic & internationally.

**What we offer you**:

- Attractive and competitive salary according to collective bargaining agreement
- Open-minded and modern working environment
- Hybrid working model
- 30 vacation days
- Company pension plan
- Further education and training
- Commuting allowance for public transport
- Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees
- Subsidized canteen
- Subsidized sports programs
- Disability insurance
- Supplementary nursing care insurance
- Long-term account with various possible uses
- Employee discounts
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Group accident insurance
- Employee Referral Program
- Deferred compensation as desired
- Future amount
- Global Wellbeing Program
- Interactive online courses for employees' children
- Employee Recognition Program

**About Us**:
Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines.

In Singen, around 1,200 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 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**:
**Locations**: Singen, Germany

**Worker Type**: Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**: Regular

**Time Type**: Full time