Quality Compliance & Systems Lead, Europe

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Job ID R0003423
Date posted 07/27/2018
Location:Zurich, Switzerland

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and support your career? If so, be empowered to take charge of your future at Takeda. Join us as a Quality Compliance & Systems Lead, in our Zurich office.

Takeda is a global pharmaceutical leader with more than 30,000 professionals working together across more than 70 countries. We have an unwavering dedication to put people first and we live our values of Takeda-ism: Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance. We are united by our more than 230-year legacy of research-based pharmaceuticals and our mission to strive toward 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.

A Typical Day Will Include:

As a Quality Compliance & Systems Lead, working in the European Quality Team, you will Provide Regional Leadership and strategic direction across the network:

• Engaging and monitoring global external landscape utilizing technical expertise to assure

  compliance with external Regulatory and Quality Compliance trends



• Acting as a key partner for the Manufacturing Site and the Commercial organization, creating clear processes that assure ongoing GMP compliance


• Leading and developing sustainable processes to assure ongoing regional Quality & Compliance KPI performance


• Engaging with Global Quality Organizations (e.g. Global Quality Compliance and Systems,

  corporate Auditing function) to assure governance and improve site capability



• Support the implementation of  Global Quality Systems across the Site and Commercial organization


• Living Takeda’s values (Takeda-isms) and promoting its Quality Culture


• Managing the performance and development of the local teams, creating an environment that allows people to thrive and move the organization forward


• Contributes to processes run via the Takeda Pharmaceutical international Zurich (TPIZ) legal entity

Be empowered to:

• Ensuring an open and transparent environment ensuring immediate notification, management and prevention of critical quality issues


• Ensuring proper deployment of Takeda Quality Management System, ensuring inspection readiness and no critical observations during inspections


• Closely collaboration with Global Quality Organizations, including Commercial Quality Heads on quality decisions and people selection


• Establishing processes to assure ongoing GMP compliance with external and internal requirements as well as current trends; Includes networking across internal organizations as well as external collaborations


• Engaging in professional bodies to ensure a strong Takeda profile in forums within the Pharma Industry


• Leading/supporting global & regional Quality programs and processes as needed


• Driving Quality Culture across the organization


• Promoting talent development by living Takeda’s Leadership Behaviors, Takeda-isms and through frequent Quality Conversations

Qualifications:

• Scientific or engineering graduate (BSc, MSc, PhD)


• 15 years of combined experience with steadily increasing leadership responsibilities, including a strong Technical Operations background


• Experience in Pharmaceutical Operations, Supply Chain management and Quality Systems


• Extensive global pharmaceutical industry knowledge and European / FDA regulations

• Demonstrated ability to anticipate potential problems and risks related to Global Quality

  Systems expectations and regulatory compliance with ability to formulate action plans

  and implement solutions

• Robust experience in working with Commercial teams and building cross-functional relationships


• Demonstrated experience in leading global change in an international environment

• Very strong ability to manage and drive change


• Patient and customer-centric with service orientation


• Proven leadership and ability to work well with cross-functional teams to accomplish

  Objectives



• Ability to focus on few key priorities and demonstrate strategic enterprise thinking


• Fluent in written and spoken English


• Desire to put people first and demonstrate the values of Takeda-ism


• Ability to take on a high degree of international travel – up to 40% of the time


• Must hold a Swiss work permit or an EU Passport

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