Manufacturing Support Manager

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Manufacturing Support Manager in our Thousand Oaks, CA office.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

Summary:

Manager of Manufacturing Support is responsible for the management and execution of the quality and compliance investigations and change management for the Rancho and Lawrence manufacturing sites.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage compliance responsibilities for the site to ensure on time completion of compliance investigations, document change controls and process change controls to meet site goals and objectives.
• Define group objectives in alignment with site goals and strategy.
• Manage, identify, hire, and develop staff
• Works with cross functional teams to anticipate potential conflicts and implement proactive solutions
• Drive the continuous improvement for compliance investigation teams to help reduce and eliminate compliance investigations
• Participate in Internal or external audits as SME for department.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated supervisory, leadership skills, and knowledge of lean manufacturing.
• Solid quantitative and qualitative assessment skills, critical thinking, and the ability to constructively challenge ideas and assumptions.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in manufacturing plant setting and with a virtual team setting.
• Strong influencing and facilitation skills and the ability to work in a highly matrixed environment.
• Knowledge of clean room environment and cGMP manufacturing of Bulk Drug Substance, Drug Product and Packaging.
• Strong professional writing skills and ability to prepare and write technical reports
• Strong verbal and written communication skills across multiple functional areas.
• Computer skills, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Trackwise.
• Must be able to read, write, and converse in English.
• Must be able to navigate, conduct searches, and fill on line forms on Personal Computer for the purposes of training, performance management, and self service applications.
• Must have the ability to navigate electronic mail systems and intranet for communication purposes.
• Advanced word processing skills.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills.
• Advanced typing skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively and efficiently in a team environment.

Education and/or experience:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred plus 3-6 years of manufacturing experience, or AA Degree with 5-7 years of manufacturing experience, or HS Diploma with 7-10 years of manufacturing experience. Minimum of 2-4 years of leadership experience. Scientific or engineering degree preferred.

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This job posting excludes CO applicants.

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