Technology & Innovation Lead, Process Equipment DP; f​/m​/d

Job Description

About the role:

• Champion the transformation of process and manufacturing technologies for Takeda’s Drug Product (DP) network by setting technical direction, building technology visions and strategies, and enabling scalable execution.
• Provide specialist process, plant and reliability engineering expertise to ensure safe, environmentally sustainable, reliable, cost-effective, and scalable technical solutions for DP manufacturing plants.
• Translate site and network needs into harmonized best practices, standards, and roadmaps, ensuring solutions meet Regulatory, Quality, Capacity, and EHS requirements.
• Accelerate innovation by combining industry benchmarking/scouting with structured deployment approaches aligned to modern digitalization/Pharma 4.0 expectations (data-driven decisions, connectivity, security, and maturity).

How you will contribute:

• Lead, coordinate, and develop technology visions, strategies, and execution roadmaps for DP equipment technologies to accelerate innovation programs and improve network performance.
• Provide inputs for and/or own parts of the innovation roadmap for process engineering strategies; ensure DP technology choices are benchmarked against peers and best-known methods.
• Actively scout technology and participate in industry conferences/forums to identify emerging solutions and translate them into deployable, value-based initiatives.
• Drive DP technology strategies that leveraged digitalization for faster decision-making and improved control over operations, quality, and compliance - recognizing increased connectedness.
• Drive awareness of advanced manufacturing expectations and evolving global guidance as relevant to DP equipment strategies and future platform decisions.
• Lead DP process engineering contributions by defining technical strategies and providing critical DP manufacturing support across multiple sites (matrix).
• Lead evaluation of existing processes/equipment and define improvements to yield, efficiency, robustness, and operability while maintaining acceptable quality.
• Establish/lead technology groups and Communities of Practice (CoPs) to harmonize engineering technologies across sites and ensure sharing and application of best practices and expertise.
• Own/author standards, guidelines, templates for DP process equipment technologies; drive consistent interpretation and application across the network.
• Establish sustained, collaborative communication with the process engineering community to understand site needs, installed standards, rationales, and local constraints.
• Develop & nurture core competencies of site SMEs to build enduring technical capability and knowledge continuity.
• Provide technical SME support to CAPEX investment projects, Design Engineering function, and investment applications, including support to feasibility studies, FEED, scope definition, value engineering, and vendor audits/selection – particularly for critical cGMP aspects and innovation.
• Lead evaluation of equipment design selection criteria supporting network strategy, capital investments, lifecycle management, and tech transfer – balancing efficiency, capacity, safety, sustainability, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with key internal stakeholders involved in development and deployment of current and future solutions (Global Engineering, sites, leadership teams, and cross‑functional partners).

What you bring to Takeda:

• Technical,scientific and/or engineering degree with
  10-15years of technical experience in biopharmaceutical/ pharmaceutical engineering or similar industry.
• Proven knowledge in Engineering technologies supporting product development and/or manufacturing, ideally in Drug Product manufacturing equipment (e.g., Formulation, Fill & Finish, Inspection,…