Manager MS&T Lab DS (f/m/d)

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-oriented, innovation-driven company that inspires you and promotes your career? Then take your future in your hands and become part of Takeda as

Manager MS&T Lab DS (f/m/d)

Lead a dynamic team at the forefront of vaccine development, driving innovation and efficiency in biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, while shaping the future of Takeda’s global dengue vaccine operations.

Responsibilities:

• Establish, lead and manage the MS&T Drug Substance Lab Team, overseeing USP and DSP activities while optimizing resource utilization for ad-hoc support and long-term improvements.
• Collaborate with MS&T, CMC, QA, QC, regulatory, and manufacturing teams to enhance processes and support technology transfers in global vaccine manufacturing.
• Establish and maintain the Drug Substance Lab to meet Vaccines Business Unit needs, fostering teamwork and a transformation mindset.
• Build and lead a high-performing MS&T DS Lab team for Takeda's dengue vaccine lifecycle, while developing future talent.
• Provide scientific and technical leadership to achieve corporate goals for productivity, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Share expertise on Vaccines Drug Substance processes, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Develop proposals for scale-down models for technology transfer and make critical decisions on lab operations and process improvements.
• Engage with internal and external teams to raise awareness of new manufacturing technologies and develop complex process changes, considering quality and regulatory factors.
• Utilize knowledge of upstream and downstream operations to efficiently plan and execute experiments for process development and troubleshooting.
• Foster a collaborative environment and take calculated risks to improve lab operations and process efficiencies.

Profile:

• MSc with 10+ years of experience in Vaccines or Biologics process development, MS&T Labs or start-ups, including multiple years of conceptual design, execution and evaluation of complex lab experiments.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience and developing technical staff.
• Experience in single-use cell culture and/or DSP technologies; experience with live viruses or in cGMP is a plus.
• Deep knowledge of upstream and downstream biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, preferably with single-use technologies.
• Self-starter and team player who balances entrepreneurial needs with structured process development and troubleshooting.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and a proven track record in project leadership.
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and capable of prioritizing in a matrix environment.
• Effective time and project management, with a hands-on mentality to lab activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in German and English.
• Experience in bioanalytical methods for process development is a plus.

In this position you will report to the Director MS&T Lab.

What we offer you:

• Attractive and competitive salary

• Open-minded and modern working environment

• Hybrid working model

• 30 vacation days

• Company pension plan

• Further education and training

• Commuting allowance

• Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees

• Subsidized canteen

• Subsidized sports programs

• Disability insurance

• Long-term account with various possible uses

• Employee discounts

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Group accident insurance

• Performance-related bonus

• Trusted working hours

• Employee Referral Program

• Deferred compensation as desired

• 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 dengue fever 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:

Takeda is proud of its commitment to create a diverse workforce and to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are living with disabilities, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know so that we can provide you with appropriate support during the application process.

LocationsSingen, Germany

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time