Manager MS&T Lab DS

Job

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. 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.

Benefits

• 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

Company profile

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.