Quality Compliance Lead

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 a Quality Compliance Lead - External Biologics Based at Takeda’s Baggot Street site, you will spearhead inspection readiness and compliance across CMOs and CTLs. Acting as the vital link between Global Quality Compliance and External Biologics, you will play a key role in safeguarding product quality and ensuring patient safety—making a real impact across Takeda’s External Biologics supply.

How You Will Contribute

- Lead External Biologics Regulatory Inspections at Takeda Ireland (HPRA & Russian MIT) and manage inspection readiness, support, and remediation across CMOs and CTLs.

- Lead and maintain the Takeda Baggot Street Site Master File (SMF) and Product Quality Review process for External Biologic Products.

- Lead the External Biologics Internal Audits, Self-Inspection program, and Compliance Risk Assessments.

- Maintain knowledge of current applicable global regulatory requirements and apply cGMPs daily to ensure operational compliance.

- Manage day-to-day operations independently, providing strategic oversight, problem resolution, and risk mitigation.

- Routinely partner with senior management on critical compliance issues.

- Participate in and lead Continuous Improvement projects to enhance compliance and quality systems, supporting MAH activities for Takeda Pharmaceutical International – Ireland Branch.

In this position you will report to the Head of Quality Systems and Compliance Biologics OpU Quality - External Manufacturing.

What You Bring to Takeda

- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a relevant scientific or technical discipline with minimum 8 years’ experience in Quality Systems and Compliance in biologics or sterile manufacturing.

- Proven leadership experience managing quality or technical teams in a global biopharmaceutical setting.

- Strong understanding of cGMP/GLP regulations, ICH guidelines, FDA CMC expectations, and related international standards.

- Demonstrated knowledge of biologics and aseptic manufacturing processes, systems, and technologies.

- Experience interacting with regulatory agencies and leading site or external partner inspections.

- Ability to influence, collaborate, and communicate effectively across internal and external stakeholders with strong analytical, risk assessment, and decision-making skills.

- Commitment to Takeda’s values—Patient, Trust, Reputation, and Business—driving quality excellence across all activities.

What we can offer you

- Employer funded private medical insurance with dependants’ cover

- Competitive salary and performance-based bonus

- Employer retirement plan contributions

- Flexible working arrangements

- 26 vacation days plus additional days for service milestones

- Family friendly policies

- Employee Assistance Program

- Wellbeing and engagement teams

- Employer life insurance contributions

- Development opportunities

- Educational programs and formal training

- Coaching and mentoring

- Employee Stock Purchase Plan

- Revenue approved profit share scheme

- Humanitarian volunteering leave options

- Employer funded income protection

- On-Site Gym

- Flexible employee funded options like Dental Insurance, Partner Life Insurance, Serious Illness Protection, Fuel Card, Bike to Work, Commuter Ticket, and Insurance Deals

- Electric charging points available at parking locations

- Takeda Resource Groups

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. Takeda Ireland was established in 1997. Our story in Ireland is one of substantial growth, rapid change, and innovation. Over the past years, Takeda Ireland has invested over €55 million in Ireland to develop our manufacturing sites. Solidifying our commitment in our people and contributing to the local economy. Takeda in Ireland has commercial operations, corporate services, and manufacturing facilities across four locations: Baggot St, Bray, Citywest, and Grange Castle. We have been certified as Top Employer for several consecutive years.

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.

Location

IRL - Dublin - Baggot Street

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