Director, Clinical Program Quality and Excellence

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About the role

The Director Clinical Program Quality & Excellence (CPQE) serves as a strategic quality leader supporting Takedas clinical development portfolio. This role is responsible for shaping and executing risk-based quality management strategies across assigned clinical programs ensuring inspection readiness regulatory compliance and proactive quality oversight throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.

You will partner closely with global cross-functional stakeholders including Clinical Development Study Execution Teams Regulatory Affairs and Quality organizations to identify emerging risks drive issue resolution and strengthen quality performance across clinical programs. This position plays a critical role in supporting portfolio decision-making safeguarding patient safety ensuring data integrity and enabling successful regulatory submissions worldwide.

How you will contribute

• Lead quality management activities for assigned clinical development programs implementing proactive and risk-based quality oversight strategies

• Serve as a strategic quality advisor to asset-level governance bodies including Global Program Teams Clinical Sub-Teams and Clinical Review Boards

• Drive identification escalation and mitigation of quality risks and critical issues to support informed patient-centric decision-making

• Lead investigations into significant quality events including GCP Serious Breaches scientific misconduct and major compliance deviations

• Develop and execute inspection readiness strategies ensuring sustainable compliance throughout clinical trial execution

• Lead global GCP inspection planning and preparation activities serving as a subject matter expert during regulatory interactions and inspections

• Design and implement risk-based audit strategies to proactively identify and mitigate quality and compliance risks

• Partner with Study Execution Teams to strengthen quality oversight models and embed real-time inspection readiness practices

• Mentor and support Clinical Program Quality professionals fostering a culture of accountability quality by design and continuous improvement

• Drive cross-functional issue resolution and promote adoption of best practices across clinical development programs

• Contribute to R&D Quality continuous improvement initiatives by sharing lessons learned inspection insights and quality trends across the organization

• Influence senior stakeholders to strengthen compliance improve operational effectiveness and protect patient safety and data integrity

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a scientific medical healthcare or related discipline required

• Minimum 10 years of experience within the pharmaceutical biotechnology or healthcare industry

• At least 5 years of experience in Quality Compliance Clinical Development Quality or related functions

• Deep knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations quality systems and clinical trial processes

• Experience supporting global clinical development programs from study start-up through regulatory submission

• Demonstrated experience leading quality oversight inspection readiness audit programs and compliance initiatives

• Strong investigation and root cause analysis experience related to quality events and compliance issues

• Proven ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders

• Excellent communication leadership and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced scientific or healthcare degree (MS PharmD PhD MD or equivalent)

• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and health authority interactions

• Experience in clinical portfolio governance and risk management

• Background in global clinical operations pharmacovigilance or quality systems

• Experience leading complex remediation programs and continuous improvement initiatives

• Strong understanding of quality-by-design principles and risk-based quality management approaches

At Takeda we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer Takeda offers stimulating careers encourages innovation and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive collaborative workplace in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

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U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical dental vision insurance a 401(k) plan and company match short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance a tuition reimbursement program paid volunteer time off company holidays and well-being benefits among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive per calendar year up to 80 hours of sick time and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression parental status national origin age disability citizenship status genetic information or characteristics marital status status as a Vietnam era veteran special disabled veteran or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws and any other characteristic protected by law.

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