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Clinical Program Quality, Associate Director, R&D, China

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality
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At Takeda, Quality has always been a priority for us, throughout our long history. Today, what we do in Global Quality touches every part of our diverse organization. It’s reflected in our end-to-end Quality Management System that encompasses R&D, Manufacturing & Distribution, Commercial, Vaccines and our BioLife Plasma collection network. When you’re a part of our team, you’ll do meaningful work that makes an impact on the lives of patients. Learn more about us and explore the opportunities to build a remarkable career.

Job ID R0153801 Date posted 06/06/2025 Location Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality

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Job Description

roles& responsibility:

  • Provides quality assurance oversight of the global and local clinical research programs in Research and Development (R&D), Plasma Derived Therapy (PDT), Vaccines Business Unit (VBU), Oncology Business Unit (OBU), and Global Medical Marketed Products Development (MPD) with the overall goal of inspection readiness.
  • Serves as a Strategic Quality Thought Partner to Clinical Program Teams and other key stakeholders in the delivery of the clinical research programs, providing professional clinical research quality expertise and risk-based advice. 
  • Defines and implements a risk-based program audit strategy, ensuring the communication of significant quality and compliance risks to key stakeholders and Management, and ensuring appropriate and timely investigations and mitigations are in place
  • Leads the inspection readiness programs, the management of the inspection, and the response and follow-up activities. Ensures that inspection risks are well-communicated and mitigated for both sponsor and investigator site inspections.

R&D Qualifications & Skills

  • BA/BS degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related health care industry.
  • Minimum 7 years of GCP-related Quality Assurance or relevant clinical trial experience.
  • Recent experience in leading and hosting NMPA/CFDI inspection and other health authority inspection experience with FDA, MHRA etc.
  • Extensive knowledge and/or awareness of ICH GCP and applicable global regulations and guidance for clinical development
  • Advanced knowledge in the conduct and reporting of audits and the translation of findings into corrective action plans that mitigate risks to the company, patient safety and data integrity.
  • Collaborative team player proficient in stakeholder management, possessing a positive attitude, critical thinking skills, and the ability to swiftly identify creative solutions to complex problems
  • Strong technical writing skills; able to write quality positions, audit reports, and procedures.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to negotiate and influence without authority in a matrix environment
  • Strong judgment, project management, and decision-making skills; able to manage multiple projects and demanding timelines
  • Superior attention to detail and ability to analyze complex data
  • Able to read Chinese and speak Mandarin fluently
  • Able to travel to various meetings, inspections and/or audits, including overnight trips and international travel.

Locations

Shanghai, China

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time
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