Takeda · 22 hours ago
Senior Manager, CDMO-CTO Relationship Management
Lexington, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$137K/yr - $215K/yr
5+ years expTakeda is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing better health to patients worldwide. The Senior Manager for CDMO-CTO Relationship Management will be responsible for overseeing contract development and manufacturing organizations, ensuring effective collaboration and performance standards across various vendors to support clinical manufacturing and analytical testing activities.
BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead the relationship management activities for outsourced global projects with multiple internal and external work streams (drug substance, drug product, logistics, etc.) and integrate implications for any external operations opportunities across a variety of modalities
Accountable for supporting the assessment and evaluation of CDMO, CTO and vendor capabilities critical for successful delivery of Takeda’s clinical development portfolio, in partnership with PS Functional SMEs
Accountable for establishing working partnerships between Clinical Supply Chain and the broader PS organization to clarify roles and responsibilities between Clinical Supply Chain, Functional SMEs, and Procurement in establishing and maintaining CMO- CTO/vendor alignment that addresses the needs of the current and anticipated development pipeline
Establish best practices, set and maintain high performance standards across the vendor network, and establish mechanisms for early identification of poor Vendor/CMO-CTO performance, and work to address. Establish and monitor continuous improvement initiatives and performance measures with external network
Act as an operational liaison between Clinical Supply Chain and stakeholders, Takeda partners, and contract manufacturing organizations. Effectively engage with key stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure timely implementation of project objectives. Identify interdependencies and connections between departments and ensure integrated end to end visibility and alignment
Provide a single point of accountability for identifying and managing timely resolution of business, operational, and quality issues through the established CDMO-CTO governance structure
Demonstrate an understanding of company priorities, objectives and project timelines. Define and manage critical path, proactively identify and escalate issues and help resolve them
Develop and manage mutually beneficial, long-term business relationships with CMOs-CTOs
Demonstrate strategic thought and resource planning to support multi-geographic programs and personnel
Identify and communicate opportunities for change; plans for team to meet new challenges
Lead and support Clinical Supply Chain business initiatives and facilitate their implementation with appropriate stakeholders
Effective communicator with the ability to guide and influence a wide range of stakeholders without having formal authority over final decision
Qualification
Required
BS and 7+ years' experience or advanced degree and 5+ years of experience
Must have exceptional working knowledge of CMC operations relating to research and development and investigational drug manufacturing
Must have direct management experience with external contract manufacturing organizations
Demonstrated excellence in project management and effectively managing multiple projects/priorities
Act as the key contributor in authoring Statements of Work in and insuring contractual alignment post RFP award
Experienced in contractual requirements and implementing systems and processes for support of cross-functional activities
Must have strong PC experience along with expert in MS Office suite applications
Able to troubleshoot critical issues or problems and resolve routine issues using appropriate information
Ability to work well in a cross functional team environment, build consensus and drive resolution of issues while maintaining positive working relationships across functions
Exceptional oral and written communications skills with the capacity to present effectively to a diverse range of audiences
Exercises exceptional time management skills and is able to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Demonstrate a high degree of self-awareness, self-motivation, initiative, and attention to detail
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision insurance
401(k) plan and company match
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid volunteer time off
Company holidays
Well-being benefits
Up to 80 hours of sick time
Up to 120 hours of paid vacation
Company
Takeda
Takeda is a biopharmaceutical company that researches and develops pharmaceutical drugs.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.46B2025-06-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.4B
2016-09-01Grant· $19.8M
2016-05-08Grant· $38M
Leadership Team
Christophe Weber
President and CEO
Schuyler Fairfield
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Supply Chain
Recent News
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