Job Description
About the role:
- Ownand driveregion APACautomation strategy and leadership for assigned manufacturing sites, acting as the recognized senior authority and primary automation counterpart to site leadership, and ensuring strong strategic alignment with Global Automation strategy and governance.
- Defineand own theregionAPACautomation deployment strategy, enabling effective adoption of Global Automation standards, programs, and best practices across the region, ensuring consistency, compliance, and sustainable execution.
- Governand take strategic ownership of automation delivery for capital projects and site initiatives within the region, ensuring adherence to global guidelines,timelyexecution, and alignment with lifecycle strategies.
- Actas the recognized senior escalation authority andregion APACinterface for automation topics, driving site performance, risk management, and continuous improvement across the APAC network.
How you will contribute:
- Own, shape, and represent Global Automation strategy, standards, and governance atregion APAClevel, ensuring consistent interpretation, strategic alignment, and adoption across assigned sites.
- Actas strategic implementation lead for Global Automation initiatives within the region, partnering with sites and global functions to deploy standards, innovative programs, and best practices effectively.
- Drivethe definition and evolution of Global Automation programs, strategy, standards, and governance documentation, providing strategicregion APACand site-level input to ensure practical applicability, scalability, and alignment with manufacturing needs.
- Holdaccountabilityfor the automation scope of Global Engineering–managed capital projects (>10 OY) within the region, ensuring compliance with global guidelines, delivery milestones, and budget expectations.
- Provideregion APACoversightand technical governance forsite‑managedautomation projects (<10 OY), ensuring alignment with global standards and lifecycle principles.
- Supportand guidesite automation roadmaps andlong‑termstrategies, ensuring integration of global automation solutions and alignment withregion APACand network priorities.
- Identify, promote, and scalesite‑originatedinnovation and best practices, enabling structured transition to globally governed solutions where approved.
- Supportregion APACexecutionof site cybersecurity, asset management, and obsolescence programs, ensuring alignment with global automation andrisk‑managementframeworks.
- Actasescalationauthorityfor complex automation issues, risks, and deviations within the region, coordinating expert resolution with global automation functions asrequired.
- Leadand developregion APACand global Automation Communities of Practice, fostering a strongregion APACnetwork, alignment, transparency, and continuous improvement across sites and functions.
- Providestrategic leadership of theregion APACautomation network and virtual team, coordinating and aligning multiple site automation leads to ensure cohesive execution of global andregion APACpriorities.
- Serveas the recognized senior authority for APAC automation performance, accountable forregion APACautomation maturity, capability development, and performance outcomes.
What you bring to Takeda:
Education& Experience
- Degree in Automation, Electrical, Chemical, or related Engineering discipline, with extensive experience in industrial automation within pharmaceutical or life‑science manufacturing environments.
Behavioural& Leadership Competencies
- Strong influencing and communication skills; structured problem‑solving; sound judgment; ability tooperateeffectively in complex, global, matrixed organizations.
Professional& Functional Skills
- Broad knowledge of automation platforms, project environments,GxPcompliance, and lifecycle governance; strong stakeholder management capability; experience supportingregion APACor multi‑site operations.
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:
- Allowances: Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.
- Salary Increase: Annually, Bonus Payment: Twice a year
- Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30, Production Sites (Osaka/ Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45, (Narita) 8:30-17:15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45
- Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)
- Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.
- Flexible Work Styles: Flextime, Telework
- Benefits: Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.
Important Notice concerning working conditions:
- It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.
- It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.
Locations
Osaka (Juso), Japan
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
