Supplier Quality Management, Senior Analyst

Role Summary

The Supplier Quality Management Senior Analyst is responsible for identifying, coaching, and managing suppliers to ensure they meet Takeda’s quality standards and policies. This role supports strong supplier performance and compliance, contributing to Takeda’s mission of better health and a brighter future. As a Senior Analyst, you’ll address moderately scoped challenges using sound judgment within defined procedures and policies, applying industry practices and general knowledge to keep projects on track, primarily collaborating internally with subordinates and supervisors, with minimal external interaction.

Responsibilities

• Execute global supplier and material/product management activities for locally assigned suppliers, including
• Building strong relationships with suppliers and key stakeholders
• Creating and maintaining product/material specifications
• Resolving material-related issues in collaboration with production, Quality Control, and global manufacturers
• Managing supplier qualifications, audits, and quality agreements
• Handling supplier notifications of change and related change controls
• Monitoring supplier performance
• Support a collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Drive strategic oversight of external auditing and supplier quality to ensure readiness for regulatory inspections and product quality standards
• Ensure compliance with global audit and specification policies, procedures, and standards
• Coordinate with Global Supplier Quality and audit planning teams to assign auditors for critical local suppliers
• Escalate critical audit findings, material issues, and supplier performance concerns promptly
• Conduct external audits as needed and support global due diligence efforts by providing quality-related risk assessments and resolutions
• Execute supplier qualification and specification programs on schedule and provide performance metrics to support continuous improvement
• Partner across Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Quality to align on business priorities
• Collaborate with global teams including Quality Auditing, Supplier Quality, SBO, and Global Quality Compliance to support strategy, change management, and knowledge sharing
• Engage routinely with external business partners and suppliers

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in Sciences, Engineering, or related field with 5+ years in biotech, biologics, or pharma
• Experience in manufacturing, quality operations, and regulatory inspections preferred
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, Quality Systems, and risk management
• Excellent communication, organization, and project management skills
• Proficient in key systems and tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, TrackWise, VEEVA, JDE)
• Demonstrated leadership, sound judgment, and ability to drive change
• Skilled in supplier performance management, escalation handling, and cross-functional collaboration
• Strategic mindset with awareness of industry trends and global complexity

Skills

• Supplier quality management
• Auditing and compliance
• Change management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Risk assessment and mitigation

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in Sciences, Engineering, or related field

Additional Requirements

• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 15 lbs
• May require a mix of sedentary work and facility observation
• Must comply with gowning and protective clothing requirements in controlled environments
• Restrictions on personal items in manufacturing areas
• May work in cold, wet, or confined environments
• Willingness to work supplemental hours, including weekends, as needed
• Occasional travel (up to 5%)