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Design Governance Lead

Zurich, SwitzerlandFull-time177k2026-07-06 → 2026-11-12

Core

Establish and safeguard Takeda's global design governance framework to ensure consistent, transparent, and evidence-based engineering and CAPEX decisions from early investment through Front-End Engineering Design (FEED).

Role type

Senior IC design governance lead

Builds

Robust governance frameworks for early investment and FEED decision-making

Domain

Pharmaceutical engineering / CAPEX project development

Required skills

Engineering governance, CAPEX project development, option evaluation, risk assessment, decision traceability, deviation management, stakeholder alignment, organizational change leadership

Preferred skills

Master's or PhD in Engineering, experience in highly regulated industries

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Develop and implement global Design Assurance & Review (DAR) framework; Establish governance standards for design decisions; Ensure consistent application of governance across global projects; Safeguard quality of early investment decisions; Own governance of design decision records and logs; Protect approved design baselines; Partner with cross-functional teams to align governance with project execution

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC