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Job Description

About the Role:

Leads the execution of complex facility engineering projects to enhance infrastructure reliability, clean utility performance, and operational efficiency at the Round Lake site. Oversees large-scale initiatives such as cleanroom and production space modifications, as well as upgrades to critical utility systems including Water for Injection (WFI), Reverse Osmosis (RO) water, clean steam, process compressed air, and HVAC systems.

Serves as the primary engineering lead for site-wide facility shutdowns, ensuring effective cross-functional coordination, risk mitigation, project planning, and successful execution. Manages relationships with external service providers and landlord-managed resources while developing and monitoring KPIs to ensure service excellence and operational reliability.

This role also leads sustainability-focused initiatives supporting Takeda's environmental goals through utility optimization, energy reduction, and infrastructure improvements. The Senior Facility Engineer provides technical leadership across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and Maintenance organizations while supporting capital planning and long-term site infrastructure strategies.

How you will contribute:

• Lead facility engineering projects that improve reliability, performance, compliance, and operational efficiency of critical facility and utility systems.

• Serve as the lead coordinator for annual facility shutdowns, including planning, scheduling, resource coordination, issue escalation, and execution oversight.

• Manage and support critical utility systems including HVAC, clean steam, WFI, RO water, compressed air, and related facility infrastructure.

• Develop and implement KPIs to monitor utility system performance, landlord-managed services, and facility reliability metrics.

• Lead facility-related change controls, risk assessments, deviations, investigations, and CAPA activities while ensuring compliance with GMP requirements.

• Manage external vendors, contractors, and service providers to ensure adherence to Takeda's safety, quality, and technical standards.

• Partner with Validation, Quality, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to deliver compliant and sustainable engineering solutions.

• Support deployment and continuous improvement of engineering standards, procedures, documentation, and best practices.

• Provide technical expertise during regulatory inspections, internal audits, and quality assessments related to facility systems and infrastructure.

• Lead sustainability and energy reduction projects that support site performance goals and Takeda's environmental commitments.

• Develop project schedules, cost estimates, budgets, and implementation plans while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

• Support facility security and infrastructure improvement projects, including access control and facility monitoring systems as needed.

• Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical resource for cross-functional teams.

• Identify risks proactively and implement mitigation strategies to support business continuity and operational excellence.

What you bring to Takeda:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.

• 5+ years of engineering experience supporting facilities, utilities, infrastructure, or manufacturing operations within a regulated environment.

• Experience managing facility and utility-related engineering projects from planning through execution.

• Hands-on experience supporting HVAC systems and critical facility infrastructure.

• Experience working with clean utility systems, including WFI, RO water, clean steam, compressed air, or similar systems.

• Experience within GMP-regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, chemical, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.

• Demonstrated experience supporting change controls, deviations, investigations, CAPAs, and engineering documentation.

• Proven project management experience, including scope development, scheduling, budgeting, and stakeholder management.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions and organizational levels.

• Ability to lead complex initiatives and drive results without direct supervisory authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing experience.

• Experience supporting cleanroom environments and aseptic manufacturing facilities.

• Knowledge of facility shutdown planning and execution.

• Experience managing external contractors and vendor relationships.

• Familiarity with sustainability initiatives, utility optimization, and energy management programs.

• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and audits.

Important Considerations:

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you may:

• In general, the position requires a combination of sedentary work and walking around observing conditions of the facility.

• Must be able to carry up to 20lbs, lift up to 25lbs, push/pull up to 25lbs (with assistance of material handling equipment).

• Must be able to stand and/or walk for an extended period between rooms and across the site.

• May require bending, twisting, reaching overhead, and/or squatting motions to perform certain tasks

• Repetitive motions with hands, wrists, turning head

• Indoor working conditions

• Will work around moving equipment and machinery.

• May be required to work in controlled environments requiring special safety gear or gowning; will be required to follow gowning requirements and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet, and body. No make-up, jewelry, nail polish, or artificial fingernails may be worn in the manufacturing environment.

• May be required to work in confined spaces/areas.

• Some Clean Room and/or cool/hot storage conditions.

• May be exposed to and must not be allergic to cephalosporin.

• Must be able to work on multiple shifts, including weekends, to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation as needed.

• Must be able to work non-traditional work hours or work extended hours, including weekends and holidays, as needed. 

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. 

For Location:

USA - IL - Round Lake - Drug Delivery

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$89,900.00 - $141,240.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. 

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - IL - Round Lake - Drug Delivery

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes