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Santen

Develops medicines and devices for eye health

GMP Manufacturing Manager

Regulatory & Quality (Life Sciences)Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHikone, Shiga, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Thorough knowledge of regulations needed for manufacturing management, including the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law and domestic and international Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and experience responding to internal and external audits.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes and facility equipment, with the ability to build and optimize manufacturing-management systems and develop and revise manufacturing-management standards.
  • Understanding of the fundamentals of pharmaceutical manufacturing—safety, efficacy, and uniformity—and the ability to apply them to manufacturing management.
  • Experience leading projects or task forces, collaborating across departments, and reliably managing execution.

Responsibilities

  • Manage pharmaceutical manufacturing operations under the factory manager's direction and in accordance with applicable laws, the Shiga factory's GMP standards, product specifications, and manufacturing and sanitation management standards.
  • Manage the pharmaceutical quality system to ensure it is properly operated.
  • Manage and supervise manufacturing processes to ensure raw materials, materials, products, and manufacturing procedures conform to approved requirements.
  • Review GMP system operations and propose improvements as needed.
  • Respond promptly to deviations and direct necessary actions.
  • Provide appropriate training and guidance to manufacturing-department members to ensure GMP compliance.
  • Improve quality assurance capability across the Shiga and Noto factories, develop personnel, reform business processes and systems, and establish best practices to strengthen the organization.
  • Build and continuously maintain a globally compliant GMP quality system to achieve appropriate quality assurance and customer trust.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, pharmacy, chemistry, or a related field; a master's degree is preferred.
  • Experience with Lean and productivity-improvement activities such as Six Sigma.
  • English reading, writing, and conversational skills.

About the Company

Santen

Develops medicines and devices for eye health

Santen researches, develops, manufactures and markets medicines and medical devices for eye care. Its portfolio includes prescription treatments for glaucoma, dry eye, allergies and other eye conditions, alongside nonprescription products and surgical devices. The company combines laboratory research and clinical development with formulation, quality control and manufacturing to bring products to healthcare markets. It earns revenue from pharmaceutical and device sales, working through regional subsidiaries and commercial partners to supply healthcare professionals, pharmacies and other customers. Founded in 1890, Santen is headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and sells products internationally.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Not listed
Founded
1890

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