Head of Manufacturing

The Company is seeking a Head of Manufacturing to oversee all operations at a pharmaceutical manufacturing site. Responsibilities include managing daily production of oral solid dosage forms, ensuring compliance with applicable manufacturing, distribution, and data-integrity standards, and optimizing production schedules and campaign plans. The role will lead responses to regulatory and customer audits, drive continuous improvements in yield and cycle times, and provide ongoing guidance to production managers and team members. It also requires close collaboration with internal teams, regular engagement at the manufacturing site, and hands-on problem-solving. Candidates should have at least 15 years of pharmaceutical oral solid dosage manufacturing experience, including seven or more years in leadership, and experience managing regulatory inspections. Advanced production-planning and campaign-management expertise, knowledge of GMP and relevant regulatory guidelines, and strong decision-making skills are required. A bachelor’s degree or higher in pharmacy, pharmaceutical technology, chemical engineering, or a related field is required, along with business-level Japanese and English. Experience in multinational or contract manufacturing environments, Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen, and facility launch or scale-up projects is preferred.