Manager, Global Import & Export Operations and Trade Compliance

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Manager, Global Import & Export Operations and Trade Compliance based in Cambridge, MA reporting to the Associate Director, Global Trade Compliance.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to work towards their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, and work toward excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to provide Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a necessary contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

GOALS:

• The Global Trade Compliance Manager will ensure that Research & Development imports and exports are conducted in accordance with the rules and regulatory requirements of Customs and other applicable governmental agencies in the affected countries.

• The position emphasizes developing opportunities for process improvements while working with colleagues at all global locations on import/export compliance activities and recommending/implementing solutions leading to such improvements.

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ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Contribute to the creation and adherence of export and import compliance policies and procedures for the organization regarding Clinical Trial Material (CTM) and raw material shipments.
• Manage daily import and export transactions ensuring compliance to all US Government Laws and Regulations. This includes US Customs and Border Protection, USDA, FDA, Fish Wildlife, Public Health, Bureau of Industry and Security, DEA, FAA and possible other government agencies. This includes generating shipping documentation, working closely with the requester on specific to imports or exports.
• Ensure adherence to country specific standard operating procedures for importing/exporting clinical trial material and raw materials, including logistics, customs clearance and delivery cycle times.
• Liaise with in-country coordinators/CRO’s to establish standard import and export requirements for clinical trials, including export license determination.
• Help to maintain all international product data for development compounds: Country of Origin, Harmonized Tariff Codes, Export Commerce Control Number (ECCN), PGA Licenses & Permits, FDA product codes, INDs for raw materials, chemical intermediates, and finished goods.
• Instruct customs brokers and freight forwarders on how to handle the import/export transaction. Conduct post-entry review ensuring transactions comply with US import regulations
• Provide guidance and valuation for non-commercial materials using WCO/WTO recommended best practices.
• Have proven experience identifying, forecasting and mitigating import VAT costs across multiple tax regimes.
• Identify key opportunities for process improvements and implement solutions to eliminate identified compliance deficiencies.
• Work closely with global colleagues in Clinical Supply Chain Operations and Legal to assure alignment of import and export compliance related activities within Takeda.
• Verify all international product data for CLINICAL AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPLIES: Country of Origin, Tariff Code/Schedule B, Export Commerce Control Number (ECCN), FDA product codes, NDAs, I