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I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.\nJob Description\nKey responsibilities for this role are grouped below for clarity.\n1. Quality Leadership and Compliance\nServe as the licensed pharmacist support and back-up for the Takeda Korea Quality Head, ensuring compliance with Takeda policies, local health authority requirements, and importation and distribution regulations in Korea.\nMaintain required licenses, permits, and product or package registrations, and ensure related compliance workflows are completed on time.\n2. 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Governance, Inspection Readiness, and Improvement\nCoordinate LOC quality governance activities, including Quality Councils, QA KPIs, and maintenance of the Quality Risk Register.\nQuality expert for MFDS or other HA inspection and communication and support internal and external audit preparation across Korea LOC GxP functions.\nLead self-inspections performed at defined intervals following a annual schedule.\nManage quality requirements for product launches, lifecycle changes, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen the local quality culture.\n5. 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