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Elaine Shannon

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President, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda Ventures

Boston area

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About

Elaine Shannon is president of Global Supply & Quality at Takeda, overseeing internal and external manufacturing, supply chain, and quality across the company's manufacturing network. She previously served as Takeda's global quality officer (2023–2026) and held roles including head of the Massachusetts Biologics Operations site and global head of quality oncology and external supply. Her career spans about 25 years in quality, compliance, quality assurance, and R&D, including work at Teva Pharmaceuticals and Pinewood Healthcare.

Experience

  1. TakedaPresident, Global Supply & Qualitycurrent2026 — presentMassachusetts, United States
  2. TakedaGlobal Quality Officer2023 — 2026Massachusetts, United States
  3. TakedaSite Head - MA Biologics Operations2022 — 2023Massachusetts, United States
  4. TakedaHead Oncology & External Supply Small Molecule Global Quality2020 — 2022Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
  5. TakedaVice President, Head of Global Quality Auditing & Supplier Management2019 — 2020USA
  6. TakedaVP Head Global Quality Auditing and Supplier Management2019 — 2020
  7. TakedaSenior Director - Global Quality Compliance and Systems Knowledge Management2016 — 2018Ireland
  8. Teva PharmaceuticalsDirector Quality Compliance EU & Bio Tech Ops2014 — 2016
  9. Teva Pharmaceuticals IrelandCompliance manager2010 — 2013
  10. Teva Pharmaceuticals IrelandSenior Compliance Officer2007 — 2010
  11. Teva Pharmaceuticals IrelandQC facilitator2004 — 2006
  12. PINEWOOD HEALTHCARE LIMITEDProduct Development Manager1996 — 2004

Skills & more

CAPA27Validation11FDA1421 CFR Part 1110Change Control20Trackwise3Deviations1Quality Auditing5Regulatory RequirementsHPLCGLP2Analytical Chemistry
+12 moreQuality AssuranceISO 13485PharmacovigilanceQuality ControlRegulatory AffairsBiotechnologyTechnology TransferRegulatory SubmissionsLeadershipQuality StrategyPharmaceutical IndustryCleaning Validation

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Colleagues at Takeda Ventures

Akiko Amakawa
CEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures
Andrew S. Plump
Director - President, Research & Development at Takeda Ventures
Asuka Miyabashira
President, Japan Pharma Business Unit at Takeda Ventures
Awny Farajallah
Chief Medical Officer at Takeda Ventures
Gabriele Ricci
Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures
Giles Platford
President, International Business Unit at Takeda Ventures
Jennifer Smoter
Chief Communications & Governance Officer at Takeda Ventures
Jiaping Gu
Partner at Takeda Ventures

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Who is Elaine Shannon?
Elaine Shannon is president of Global Supply & Quality at Takeda, overseeing internal and external manufacturing, supply chain, and quality across the company's manufacturing network. She previously served as Takeda's global quality officer (2023–2026) and held roles including head of the Massachusetts Biologics Operations site and global head of quality oncology and external supply. Her career spans about 25 years in quality, compliance, quality assurance, and R&D, including work at Teva Pharmaceuticals and Pinewood Healthcare.
Where does Elaine Shannon work?
Elaine Shannon is President, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda Ventures.
Where did Elaine Shannon go to school?
Elaine Shannon studied at Trinity College Dublin (Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Sciences); Dundalk Institute of Technology; Waterford Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)).

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