Sr Engineer II

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Job Description

Senior Development Engineer II- Upstream

About the role:

As a key member of the Manufacturing Sciences Commercial Manufacturing Support Laboratory group you will be responsible for providing technical and scientific leadership to support upstream processes for commercial production and late stage clinical production of Biologics including process and product investigations/troubleshooting continuous process improvement and life-cycle management technology transfer and process validation. You will lead or contribute as a key member of various cross- functional teams and will interact extensively with other departments within Takeda including Manufacturing Quality Process Development Engineering and Regulatory departments.

How you will contribute:

• Lead and execute continuous process improvements aimed at improving robustness capacity and productivity. Provide technical expertise and leadership in identifying value creation opportunities for titer or yield increase. Design and conduct small scale experiments analyze and present data to support continuous process improvement activities in manufacturing
• Provide technical expertise in troubleshooting GMP excursions and perform root cause analysis for investigations of complex technical nature
• Evaluate and implement effective and sustainable process control strategy including new Process and Analytical Technologies (PAT)
• Support regulatory inspections filings and queries as an author and reviewer. Provide support to CMC strategy development
• Mentor junior staff as required

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• A PhD in Chemical Engineering or related disciplines with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in a biotechnology/pharmaceutical environment; or MS in Chemical Engineering or related disciplines with a minimum of 6 years of experience; or BS in Chemical Engineering or related disciplines with a minimum of 8 years of experience is required
• Experience of working in an upstream or cell culture laboratories
• Proven record of technical capabilities
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated capacity to juggle multiple tasks and demands

More about us:

At Takeda we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer Takeda offers stimulating careers encourages innovation and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive collaborative workplace in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as hybrid in accordance with Takedas Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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U.S. Base Salary Range:

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience specific and unique skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical dental vision insurance a 401(k) plan and company match short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance a tuition reimbursement program paid volunteer time off company holidays and well-being benefits among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive per calendar year up to 80 hours of sick time and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

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