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Job Description

About the role:

At Takeda, we are a forward-looking, world-class R&D organization that unlocks innovation and delivers transformative therapies to patients. By focusing R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas and other targeted investments, we push the boundaries of what is possible in order to bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

Join Takeda as a Research Associate Cell Production, Oncology Drug Discovery Unit (ODDU) where you will be part of an excellent team focused on accelerating cancer cell therapy development using the latest technologies.

As a Research Associate your major role will be to contribute to the creation of cellular treatment platforms using primary gdT cells and NK cells. You will be responsible for organizing and executing procedures to characterize and produce data for target selection and product design for various cell therapy discovery programs. Apart from drafting technical documents, such as SOPs and study reports you will also responsible to present study findings at team or department meetings, as well as to partners outside the company or at conferences.

As part of the Oncology Drug Discovery Unit, you will report to Cell Production Lab Head within the group.

How you will contribute:

• Implement project assignments in conjunction with coworkers and departmental teams, taking ownership of the technical components of the task.

• Develop intricate experimental protocols and advance the project while internally analyzing, interpreting, and reporting findings to managers and project teams.

• Design experiments and unit operations independently, offer and implement solutions to technical problems, assist in creating project strategies, and effectively communicate complex information and judgments.

• Use your expertise in laboratory technology to mentor and educate junior personnel while collaborating with other departments and colleagues on projects.

• Work with departmental and peers to implement assignments.

• Independently conducts multiple complex experiments and/or tasks within a project scope, exercising judgement to evaluate a variety of technical factors, and obtain optimum solutions.

• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the given research techniques.

• Understand the rationale behind the selection of a set of experiments.

• Demonstrate fundamental understanding of science and technology outside of a particular subject.

• Recognizes problems and considers the significance of irregularities.

• Receives high-level instructions for all tasks; decides on own how to approach new assignments; mentors and may supervise subordinate staff.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Immunology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering or related pharmaceutical science for research associate role; 2+ years relevant industry experience OR Master's degree in Immunology, molecular biology, biomedical engineering or related pharmaceutical science to qualify research associate role.

• Previous experience working in lab setting.

• Proven proficiency in growing primary gdT or NK cells.

• Working knowledge of creating cell therapy products like CAR-NK, CAR-abT, CAR-gdT or working knowledge of carrying out cellular characterization assays like multicolor flow cytometry, multiplexed luminescent readouts, Incucyte, in vitro proliferation/apoptosis, killing assays, and cytokine detection.

• Experience with CliniMACS Prodigy, CliniMACS plus, LOVO, or Sepax is a plus.

• Knowledge of the fundamentals and techniques of cell biology methodologies, cellular immunology, including cell culture, viral transduction (retroviral or lentiviral), and the creation of practical in vitro and preclinical techniques applicable to various immune cells or stem cells.

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.

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Locations

Boston, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time