Description
What you will contribute:
1. Conceptually design, execute, and evaluate experiments in the Drug Product Lab, focusing on formulation, filling, lyophilization, and capping in both small-scale and pilot-scale automated setups
2. Support manager in strategic prioritization of experimental activities as subject matter expert.
3. Collaborate with teams across MS&T, CMC, QA, QC, and manufacturing to support and coordinate process improvements, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management
4. Identify limitations of experiments or issues during experiments, analyze causes, propose solutions and prepare technical reports and summaries and present to stakeholders
5. Use scale-down models and standardized methods for process characterization and optimization
6. Maintain accurate documentation and comply with quality standards
7. Support and proactively coordinate lab operations via common lab tasks such as procurement, inventory management and introducing new technologies
8. Assist in deviation investigations and continuous improvement projects
In this position you will report to the Manager MS&T Lab DP.
What you bring to Takeda:
9. MSc in a scientific discipline with at least 6 years of experience in vaccines or biologics drug product development, MS&T labs or start-ups, including conceptual design and execution of complex lab experiments
10. In-depth, multi-year expertise in formulation, filling, freeze-drying, automated filling lines and process optimization
11. Hands-on experience in experimental design and troubleshooting and creating position papers based on studies and bibliography
12. Excellent communication skills in German and English
13. Highly organized, detail-oriented, hands-on, with the ability to prioritize tasks, supportive and result oriented
14. Hands-on mentality with lab activities to run experiments and support colleagues in execution of complex experiments.
15. Experience in live-virus vaccines, tech transfer, cGMP manufacturing, or bioanalytical methods is a plus
What we offer you:
16. Attractive and competitive salary
17. Open-minded and modern working environment
18. Hybrid working model
19. 30 vacation days
20. Company pension plan
21. Further education and training
22. Commuting allowance
23. Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees
24. Subsidized canteen
25. Subsidized sports programs
26. Disability insurance
27. Supplementary nursing care insurance
28. Long-term account with various possible uses
29. Employee discounts
30. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
31. Employee Referral Program
32. Deferred compensation as desired
33. Future amount
34. Global Wellbeing Program
35. Interactive online courses for employees' children
36. Employee Recognition Program
About Us:
Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines.
In Singen, around 1,200 employees specialize in the production of liquid, semi-solid and freeze-dried medicines. Singen is the only production site in the global Takeda network for the manufacture of our new vaccine. Takeda Singen is a regionally significant employer and has been awarded the independent Top Employer certificate several years in a row. The site is characterized by its high level of diversity (e.g., more than 55 nationalities and over 40% of leaders are women), its long company history and its excellent development opportunities. The town of Singen (Hohentwiel) is located on the beautiful Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg with a view of the Alps and close proximity to France, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland.
How we will support you:
Takeda is proud of its commitment to create a diverse workforce and to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are living with disabilities, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know so that we can provide you with appropriate support during the application process.
Locations
Singen, Germany
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time