Research Senior Associate, Oncology Drug Discovery Unit

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Research Senior Associate, Oncology Drug Discovery Unit in our Cambridge office.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

Objective / Purpose:

• Provides onsite in vivo technical support, implementation, and coordination for research project teams across the department. This is a full-time position that requires onsite work on both Saturday and Sunday, as well as three additional weekdays. The focus is on the ability to independently and successfully execute key tasks for multiple studies.
• Provides technical and conceptual input into the design and development of well-defined studies. Independently executes on these studies, performs data analysis and presents the results and recommendations to the project team.
• Contributes from the lab to advance novel and differentiated therapeutic modalities towards preclinical and clinical milestones, by working collaboratively with internal cross-functional teams and external partners.

Accountabilities:

• Proper handling and care of mice and other rodents, tumor implantation, general dosing (multiple routes – oral, IV, IP, SC), collection and analysis of blood and tissue samples; work schedule flexibility, including a commitment to work weekends, to ensure optimal dosing schedules on a project-specific need will be required
• Understands and implements study protocols in accordance with regulatory requirements for compliance with IACUC guidelines
• Primary support for all weekend in vivo work for project teams across the department, including addressing and resolving technical issues that arise, maintaining a high level of scientific rigor and professionalism at all times.
• Handles weekday responsibilities including (but not limited to) contributions to ongoing in vivo work as needed, administrative tasks, preparation for weekend activities, and team meetings.
• Collaborates with team members across multiple project teams to create a seamless transition between weekday and weekend operations; Able to clarify requests and provide suggestions and put data into context.
• Organize time and plan specifics of project related work with oversight from manager or project representative
• Contributes to the design and execution of in vivo experiments, independently conducts complex experiments, exercising judgment to evaluate various technical factors and achieve optimal solutions, analyze and interpret data, and present results to stakeholders; Knowledge of data analysis programs such as GraphPad PRISM, Microsoft Excel, FlowJo FACS analysis, Nanostring transcriptome analysis and Softmax Pro and/or other equivalent software ideal but not required.
• Independently provides work group with technical guidance and problem resolution related to methods, procedures and processes
• Troubleshoots non-routine methods, instrumentation, or software issues and recommends systems, processes, or changes within project scope to meet objectives.
• Utilizes assigned literature to increase knowledge base and implement improvements.
• Maintains quality electronic laboratory notebook records and technical reports to support regulatory submissions as needed.    

Education & Competencies (Technical and Behavioral):

• MS in a scientific discipline (or equivalent) with 1+ years relevant experience, or BS with 3+ years relevant experience
• Experience with data analysis software, such as FlowJo and GraphPad Prism.
• Good communications skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills.
• Strong team player who thrives in a dynamic, ‘biotech-like’ environment.

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law

This position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy. 

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