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Job Description
About the role:
The Manufacturing Scientist II will support the Manufacturing Sciences (MS) Department specifically in Cell Culture and Purification (Drug Substance) manufacturing processes. You will manage MS daily manufacturing support, inter-facility, and global process alignments/improvements projects of commercial and clinical manufacturing operations of a multi-product manufacturing plant. You will directly support manufacturing operation process improvements and technical transfers.
How you will contribute:
Provide support to technical and teams to conduct technology transfer, process optimization, and investigations.
Prepare, and complete risk assessments, manufacturing sciences studies and/or validation protocols and reports, such as Validation Master Plans, Process Validation Lifecycle (mixing validation, process/hold times, membrane/resin lifecycle) and Material qualification to support capital projects, process improvement, technology transfer, and material changes activities.
Support manufacturing investigations, monitoring process performance to meet quality, yield, capacity, and timelines, troubleshooting GMP equipment and processes, providing technical input for SOPs and production records.
Provide support to audits, change controls, and regulatory submissions.
What you bring to Takeda:
Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline with at least 3+ years of experience, MS with at least 1+ years.
Basic knowledge of Cell Culture, Purification, process scale-up, troubleshooting, process technical evaluations, statistical analysis, and experimental design.
Basic knowledge of laboratory and pharmaceutical production equipment including bioreactors, chromatography process, ultrafiltration, diafiltration, sterile filtration, process tanks, and CIP/SIP systems.
Experience preparing and building study protocols to design & undertake quality scientific experimentation for purpose of troubleshooting, scale-up, or process optimization.
Experience with lifecycle process validation such as mixing validation, process/hold times, resin/membrane lifecycle
Experience interpreting results of experiments and validation activities and making recommendations for process improvements that reflect understanding of regulatory requirements, our goals, and possible effects.
Important Considerations:
At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. You may:
Work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body. This may include additional hearing protection for loud areas.
Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
Work in a cold, hot storage, wet environment.
Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours.
Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.
Normal office environment.
May require availability outside of business hours.
The overall physical exertion of this position is medium work.
May be required to lift to 35 pounds when handling samples.
May be required to work in controlled of clean room environments requiring special gowning
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 to 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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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
USA - CA - Thousand Oaks - Rancho Conejo
U.S. Base Salary Range:
$70,000.00 - $110,000.00
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 job.?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
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.
Locations
USA - CA - Thousand Oaks - Rancho Conejo
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Exempt
Yes
