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Research Specialist II

Employer
Takeda
Location
Social Circle, GA
Salary
None
Start date
Jan 25, 2023

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Discipline
Clinical, Clinical Medicine, Regulatory
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
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Job Details

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Job Description

About the role:

Join Takeda as a Research Specialist II where you will provide process support to the Albumin manufacturing group by solving technical issues within the Social Circle Albumin manufacturing facility. You will assist your quality and manufacturing partners in maintaining process compliance, aiding in the implementation of yield and process improvements, and supporting process validation activities. As part of the Albumin Manufacturing Sciences team, you will report to the Associate Director of Manufacturing Sciences - Albumin.

How you will contribute:
  • Troubleshoot and provide resolution to technical issues to support ramp-up and steady-state operations of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
  • Evaluate and prepare product impact assessments for process exceptions.
  • Conduct smaller yield and cycle time improvement projects projects. Expected to make suggestion on improvements based on recent technical knowledge.
  • Work with Manufacturing to help promote metrics such as yields and capacity.
  • Track and trend yields and report on the metrics.
  • Implement experiments in the Manufacturing Sciences lab.
  • Lead teams to resolve complex problems.
  • Develop process validation protocols and final reports (e.g. process performance qualification, mixing study, hold study). Coordinate and support training and execution of validation activities.
  • Promote the use of DMAIC tools and projects.
  • Analyze scientific, and statistical data to draw appropriate conclusions.
  • Support information sharing and learning between team members.
  • Provide technical support for equipment in manufacturing, as second level support.
  • Gain knowledge of systems to grow into a Subject Matter Expert (SME) role.
What you bring to Takeda:
  • Typically requires bachelor's degree in a science or other related technical field.
  • 2+ years of related experience.
  • Experience working in an FDA-regulated manufacturing environment.
  • Practical and theoretical knowledge of the purification of plasma proteins and biochemistry.
  • Experience with basic scientific principles in various scientific disciplines.
  • Ability to solve routine technical problems.
  • Can discuss normally encountered technical and project management issues, both verbally and in written form.
  • Experience with Minitab or other statistical software.
  • Can lead small teams and work as a collaborative team member.
  • Training in concepts of Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma quality techniques.
  • Work shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays to support project execution on an infrequent basiW (< 5%).
  • Ability to work in a clean room environment for extended periods of time.
  • Wear personal protective equipment (such as hard hats, safety shoes, safety glasses, ear plugs) due to safety requirements in specific areas.
  • Ability to travel on an infrequent basis (< 5 %)
What Takeda can offer you:
  • Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
  • Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
  • Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
  • Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions
  • Family Planning Support
  • Professional training and development opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
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. In this role, 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/or artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
  • Work in a cold, wet environment.
  • Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours, as necessary.
  • Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.
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 posting excludes Colorado applicants.

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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 - GA - Social Circle - Hwy 278

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Company

Takeda is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet. Takeda focuses its R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Genetics and Hematology, Neuroscience, and Gastroenterology (GI). We also make targeted R&D investments in Plasma-Derived Therapies and Vaccines. We are focusing on developing highly innovative medicines that contribute to making a difference in people’s lives by advancing the frontier of new treatment options and leveraging our enhanced collaborative R&D engine and capabilities to create a robust, modality-diverse pipeline. Our employees are committed to improving quality of life for patients and to working with our partners in health care in approximately 80 countries and regions.

For more information, visit https://www.takeda.com.

Stock Symbol: TAK

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Location
650 East Kendall Street
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United States

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