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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 three therapeutic areas and other targeted investments, we push the boundaries of what is possible in order to bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

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.

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Senior Research Associate I, IVS Imaging Technician in our Cambridge, MA location.

As a Senior Research Associate I, IVS Imaging Technician, you will perform complex animal manipulations for imaging procedures, supporting multiple therapeutic areas of the Company including Oncology, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, CNS, GI and Imaging. You will also perform advanced dosing and biomethodology, sample collection, and animal procedures with efficiency, accuracy and attention to detail. As part of the Comparative Medicine team, you will report to Associate Director, Comparative Medicine and work with other groups within Preclinical and Translational Sciences.

How you will contribute:

• Prepare rats and mice for imaging procedures, such as vessel cannulation, dosing by multiple routes of administration, shaving, aseptic preparation, anesthesia/ analgesia administration and monitoring of vital signs, attention to pre- and post-procedure animal health.
• Assists imaging team with multiple imaging modalities including MRI, PET/CT, optical, ultrasound and others. Ability to learn and support the various imaging modalities from in vivo capture to data preparation.
• Acquisition of imaging studies in a timely manner and able to adapt them to individual animal needs based on the specific procedure and animal cooperation. Uses proficient animal handling skills and acts as an animal welfare advocate. Able to perform the necessary immobilization, including calculating doses and administering anesthesia/ analgesia.
• Demonstrates proficiency in advanced technical skills required including routes of administration and sample collection in the laboratory rat and mouse.  Leverage technical expertise into opportunities to share skills with external audience.
• Must be able to interpret study protocols and follow Standard Work Practices independently.  Exercises judgment to evaluate a variety of technical factors and obtain optimum solutions. 
• Initiates complex research with no supervision.  Contributes to the generation of study designs.  Will coordinate sample transfer, formulation requests, and study updates with multiple groups.
• Responsible for communicating study related findings to Technical Services Management and Study Directors.
• Performs complex calculations.  Creates and understands data using multiple computer platforms.
• Assumes primary responsibility of study protocols serving as point person to multiple groups. 
• Lead role in training and coaching efforts of team.
• Reports animal well-being concerns to Technical Services Management and the Comparative Medicine veterinary staff.   Reports Safety issues to the EH&S department. 
• Guides and understands implications of lab operations decisions.  Working knowledge of all policies and procedures for animal user