Scientist MS&T Drug Product (f/m/d)

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Job Description

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Scientist MS&T Drug Product (f/m/d)

Join Takeda’s MS&T Drug Product Lab team and contribute to innovative vaccine manufacturing. Drive process development and optimization in formulation, filling, and lyophilization while collaborating with global teams to enhance processes and troubleshoot challenges.

What you will contribute:

• 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
• Collaborate with teams across MS&T, CMC, QA, QC, and manufacturing to support process improvements, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management
• Identify limitations of experiments or issues during experiments, analyze causes, propose solutions and prepare technical reports and summaries
• Use scale-down models and standardized methods for process characterization and optimization
• Maintain accurate documentation and comply with quality standards
• Support lab operations via common lab tasks such as procurement, inventory management and introducing new technologies
• 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:

• MSc in a scientific discipline with at least 4 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
• Strong expertise in formulation, filling, freeze-drying and process optimization
• Hands-on experience in experimental design and troubleshooting
• Excellent communication skills in German and English
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, hands-on, with the ability to prioritize tasks, supportive and result oriented
• Hands-on mentality with lab activities to run experiments and support colleagues in execution of complex experiments.
• Experience in bioanalytical methods, live-virus vaccines, tech transfer, or cGMP manufacturing is a plus

What we offer you: 

• Attractive and competitive salary according to collective bargaining agreement

• Open-minded and modern working environment 

• Hybrid working model

• 30 vacation days

• Company pension plan

• Further education and training 

• Commuting allowance

• Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees 

• Subsidized canteen 

• Subsidized sports programs 

• Disability insurance 

• Supplementary nursing