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

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Job Description

What you will contribute:

• Conceptually 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

• Support manager in strategic prioritization of experimental activities as subject matter expert.

• Collaborate with teams across MS&T, CMC, QA, QC, and manufacturing to support and coordinate process improvements, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management

• Identify limitations of experiments or issues during experiments, analyze causes, propose solutions and prepare technical reports and summaries and present to stakeholders

• Use scale-down models and standardized methods for process characterization and optimization
• Maintain accurate documentation and comply with quality standards
• Support and proactively coordinate 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 6 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

• In-depth, multi-year expertise in formulation, filling, freeze-drying, automated filling lines and process optimization
• Hands-on experience in experimental design and troubleshooting and creating position papers based on studies and bibliography
• 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 live-virus vaccines, tech transfer, cGMP manufacturing, or bioanalytical methods is a plus

What we offer you:

• Attractive and competitive salary
• 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 care insurance
• Long-term account with various possible uses
• Employee discounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Referral Program
• Deferred compensation as desired
• Future amount
• Global Wellbeing Program
• Interactive online courses for employees' children
• Employee Recognition Program

About Us:

Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines.

In Singen, around 1,200 employees specialize in the production of liquid, semi-solid and freeze-dried medicines. Singen is the only production site in the global Takeda network for the manufacture of our new vaccine. Takeda Singen is a regionally significant employer and has been awarded the independent Top Employer certificate several years in a row. The