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

Join Takeda as a Principal Scientist: TME Tumor Lab, ODDU where you will contribute to the overall deliverables of the ODDU and beyond by leading a team of lab-based scientists who adopt state-of-the-art molecular biology and cancer signaling technologies, and standardizes most-frequent-used assays, enabling teams to characterize mechanistic studies needed to advance our portfolio. You will also provide technological/assay support, strong expertise and have a collaborative mindset to help manage resources across the team and the broader ODDU elevating new concepts to help initiate and advance projects in our portfolio. As part of the Oncology Drug Discovery Unit (ODDU) within the Tumor Microenvironment (TME) Disruptor group, you will report to TME Disruptor Portfolio Lead.

How you will contribute:

• Demonstrate independence and resourcefulness with the ability to identify innovative approaches to support drug discovery and development in an industry setting to support our evolving portfolio in collaboration with research teams.

• Foster a collaborative and empowering mindset while establishing best practices for their team of lab-based scientists who are responsible for creating defining and executing rigorous experimental plans supporting research into tumor intrinsic mechanisms.

• Collaborate with other Lab Heads and leaders within the ODDU to establish workflows and allocate resources effectively, maximizing the impact of data generated to facilitate portfolio progression.

• Collaborate with other departments, and disciplines, acting as scientific authority within discipline

• Contribute to continual deepening of scientific expertise through external network development; evaluating new external opportunities in partnership with business development.

• Capable of playing an active role in the evaluation of potential drug candidates for in-licensing or partnering.

• Familiarity with Electronic Lab Notebooks and best practices for documenting experiment is required. Preference for those with experience preparing/editing/reviewing of documents for regulatory submission (i.e., study reports, IB's, IND's).

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• PhD degree in a scientific discipline with 6+ years experience, or MS with 10+ years experience, or BS with 12+ years experience.

• Right attitude (agile, curious, positive, open-minded, "can-do" mindset), must be willing and able to be "hands on," results-oriented mindset.

• Determine methods on new assignments; make strategic recommendations on projects; demonstrated independence; ability to manage junior staff with an emphasis on mentoring.

• Demonstrate well-developed knowledge of other disciplines/departments and how they function together.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including writing, reviewing and editing scientific documents and presenting to a range of stake-holders.

• Ability to work and drive decision-making within a multi-disciplinary, multi-regional, matrix teams with a global perspective with cultural competency.

• Takeda's high-engagement and ONE Research DEI culture is an important factor in our success; we seek team members who will contribute to and further strengthen that culture in all ways of working.

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