Lead Research Scientist, Cellular Processes (BOSTON)

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Job Description

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 to bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

Objective / Purpose:

The Senior Scientist will play a pivotal role in Takeda’s “Lab of the Future” initiative, building a capability to provide robust cell lines, at scale, to enable the execution of robust cellular assays on fully automated, integrated platforms.

The Senior

Scientist will partner closely with Drug Discovery Units (DDUs), Lead Profiling, and automation engineering to help design, build and leverage an automated infrastructure to supply cells to scientists running assays to drive Takeda’s DMTA cycle. In this role you will:

• Accelerate Discovery through Automation and AI-Integrated DMTA: Support the design and execution of cellular assays in 384- and 1,536-well formats on fully automated, robotic platforms with robust processes to ensure delivery of consistent cells through continuous culture or cryopreservation.
• Help create an infrastructure that operates in a highly efficient way, leveraging state-of-the-art automation and technology.
• Drives Cross-Functional Impact: Partners with DDUs, Lead Profiling, and data science teams to interpret cellular data in the context of SAR, disease biology, and mechanism-of-action, informing compound progression and portfolio decisions.

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