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Validation Specialist (f/m/x) BioLife Laboratory Information Management System - hybrid

Vienna, Vienna
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As a trusted global leader and industry partner who is reimagining plasma and exploring its untapped potential, Takeda’s Plasma-Derived Therapies (PDT) Business Unit is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients worldwide who rely on these lifesaving and life-sustaining therapies.

With an 80-year legacy of developing treatments for rare and complex chronic diseases, we thrive on innovation, offering a broad, differentiated portfolio of more than 20 plasma medicines with integrated care solutions to patients in more than 80 countries.

Powered by ~ 17,000 Takeda employees, our ~230 high-quality BioLife donation centers, a dedicated R&D team, and eight world-class plasma manufacturing facilities, we are unleashing data, digital and technology to transform our end-to-end operations and set new industry standards.

This enables us to innovatively and sustainably meet the growing and changing needs of patients, our people, and our planet, today and in the future.

Job ID R0171088 Date posted 01/09/2026 Location Vienna, Vienna

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Job Description

In this challenging role you will be responsible for the implementation and validation of the new global BioLife Laboratory Information Management System. With your pro-active approach and clear communication style, you will act as connector between multiple stakeholders in Lab Operations, IT, Quality and Project Management within our BioLife Europe network.

Your Opportunity:

  • Creation of system specifications and validation relevant key documents (e.g. Master Validation Plan, Risk Analysis, Incident Reports, Final Report…) for the BioLife Laboratory Information Management System

  • Review and approval of validation documents

  • Testing of system functionality

  • Management of validation tasks, including coordination of internal and/or external resources involved in computerized system validation projects, planning, qualification testing, and evaluation of test results

  • Participation in design and definition of Lab Operation processes as required by the new BioLife Laboratory Information Management System

  • Creation of system Standard Operating Procedures

Your Skills and Qualifications:

  • Completed natural scientific or technical education

  • Ideally at least 1-2 years experience with validation, computerized systems and/ or specifications

  • Experience with working in a GMP environment as well as in AGILE methodology beneficial

  • Very good English language skills required, good German language skills beneficial

  • Flexible teamplayer with good communication skills

  • Experience in technical and quality documentation

  • Analytical thinking and problem solving

  • High customer and service orientation

  • Independent, precise and methodical way of working

  • Hybrid position: 2 days/ week in the office required, the rest of the working time can be managed from homeoffice

This position is limited for 2 years due to project duration. Further long-term opportunities may follow depending on performance and department constellation at the given time.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Takeda encourages and supports its employees by trainings, job rotations and mentoring. A balanced work – life ratio (recognition for work and family, company kindergarten) and numerous benefits (fitness center, cafeteria, etc.) complete our profile as a top employer. For more insights into Takeda click here.

We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world. Gender, age, skin color, background or sexual orientation play no role in this as we actively promote diversity. We equally address people with disabilities. In the course of a recruitment process which is as free of barriers as possible, we encourage you to mention all relevant information in this context in your application.

Motivated employees must be remunerated accordingly. The minimum salary for this important and responsible position is 4.270,14 gross/month (full time, collective wage agreement for the chemical industry) plus attractive annual bonus. The actual remuneration package will be guided by your professional experience and your qualifications, so increased payment is possible.

Locations

AUT - Wien - Industriestrasse 20

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time
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Success profile

What makes a successful team member within PDT at Takeda?

  • Bold thinker
  • Systematic
  • Innovative
  • Collaborator
  • Agile
  • Tenacious
At the iHUB, we focus on disruptive innovation within our patient ecosystem that not only focuses on the patients of today, but creates the pathway to meet the patients of tomorrow.

Nat Arlander - Head of the Plasma Innovation Hub in PDT

Our dedicated and specialized PDT R&D organization is uniquely positioned to support the entire patient experience. By challenging decades of established thinking and driving patient-centric innovations, we have the opportunity to have a tremendous impact on those who rely on plasma-derived therapies today and those who can benefit from them in the future.

Kristina Allikmets - Head of PDT, R&D

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