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Director, Preclinical CRO Strategic Outsourcing

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  • Job Level: Senior
  • Travel: Minimal (if any)

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Job ID R0132761 Date posted 08/29/2024 Location Hikari, Yamaguchi

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Job Description

タケダの紹介

タケダでは常に患者さんを中心に考え、世界中の人々により健やかで輝かしい未来をお届けすることを目指してきました。そして従業員一人ひとりにそれぞれの能力と熱意に応じた成長の機会を提供することにも組んで取り組んでいます。私たちと一緒に、世界中の人々のいのちに貢献し、さらなる成長と活躍を目指しませんか。

タケダは国内第一の製薬企業、そして業界を牽引するグローバルリーダーです。従業員は四つの優先順位(患者さん中心、社会との信頼関係構築、レピュテーションの向上、事業の発展)とタケダイズム(誠実=公正・正直・不屈)のもと一致団結しています。タケダイズムは私たちの信念であり正しい方向へ導く羅針盤です。私たちは日々の業務においてタケダイズムを体現しています。

募集部門の紹介

光工場(山口県)は、武田薬品のワクチン生産拠点となっています。品質管理室、ワクチン試験グループは、国民皆様に広く使用されているワクチンだけでなく、開発段階のワクチンも含め、光工場で製造される各種ワクチンを医療現場で安心して使用いただけるよう、出荷前製品の品質試験や安定性試験を実施している部門です。世界中で猛威を振るっている感染症から人々を守るため、ワクチンの品質管理を通じて世の中に貢献してみませんか。きっと、家族、親せき、友人からも感謝されるはずです!

職務内容

  • ワクチン商用製品、治験薬の 試験技術的サポート・マネジメント または補助業務

  • 国内外の社内関連部門、パートナー企業からの試験法技術移転、技術的サポート

  • 製造部門や品質保証部門との協働、試験サポート管理

  • 国内外の試験受託機関への試験法技術移転、試験マネジメントなど

応募条件

<学歴> 高専、大学(理科系)卒業以上

<必須経験>

下記業務の経験、またはそれに相当する業務の経験を有する方。

  • 薬事法、GMPなどの基礎的な規制関連知識のある方

  • 英語メール対応、英語文書の読み書き

  • プロジェクトマネジメント経験

<望ましい実務経験・スキル>

※ ワクチンに関連する業務経験のない方も歓迎です。

  • 英語による日常会話

  • ワクチンなど生物製剤の医薬品の品質試験、安定性試験の実務

  • 試験法開発

  • 試験技術・マネジメント に携わった経験がある方(特に、海外関連先との共同プロジェクト経験)

< 英語>

  • 文書の読み書きができるレベル (TOEICスコア:500点以上が望ましい)

<その他>

  • テレワーク可能(週1-2回程度)

■キャリアパス

ワクチンの試験技術やマネジメントのスキルを身に付けることにより、キャリアパスとして品質保証部門や薬事部門での活躍も期待できます。また、ワクチン以外の一般医薬品を取り扱う社内試験部門において、試験技術やマネジメントで活躍することも選択肢となります。 

■仕事の魅力・やりがい

自分が達成した成果により、家族、親せき、友人など、多く患者様がワクチンを接種され、恩恵を受けますので、そのような患者様と繋がっていることを感じながら仕事を行うことができます。非常に社会貢献度の高い仕事です。

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:

  • Allowances: Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

  • Salary Increase: Annually, Bonus Payment: Twice a year

  • Working Hours: Headquarters (Osaka/ Tokyo) 9:00-17:30, Production Sites (Osaka/ Yamaguchi) 8:00-16:45, (Narita) 8:30-17:15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9:00-17:45

  • Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

  • Paid Leaves: Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

  • Flexible Work Styles: Flextime, Telework

  • Benefits: Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.

Important Notice concerning working conditions:

  • It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.

  • It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.

Locations

Hikari, Japan

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time
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Where you fit in

Our team at Takeda is tackling some of the most challenging problems in drug discovery and development. As the newest member of our Research team, you’ll conduct purposeful, meaningful work on groundbreaking modalities that may lead to breakthrough drugs.

With our deep investment in next-generation technologies, you’ll have the resources and support to do your best work. As a part of our team, you’ll connect with brilliant minds inside and outside of Takeda. We are committed to collaborating with academia and emerging biotech companies to expand our reach and impact in cell therapy, gene therapy and data sciences.

Our team’s wide-ranging expertise includes medicinal chemistry, genomics datasets, immunofluorescence, high content imaging, flow cytometry, transcriptional profiling, multi-step synthesis, multimodal genetics, pharmacokinetics and much more. Whatever area inspires you, your work will support the progression of an innovative, industry-leading discovery pipeline and make an impact that matters to patients and society.

A career in Research at Takeda will give you everything you need to succeed professionally — and make a difference to patients, people and the planet.

  • Design and carry out experiments

  • Manage multiple projects

  • Document data

  • Mentor other scientists

Along with incredibly passionate colleagues, there’s a clear commitment to invest in the best facilities and the right equipment needed to successfully perform world-class science.

Christina Alves - Head of Biotherapeutics Process Development

I feel especially lucky to be able to work with colleagues across the industry to meet a unified goal.Takeda is paving the way for how research will be conducted in the future.

Daniel Scheibe - Senior Manager Operations, Systems Engineering, Drug Discovery Sciences

Our pipeline

Our internal research capabilities and external partnerships contribute to an R&D engine that has produced exciting new molecular entities (NMEs) across our core Therapeutic Areas. Check out our pipeline and see how we’ll continue delivering a steady stream of next-generation therapies.

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What we believe in

Our values of Takeda-ism are Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance, with Integrity as the core. These are brought to life through actions based on Patient, Trust, Reputation and Business, in that order.

Our belief in putting people first extends beyond our patients — it includes their families and communities, as well as our Takeda colleagues and their families.

We are committed to embracing our differences, valuing different perspectives, and fostering a culture of respect, inclusiveness and empowerment.

Our embedded Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategy enables us to attract and retain exceptional talent, drives innovation, and helps address systemic inequalities in our communities.

  • Integrity

  • Fairness

  • Honesty

  • Perseverance

Working at Takeda

  • Inclusion

    Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as a vital contributor to our global team.
  • Collaboration

    A strong, borderless team, we strive together towards our priorities and inspiring mission.
  • Innovation

    Bold initiatives, continuous improvement, and creativity are at the heart of how we bring scientific breakthroughs from the lab to patients.
  • Top Workplace

    Recognized for our culture and way of working, we’re one of only 17 companies to receive Top Global Employer® status for 2024.
  • Work-Life

    Our people-first mission extends beyond patients to include their families, communities, and our own Takeda family.
  • Empowerment

    Through trust and respect, you will have genuine support from leaders, managers, and colleagues to do your best work.

We're Steadfast In Our Commitment to Four Key Imperatives

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Responsibly translate science into highly innovative medicines and accelerate access to improve lives worldwide.

People


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