Associate Director: TME Immunology Lab Head, ODDU
Company: Takeda Pharmaceutical
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 15, 2024
Job Description:
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knowledge.Job DescriptionAre you looking for a patient-focused,
innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to
shine?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. Certified as a Global Top
Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and
strive for excellence in everything we do. 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.Here, you will be a vital
contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.Takeda is proud in its
commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal
employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status,
national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic
information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam
era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran
in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and
any other characteristic protected by lawOBJECTIVES/PURPOSE The
Oncology Drug Discovery Unit (ODDU) is looking for a Tumor
Immunology Lab Head within the Tumor Microenvironment (TME)
Disruptor group reporting into the TME Disruptor Immune Portfolio
Lead. A successful candidate contributes to the overall
deliverables of the ODDU and beyond by leading a team of lab-based
scientists who adopt state-of-the-art functional immunology
technologies, and standardizes most-frequent-used assays, enabling
teams to characterize mechanistic insight needed to advance our
portfolio. In addition to providing technological/assay support,
this role requires strong expertise and 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.ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Demonstrate independence and resourcefulness with the ability
to identify innovative approaches to support drug discovery and
development in an industry setting our evolving portfolio in
collaboration with research teams to
- 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 how the immune system
can be perturbed to create a more permissive tumor
microenvironment.
- 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.
- Collaborates with other departments, and disciplines, acting as
scientific authority within discipline
- Contributes 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)EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: - -
- PhD degree in a scientific discipline with 6+ years experience,
or MS with 12+ years experience, or BS with 14+ years
experience.
- Right attitude (agile, curious, positive, open-minded, "can-do"
mindset), must be willing and able to be "hands on,"
results-oriented mindset.
- Determines methods on new assignments; makes strategic
recommendations on projects; demonstrated independence; ability to
manage junior staff with an emphasis on mentoring.
- Demonstrates 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.
- Good fit with Takeda core values and leadership principles,
including the highest personal values and ethical standards.
- 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.
- Ability to take an enterprise mindset to enable the success of
Takeda.#LI-JT1Takeda Compensation and Benefits SummaryWe understand
compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step
in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all
employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay
practices. -For Location:Boston, MAU.S. Base Salary
Range:$149,100.00 - $234,300.00The estimated salary range reflects
an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary
offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the
qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years
of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of
education attained, certifications or other professional licenses
held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from
which they will be performing the job.---The actual base salary
offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage
requirements for the job location. -U.S. based employees may be
eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based
employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision
insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and
long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition
reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays,
and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are
also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick
time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid
vacation. -EEO StatementTakeda is proud in its commitment to
creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment
opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national
origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or
characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran,
special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance
with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other
characteristic protected by law.LocationsBoston, MAWorker
TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull time
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