Takeda Pharmaceutical: Senior Research Associate Ii: Cell Engager Therapies _in Vitro/Exvivo Preclinical Pharmacology

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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 law.OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE The Cell Engager team of the Oncology DDU is seeking a highly motivated Research Associate I to join the in vitro arm of the Cell Engager team.

The interested candidate must have experience characterizing novel immune engagers for Oncology using a variety of cell-based, analytical and pharmacological assay systems.

As a member of the team, the candidate will be responsible for characterizing various tumor cell lines and engineering them to evaluate specific MOA related to target biology and engager molecule.

The candidate must be skilled at analyzing in vivo studies to help establish PK / PD / efficacy relationships.

The position will require the individual to be hands-on.

The individual will work very closely with other functional groups within the ODDU as well as DMPK, DSRE, Global Biologics as part of a matrixed organization.

He/She will demonstrate effective communication and documentation of results.

Ideal applicant will be team-oriented, possess excellent communication and organizational skills.

ACCOUNTABILITIES Supporting therapeutic and pipeline programs: Will entail, biologic modalities and screening including HT assay development, and MoA assays using cell lines and primary immune cells (epithelial assay systems, CAF assay systems, immune cells T cells, monocytes, DCs etcSpends 80% time in the laboratorySupporting activities from in vivo team: Human and mouse exvivo assays, Exvivo analysis from tissue biopsiesWork closely with project leaders to evaluate the dual antigen targeting strategies in Immunotherapies as part of novel COBRA designConduct T cell Activation and Cytotoxicity Assays, ELISA, Octet, MSD assays for biochemical and functional characterization of new engager molecules with minimum supervisionPerforms cloning, PCR, Lentivirus Transductions, Western Blot, Cell CultureCollaborates with IOI, C2H and translational teams to help support MOA studies related to COBRAs and other Cell Engagers.Supports target validation and biomarker assays by characterizing binding, effector function, activity, mechanism of action, internalizationParticipate in analysis of in vivo studies to help establish PK / PD / efficacy relationships.With time can serve as the pharmacology/IO biology rep on project teamsIdentify state of the art experimental protocols and relevant assays for improved detection and analysis in various matrices.Interrogates novel biology as it relates to new COBRA designs invitro.Is hands on at the bench working as part of a matrix team.Support target validation and biomarker discovery.Executes experiments with minimum supervision and delivers comprehensive high quality data sets to enable decision makingKeep up with published literature centered around cancer targets and IO therapies relavant to the Takedas CE strategyUtilizes relevant information, technology and resources, contributing to complex team problem resolution and objectivesInterprets results of complex experimentsPrepares and presents comprehensive technical or project reports and formal presentations / posters to full range of internal/external audiences.Maintain laboratory notebooks and follow laboratory practices in complianceDemonstrates theoretical knowledge of large molecule therapeutics (Abs, bispecifics, etc)Keeps current with emerging trends in immune cell engagers for application in cancer therapyAble to clarify requests and provide suggestions and put data into context especially in context of assay design and quality of dataDemonstrates in-depth technical knowledge within various assay development platformsIndependently investigates new immunological techniques, that can be applied to team projectsServes as the in vitro immunobiology rep on projects providing key scientific feedback to advance programs in a matrixed environment.Manages own workload with minimum supervisionScientifically independentMay provide information to project teams to influence direction, align with departmental goals and/or businessConducts scientific presentations to internal audiencesCollaborates with others across sites, and acts as scientific resource for in vitro pharmacology of COBRA moleculesExpected to participate in new target identification / validation processStrives towards expanding scientific knowledge in immunologyReceives high level instructions on work; determines methods on new assignments; demonstrated greater independence; may manage interns EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:MS with 1+ BS with 3+ years experience, with a background Immunology, Pharmacology, Oncology.Industry experience with a focus on Immunology, or Oncology is preferredCurrent knowledge of oncology research, drug discovery and development with an emphasis on immune cell activation, checkpoint blockade, exhaustion pathways as well as markers for anti-tumor efficacyProven ability to evaluate biologics using various assays including, binding, cytotoxicity, proliferation, activation, internalization, fluorescence imaging, reporter based etc is requiredExperience culturing and maintaining human tumor cell lines and primary human/cyno cells including but not limited to T cells is requiredExperience with characterization of tumor cell lines is requiredExperience with cell engineering and gene editing is preferredHands on basic experience with multi-color flow cytometry, molecular biology techniques (PCR, Gibson assembly, cloning etc),Western blot ,Protein Simple systems, ELISA, MSD, RNA isolation qPCR and other standard cell based and non-cell based biochemical assays is requiredExperience with biologics is nice to have (Antibodies, ADCs, Cell therapies etc)Experience in the design and construction of mammalian expression vectors and cell transfection and/or viral-mediated cell transduction, preferably of primary immune cells is preferredKnowledge of drug discovery process and pharmacology is essential.Use of scientific databases and application for data management and data analysisExcellent written and verbal communication skills,Excellent team player with a can-do attitude with an ability to thrive in a dynamic biotech like environment and work in cross-functional project teamsInnovative and critical thinkingSelf-motivated, collaborative with excellent time management and organizational skills LOCATION & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: This role is considered a hybrid position and you must be able to work onsite in Cambridge, MA on average 2-3 days per week.WHAT TAKEDA CAN OFFER YOU: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution PlanTuition reimbursement Company match of charitable contributionsHealth & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screeningsGenerous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation daysCommunity Outreach Programs Effective November 1, 2021, absent an approved religious or medical reason, all US office-based and lab-based Takeda employees who work fully on-site or in a hybrid model (as determined by Takeda) must be fully vaccinated to work at a Takeda site or to engage with Takeda colleagues or anyone else on behalf of Takeda.

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