Takeda GmbH | Manager MS&T Analytical Lab | singen

Lead a dynamic team at the forefront of vaccine development, driving innovation and efficiency in biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes, while shaping the future of Takeda's global dengue vaccine operations.

• Key Responsibilities:
• Establish, lead and manage the MS&T Analytical Lab Team, overseeing analyses, troubleshooting, and lab activities to support process development and product characterization.
• Collaborate with DS Labs, DP Labs, international Analytical/QC departments, and other functions to align analytical strategies, standards and ensure timely delivery of comparable test results.
• Provide scientific and technical leadership, ensuring high-quality results across biological, molecular, and physical/chemical methods, while fostering team collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the main contact for internal and external partners, managing operational and capital expenditures, safety, training, and documentation.
• Attract, mentor and evaluate team members, developing talent to meet future competency needs and enhancing analytical capabilities through standardized methods.
• Make independent decisions regarding lab setup, experimental design, and method standardization, while managing multiple priorities and continuously revisiting standards according to project needs.
• Partner with CMC development and Vaccines Research Teams and encourage knowledge sharing and application of scientific expertise across cross-functional teams.

• Profile:
• MSc degree with 10+ years in analytics of vaccines or biologics, MS&T labs or start-ups including multiple years of conceptual design, improvement, execution and evaluation of complex biological assays.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct leadership experience, including technical staff development.
• Solid experience in virology, molecular biology, immunology, cell culture handling, and bioanalytical assays; experience with live viruses or in a BSL-2 environment is a plus.
• Preferred experience working in a GLP environment.
• Detail-oriented self-starter and team player who can balance entrepreneurial needs with timely analytics for process development and troubleshooting.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills and a proven ability to lead multiple projects and influence others.
• Well-organized and detail-oriented, capable of effective prioritization and cooperative interaction in a matrix environment.

Takeda is a patient-oriented, innovation-driven company that inspires you and promotes your career.

What We Offer:

• Attractive and competitive salary
• Open-minded and modern working environment
• Hybrid working model
• 30 vacation days
• Company pension plan
• Further education and training
• Commuting allowance
• Attractive Relocation Package including brokerage fees
• Subsidized canteen
• Subsidized sports programs
• Disability insurance
• Long-term account with various possible uses
• Employee discounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Group accident insurance
• Performance-related bonus
• Trusted working hours
• Employee Referral Program
• Deferred compensation as desired
• Global Wellbeing Program
• Interactive online courses for employees' children
• Employee Recognition Program

Takeda is focused on creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world.

We aim to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments in our core therapeutic and business areas, including gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience and vaccines.

In Singen, around 1,200 employees specialize in the production of liquid, semi-solid and freeze-dried medicines.

Singen is the only production site in the global Takeda network for the manufacture of our new dengue fever vaccine.

Takeda Singen is a regionally significant employer and has been awarded the independent Top Employer certificate several years in a row.

The site is characterized by its high level of diversity (e.g., more than 55 nationalities and over 40% of leaders are women), its long company history and its excellent development opportunities.

The town of Singen (Hohentwiel) is located on the beautiful Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg with a view of the Alps and close proximity to France, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland.

Takeda is proud of its commitment to create a diverse workforce and to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are living with disabilities, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know so that we can provide you with appropriate support during the application process.