Engineer III

Job Description

POSITION: Engineer III at Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.

JOB LOCATION: Lexington, MA

WORKER TYPE: Employee, Regular, Full time

SALARY: $104,000-$168,000 per year

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Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. is seeking an Engineer III with the following duties:

• Independently carry out bioreactor operations across various scales, ranging from 250ml to 10 L bioreactors.
• Prepare experimental protocols and support technology transfer of developed cell culture processes to the pilot team and manufacturing facility.
• Design experiments, interpret data independently, identify complex technical issues, and implement solutions under supervision.
• Contribute to technical reports through writing and consolidating technical documents.
• Actively participate and interact with support process development, optimization, characterization, troubleshooting problems, supporting large‑scale studies, and supporting project goals.
• Support technology transfer by reviewing batch records, coordinating within the department and cross‑functionally with peers on projects.
• Contribute to evaluation of new technology/equipment that can be applied across multiple programs.
• Document data accurately as per established company guidelines and procedures.
• Draft technical reports, memos, procedures, protocols, and presentations, and provide organizational support in cross‑functional project teams.
• Execute bioreactor operations, clarifications, and purification using high‑throughput systems such as ambr
  250 and Tecan.
• Up to 20% remote work allowed.

• Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Engineering, or related Pharmaceutical Science.
• Prior experience in executing bioreactor operations, primary clarification, and purification using high‑throughput systems (e.g., ambr
  250, Tecan).
• Design experiments to assess and optimize process performance.
• Independently interpret experimental data, identify complex technical issues, and implement solutions under supervision.
• Contribute to the evaluation and integration of new technologies and equipment across multiple programs.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support the technology transfer of processes to Pilot, Manufacturing, and external CDMOs.
• Author and revise technical documents, including SOPs and process development reports.
• Provide cross‑training for team members on various analytical instruments and techniques.
• Conduct product quality testing using tools such as Solo‑VPE, Lunatic, HPLC, UPLC, and UV spectrophotometer.

Qualified applicants can apply at  Please reference job #R0170919. EOE.