Participate in capital planning, spending, and tracking
Serve as project manager on small to medium projects under $5M
Interface with cross-functional teams to meet project goals
Stay current with industry best practices and technologies
Complete required training within timeframe
Selecting technologies, designing equipment, and diagnosing process issues
Making data-driven decisions using engineering principles
Ensuring impact to product quality, safety, reliability, and throughput
Maintaining regulatory compliance and validation requirements
Troubleshooting factory floor issues and supporting capacity planning
Managing impact to uptime, batch continuity, and manufacturing schedule
Responding to urgency and severity of equipment failures
Determining escalation thresholds
Balancing short-term mitigation versus long-term solutions
Perform other duties as assigned
What you bring to Takeda
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
3 or more years of relevant experience
Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer license preferred
Demonstrated track record supporting process operations and projects in an FDA-regulated environment
Knowledge of engineering principles including fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and mass transfer
Experience applying project management methodologies
Understanding of commissioning and qualification protocol development
Direct experience with systems such as bioreactors, centrifugation, chromatography, tangential flow filtration, CIP, autoclaves, clean utilities, and HVAC
Familiarity with instrumentation and sensing technologies in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Experience with regulatory requirements and GMP environments
Experience supporting large capital projects
Familiarity with batch control systems, data historians, SQL, and scripting (preferred)
Knowledge of automation, PLCs, power systems, and controls (desirable)
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and MS Project
Ability to work in fast-paced, cross-functional teams
Strong planning, prioritization, and escalation judgment
Important Considerations
At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you may:
Combination of sedentary work and facility walkdowns
Occasional ladder climbing
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs
Participation in 24/7 on-call rotation
Use of PPE and clean room garments as required
Infrequent travel up to approximately 25% during project activities
More about us
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We 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
Brooklyn Park, MN
U.S. Base Salary Range
$89,900.00 - $141,240.00
The 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.
For information about our benefits, please click here.
EEO Statement
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.
Locations
Brooklyn Park, MN
