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Senior Research Associate

Takeda

93k - 156k USD/year

Office

MA

Full Time

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Job Description

Pursuant to Section 20 C.F.R. 656.10, you are hereby notified that an application for Alien Employment Certification will be filed by Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. for the following job opportunity:

JOB LOCATION: Cambridge, MA

POSITION: Senior Research Associate

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. is seeking a Senior Research Associate with the following duties: Provide a broad class of cell-based functional assay support to assess the functionality of Takeda’s lead antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and related modalities against their intended targets, in disease areas spanning oncology, gastrointestinal, central nervous system, and rare diseases; develop biological functional assays to characterize antibodies for drug candidates; support lab automation; analyze data, interpret results, and present findings to project teams; maintain accurate records. Less than 10% remote work allowed.

REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree in Pharmaceuticals Sciences or related field plus 2 years of related experience. Prior experience must include: Develop bioassays using the MSD platform, with a proven track record of delivering optimized assay for phase 1 candidate Qc batch analysis; Work with primary cells/ tumor model for different cancer/disease markers; Hands-on experience with luciferase-based assay for reporter signals; Understanding of how to develop an assay, conduct optimization to validate the assay for screening and utilize this knowledge for developing any new assay for the incoming projects so that the assay is fit for use for Target of interest.

Full time. $93,000 to $155,800 per year. Competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualified applicants can apply at https://jobs.takeda.com. Please reference job #R0160099. EOE

Any individual may provide documentary evidence bearing on this application, with information on available workers and information on wages and working conditions, to the Certifying Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210.

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Boston, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Senior Research Associate

Office

MA

Full Time

93k - 156k USD/year

August 15, 2025

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Takeda

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