Preclinical Researcher for Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Description

Takeda is unwavering in our commitment to patients. With the patient at the center of everything we do, we continue to innovate and drive changes that will better their lives - we’re looking for like-minded professionals to join us.

Takeda is a global industry leader –we are united by our four priorities (Patients, Trust, Reputation, and Business) and our shared values of  : Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance. Takeda-ism is more than just a word. It’s a belief and a mindset which guides our decisions, behaviors, and interactions. It’s how we strive to work and live, every day.

• Engages in preclinical drug discovery activities for diseases in Neuroscience area, specifically neurodegenerative and rare neurological diseases, under the direct supervision from the Associate Director.
• Leads or participates in cross-functional drug discovery research projects as a biological research representative and selects clinical drug candidates
• Develops or introduces cutting-edge technologies to enhance scientific expertise of Neuroscience DDU.
• Explores and identifies potential drug targets for neuroscience diseases, particularly neurodegenerative diseases and rare neurological diseases.
• Establishes and performs in vitro assays for screening of drug candidate compounds.
• Performs in vitro evaluation for validation of hit compounds using genes, cells, proteins, viruses, etc. to elucidate the mechanism of action.
• Establishes and conducts in vivo pharmacological evaluations in animals such as mice, rats, and monkeys to optimize candidate compounds.
• Ensures reliability of data by using reproducible experimental techniques and appropriate data analysis methods.
• Leads or participates in cross-functional drug discovery research projects as a biological research representative, working with internal partners (GC, DSRE, DMPK, PS, TAU, etc.) to select clinical drug candidates.
• Develops or introduces cutting-edge technologies and methods for drug discovery in the Neuroscience field.
• in vitroアッセイを確立し実施する。
• in vitro評価を実施する。
• in vivo薬理評価を確立し、実施する。
• GC、DSRE、DMPK、PS、TAUなど）と協働しながら臨床候補薬の選定を行う。
• Has an M.S. equivalent in relevant fields such as pharmaceutical science or science and has at least 3 years of industry experience in the field of drug discovery as a pharmacologist or biologist. Or has a medical degree and has at least 3 years of research experience in academia or industry.
• Has highly knowledgeable in pharmacology or biology in Neuroscience drug discovery and ability to produce high-quality and reproducible data.
• Has general knowledge of the drug discovery process from target identification to clinical candidate selection.
• Has an ability to develop unique strategies and author / publish research papers with higher impact.
• Has excellent business skills and manners such as logical thinking, strategy planning, self-management, etc.
• Has good writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills in Japanese and English.
• Has an open mind-set willing to learn and reach out to innovative science.
• Takes initiatives and provides opinions to achieve goals of the team.
• 3年以上の企業での就業経験があること。または、医学の学位を有し、アカデミアまたは企業で少なくとも3年以上の研究経験があること。

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary :

Allowances : Commutation, Housing, Overtime Work etc.

Salary Increase : Annually, Bonus Payment : Twice a year

Working Hours : Headquarters (Osaka / Tokyo) 9 : 00-17 : 30, Production Sites (Osaka / Yamaguchi) 8 : 00-16 : 45, (Narita) 8 : 30-17 : 15, Research Site (Kanagawa) 9 : 00-17 : 45

Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, May Day, Year-End Holidays etc. (approx. 123 days in a year)

Paid Leaves : Annual Paid Leave, Special Paid Leave, Sick Leave, Family Support Leave, Maternity Leave, Childcare Leave, Family Nursing Leave.

Flexible Work Styles : Flextime, Telework

Benefits : Social Insurance, Retirement and Corporate Pension, Employee Stock Ownership Program, etc.

Important Notice concerning working conditions :

It is possible the job scope may change at the company’s discretion.

It is possible the department and workplace may change at the company’s discretion.

Locations

JPN - Kanagawa - Fujisawa

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time