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Job Description

Job Title : LIMS/MODA Lab Systems Administrator

Location : Lexington, MA

About the role:

As a LIMS / MODA Lab Systems Admin, you will execute administration and maintenance activities in Lab Systems (e.g. LabWare LIMS, MODA) to support the Massachusetts Biologics Operations (MBO) site. You will maintain master data and workflows and help interface with instruments and other systems. You will provide support to the end-users and coordinate with Global system owners on system changes and communications. You will report to the Associate Director of Digital and Lab Systems Quality Assurance.

How you will contribute:

• Maintain and update the workflows in the lab systems.

• Manage changes and requests in the IT ticketing / change system (e.g. Service Now)

• Help with system and instrument integrations, making configuration changes and coordinating with Global DD&T function.

• Perform master data updates to support routine business changes and improvements.

• Support and resolve master data issues and perform routine administrative activities.

• Create and maintain method verification scripts and system documentation to support new functionality developments and routine updates.

• Provide first tier application support for routine issues, including end-user questions and assistance resolving usage issues.

• Support validation activities for ongoing projects.

• Perform configuration to interface instruments with the lab systems.

• Perform operations in the lab systems in compliance with regulations, and global and local requirements.

• Represent company interests with the Global LIMS and MODA teams and act as liaison between Global and MBO site functions.

What you bring to Takeda:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline.

• 3-5 years pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry experience.

• Configuration / development experience with Labware LIMS or MODA.

• Have knowledge of the Labware LIMS and MODA systems and understanding of the processes they support.

• Understanding of the systems when making decisions to determine whether process changes will have an impact on Data Integrity or the validated state of the lab systems.

• Collaborate and engage with the business / personnel in the labs.

• Coordinate with vendors.

• Support regulatory inspections of Takeda as a subject matter expert.

• Work with lab personnel to ensure shared understanding of actual system use and make recommendations for improvements to the process or system configuration.

• Feel comfortable managing the activities associated with multiple workstreams, act as an Subject Matter Expert and technical team member in lab systems related projects.

• Travel may be required for business meetings with company peers, vendors, contractors, and professional development.

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:

• May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and other clean room garments daily. This may include safety shoes, safety glasses, aprons, face shields, lab coats, full body gowns, hair nets and gloves and hearing protection.

• Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and/or artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.

• Work in a cold, wet environment.

• Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours, as necessary.

• Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.

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:

USA - MA - Lexington - BIO OPS

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$108,500.00 - $170,500.00

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.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

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Locations

USA - MA - Lexington - BIO OPS

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time