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Job Description

About the role:

Takeda's summer internship program blends real world experience with an extensive overview of the pharmaceutical industry. Knowledgeable mentors will provide guidance as you gain professional hands-on experience. The summer internship program is 12 weeks in length and offers a unique perspective into a world-class pharmaceutical company. Compensation is competitive, payrates range from $18/hour-$45/hour, depending on students level in their undergraduate or advanced degrees and level of professional experience. Our internship program also provides you the opportunity to network with people at Takeda through various planned events and activities.

Project Outline:

The summer intern will join the Cell Therapy Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling and Bioinformatics teams within PTM organization of OTAU. The intern will have an opportunity to work on project (s) developing mechanistic models (PBPK, QSP), or conduct meta-analysis or leverage big data (scRNAseq) and advanced AI technology (DL) to understand and characterize cell sub-population and their corresponding functions and phenotypes. The intern will work closely with pharmacology, translational, clinical and product scientists, and gain exposure to cell therapy product development process in pharmaceutical industry.

How you will contribute:

• Deadline-driven with a high level of organizational and planning skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and oral and written communication skills; the ability to work well in teams, effectively manage projects, and present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Global mindset to grow in a diverse work environment
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Previous experience and interest in applying mechanistic modeling to describe biological,/pharmacological processes, PKPD and system modeling
• Strong hands-on competencies using mathematical modeling software’s,
• Deep understanding Machine Learning, AI, computer sciences, algorithms development; and hands-on experience of pytorch, tensorflow and other alternative platforms;proficiency in scripting and programming in R, Python, or other modern programming language;

What you bring to Takeda:

• Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis
• Must be available full time (40 hours/week) a minimum of 12 weeks during the Summer months
• Minimum GPA 3.0/4.0
• Graduate, PhD, MD student with at least one year of university studies before internship.
  • Senior PhD students (3rd-5th year) in Pharmaceutical sciences, Pharmacology, Physics, Biophysics, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering , Statistics computational sciences, bioinformatics, computational biology or data sciences
• Return to university for at least one semester post-internship
• Takeda does not provide student housing or housing stipends

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.

Empowering our people to shine:

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.

Effective November 1, 2021, absent an approved religious or medical reason, all US office-based and lab-based Takeda employees who work fully on-site or in a hybrid model (as determined by Takeda) must be fully vaccinated to work at a Takeda site or to engage with Takeda colleagues or anyone else on behalf of Takeda. As of the same date, absent an approved religious or medical reason, US field-based employees, employees must be fully vaccinated in order to continue in their current roles. US employees who work at a Takeda manufacturing facility, and those who work at a BioLife center or BioLife lab, may be subject to different guidelines. Candidates are encouraged to speak with their recruiter to seek further information on the applicable guidelines for the Business Unit/Function for which they have applied.

This posting is made in compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. § 8-5-101 et seq

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.

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