Senior Staff Engineer, Modeling
$137k/y-$215k/y
BioSpace2 days ago
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Summary
Takeda is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer, Modeling to join their team in Boston, MA. The role involves leading the design, development, optimization, and scale-up of manufacturing processes for synthetic molecule drug substances using process modeling and simulation principles.
About the Role
As a Senior Staff Engineer – Modeling, you will tackle and lead challenging problems in chemical reactions by leveraging expertise in reaction kinetics, transport phenomena, mathematical modeling, and reactor design. You will develop scale-up and scale-down models for studying unit operations, apply process analytical technologies (PAT), and enhance process understanding through in-silico approaches. The role includes collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners to develop digital twins of unit operations and contribute to the democratization of modeling and simulation tools within the organization.
About You
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related pharmaceutical science with 11+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related pharmaceutical science with 9+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Ph.D. or postdoctoral fellowship in Chemical Engineering or a related pharmaceutical science with 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Strong knowledge of chemical reaction engineering and catalysis.
- Extended experience with commercially available reaction kinetic modeling software such as Ansys, ReactionLab, Dynochem, and gPROMS.
- Experience with Matlab, Python, R, SQL, and good coding practices.
Preferred:
- Experience with common statistical methods, basic data science principles, and AI/ML methodologies.
- Hands-on experience in wet lab process development.
- Understanding of synthetic molecule process development activities.
- Understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
Benefits
- Competitive base salary ranging from $137k to $215k.
- Eligibility for short-term and long-term incentives.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Basic life insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Paid volunteer time off.
- Company holidays and well-being benefits.
- Up to 80 hours of sick time and up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
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