New · posted Oct 22
Takeda · Pharmaceuticals
QC Analyst II
- Thousand Oaks, CA
- On-site
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
Open until filled
The role
As a Quality Control Analyst II, you will help maintain reliable laboratory operations and support the quality of manufacturing samples and products. You will independently manage assigned analytical work, applying your understanding of assay principles, instrument performance, laboratory controls, and quality systems to produce accurate, well-documented results. You will be part of the Analytical Quality Control team in Thousand Oaks, working with analysts, quality partners, technical support, and laboratory leadership. Your sound scientific judgment will help identify unexpected results, address routine and moderately complex issues, and support evidence-based investigations. You will also help less experienced analysts build their skills in established methods and documentation. By balancing testing priorities and escalating complex decisions appropriately, your work will contribute to dependable laboratory outcomes and team goals.
How You Will Contribute
- Manage assigned analytical testing from sample and method readiness through execution, calculations, documentation, and timely handoff for review.
- Perform laboratory analyses of raw materials, in-process and final products, environmental-monitoring samples, and other manufacturing samples using approved methods and qualified equipment.
- Assess controls, instruments, and results during testing to identify potential execution or equipment issues and results that may need quality-system evaluation.
- Troubleshoot routine and moderately complex issues with methods and instruments, document actions and impacts, and escalate issues beyond your authority.
- Maintain and review testing records for accuracy, traceability, calculations, method adherence, and compliance, and complete authorized data reviews and system transactions.
- Support quality investigations and laboratory improvements by reporting atypical results promptly, preserving relevant records and samples, and collaborating on evidence-based assessments and practical improvements.
- Coordinate laboratory readiness and coach analysts by addressing equipment, supply, and scheduling constraints and supporting less experienced colleagues on established methods and documentation.
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:
- Work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body. This may include additional hearing protection for loud areas.
- 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.
- The overall physical exertion of this position requires light to medium work.
- May be required to sit between 3-4 hours, walk between 1-2 hours and stand for over 4 hours
- May be required to bend at the neck/waist, squat and climb (using step stools and ladders) between 1-2 hours
- May be required to reach above/below the shoulder, kneel, twist at the neck/waist between 1-2 hours
What you need
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least three years of relevant laboratory or quality-control experience.
- Practical understanding of analytical methods, critical controls, expected assay behavior, and how sample handling or preparation can affect results.
- Ability to independently perform and assess routine and moderately complex laboratory analyses and recognize unexpected control, instrument, or result patterns.
- Working knowledge of applicable FDA and GMP requirements, Good Documentation Practices, data integrity, standard operating procedures, and laboratory quality systems.
- Ability to review testing records, conduct authorized data review and laboratory data system transactions, and support investigations within assigned authority.
- Ability to plan and prioritize concurrent testing, communicate technical issues clearly, and collaborate with analysts, quality partners, technical support, and laboratory leadership.
- Proficiency with laboratory data systems and Microsoft Office applications for documenting, reviewing, and communicating assigned work.
Pay
$66,310 – $104,166 a year
Employer provided$31.88 – $50.08 an hour · yearly at 2,080 hours (40 a week)
How this comparesTakeda 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.
U.S. Hourly Wage Range
$31.88 - $50.08
The estimated hourly wage range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual hourly wage 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 hourly wage offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
For information about our benefits, please click here.
Where you'll work
Thousand Oaks, CAOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
From the posting
About Takeda
For Location
USA - CA - Thousand Oaks - Rancho Conejo
Job Exempt
No
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 23, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 44% above the US median for Quality Control roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Associate & Specialist roles in California8 roles publishing pay
Associate & Specialist roles in the US125 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $66,310 | — | $104,166 |
| California (middle half) | $57,875 | $74,000 | $79,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $49,000 | $59,000 | $76,000 |
This role: Takeda's own published range, converted to a year at 2,080 hours. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 23, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Control
The general path across 324 open Quality Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Takeda's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 26 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Lab testing and methods15
- Documentation and SOPs9
- Collaboration and leadership5
- Investigations and CAPA3
- GMP and compliance2
- Quality systems and risk2
- Data and digital systems2
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
- FDA21 CFR Parts 210 and 211(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA current good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticals
- FDAFDA data integrity guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Data Integrity and Compliance With Drug CGMP: Questions and Answers
From Regulatory News
Manufacturing and quality coverage for this professionCompany hiring pulse
Takeda on Regulatory Jobs
- 47
- Open roles
- 44
- Distinct roles
- 16
- Locations
By discipline
- Regulatory22 47%
- Quality18 38%
- Compliance & Safety6 13%
By level
- Director26 55%
- Senior & Principal11 23%
- Manager5 11%
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QC Analyst II at Takeda
Open until filled. $66K–$104K a year, employer provided.