I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
Roughly 5 interviews over Teams and a remote 1-hour presentation. No interviews in Cambridge. Everyone was friendly. Some questions were pointed at my knowledge base and asked me to solve problems on the spot.
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The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (San Diego, CA) in Jul 2023
Interview
Screening call. HM interview. Panel interview. Looking for relevant experience in past jobs. Technical and presentation skills are both important. Culture fit tested in panel. over all took 4 weeks.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Oct 2022
Interview
Pretty typical setup for scientific interviews: conversations with hiring manager followed by schedule of seminar presentation and several one on ones with team members and managers over a couple days (virtual). Essentially ghosted me after all of these meetings and interviews which is unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of diving into the technical details of the seminar presentation and clarifying how you might use skills and analysis in the new role.
Senior Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Takeda Pharmaceuticals with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Scientist roles take an average of 50 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Takeda Pharmaceuticals overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Takeda Pharmaceuticals as a Senior Scientist according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 19%
Phone interview: 19%
One on one interview: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 14%
Other: 5%
Skills test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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