I applied through other source. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA) in Nov 2012
Interview
A series of individual interviews, each of about 30 to 45 minutes. Each interviewer was well prepared and asked reasonable questions. Nobody seemed unfair, and everyone was respectful and courteous.
There was good coordination among the reviewers, who from different departments, not just the department in which I was interviewing, but related departments as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you knowledgeable about company's drug pipeline
I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA)
Interview
Hiring manager's call for ~30mins to understand the background, then recruiter to talk about benefits, after that give a presentation, and panel interviews with many stakeholders within the team and cross-teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions are typical interview questions, and they want to see how your experience is related to the position
1on1 with hm for backgrounds and a brieft test in software familarity, then half day with group members and potential future collaborators from other group. the people felt friendly and smart
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA) in July 2023
Interview
First had a screening call with the hiring manager and a colleague followed by a candidate seminar and smaller group interviews with the team, overall the process was spread out over 1 week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience working with a specific cell type. Example of a collaborative project.