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Takeda · 3 weeks ago

2026 Summer Internship Program: Information Technology (IT) Intern

Los Angeles, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$21/hr - $46/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Takeda is a pharmaceutical company offering a summer internship program for IT interns. The role focuses on developing digital solutions to enhance business processes within the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment, providing hands-on experience and collaboration with seasoned IT professionals.

BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedicalPharmaceutical

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop a digital solution to automate or simplify an existing business process that can be deployed within the internship timeframe

Attend and complete training required to utilize digital tools and solutions pertaining to the assigned project

Required to network and coordinate project and task related activities with colleagues and contacts in other departments like Quality and Manufacturing

Upon execution and/or deployment of assigned project(s), prepare a presentation to be presented to stakeholders and business partner

Provide handover of the digital solution for corresponding local and/or Global IT teams to either further develop or maintain

Gain practical exposure to IT systems within a Pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

Explore innovative approaches to tackling real-world engineering challenges within a manufacturing environment using complex computerized systems

Qualification

Microsoft OfficeProgramming LanguagesDigital Solutions DevelopmentProject CoordinationClean Room EnvironmentBasic Hardware UsageNetworking SkillsTeam CollaborationPresentation Skills

Required

Current sophomore and junior year students strongly preferred or senior transferring to a masters or PHD program

Applicants must be pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Biochemistry

This position requires full-time commitment, necessitating five days of on-site work at the Thousand Oaks facility each week

Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a collaborative team member

Comfortable working in a clean room environment

Demonstrated knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point software

Required skills/tools Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Windows PowerShell, Command Prompt and basic hardware/peripheral usage

Languages (all not required) Java, Python, HTML/CSS/SCSS, JavaScript/ReactJS, SQL, C# and C++

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship

Must be currently enrolled in a degree program graduating December 2026 or later

The intern must be able to commit to one of these time frames

Able to work full time 40 hours a week during internship dates

Preferred

Power BI

RPA Automation

Power Automate

GitHub

SourceTree

ReactJS

NumPy

Axios

Firebase

FileZilla

Figma

Postman

Trello

Slack

Benefits

Paid sick time

Civic Duty paid time off

Participation at company volunteer events

Participation at company sponsored special events

Access to on-site fitness center (where available)

Commuter Benefit To offset your work-commute expenses, Takeda provides U.S. employees with a fixed monthly subsidy to be used for either public transportation (transit) or parking.