Associate Scientist I, Product Development Position Summary Work Schedule: Standard Hours; Monday through Friday 100% on-site Join Catalent’s flagship softgel development and manufacturing facility in North America, located in St. Petersburg, FL, with a capacity of 18 billion capsules per year. This role offers competitive pay, day-one benefits, and career growth in a state-of-the-art, turn-key facility. The Associate Scientist I within Production Development will contribute significantly to the timely and successful development of new pharmaceutical products utilizing Softgel formulation and process drug delivery systems and technologies. This role involves executing required pre-formulation, formulation, and process development activities. The team supports new product development across the full project lifecycle, including benchtop and laboratory-scale work, demonstration and feasibility batches, registration and stability batches, as well as providing technical support for process validation batches. The Role Conduct pre-formulation, formulation preparation, testing, and analytical work within the Production Development (PD) laboratory. Plan, schedule, and execute laboratory activities to ensure timely completion of assigned development work. Perform formulation and material studies, including solubility, compatibility, drying studies, gel swatches, laboratory fill mixes, and air-filled capsules. Execute physical, chemical, and performance testing, including fill moisture, water activity, hardness, rheology, burst strength, impact/drop testing, disintegration, dissolution, and related analyses. Perform HPLC analysis and prepare buffers, mobile phases, and dissolution media as required. Document experimental procedures and results in approved notebooks, batch records, reports, and logbooks; prepare samples for animal PK studies. Support lab operations and compliance, including training personnel, following SOPs and departmental guidance, maintaining training records, and adhering to Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements. Other duties as assigned.