Development Scientist I

Catalent • Greenville, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Catalent’s Greenville, N.C. facility specializes in end-to-end turn-key solutions for oral solid dosage forms, including integrated formulation development, analytical services, commercial manufacturing, and packaging. This state-of-the-art facility has had over $100M of investments in recent years and features fit-for-scale capacity with potent handling capabilities, ideal for orphan or targeted drug development. The Development Scientist I will serve as the primary point of contact with the client regarding pharmaceutical development and clinical manufacturing project related activities. The Development Scientist I is responsible for supporting these activities in the areas of supervision, process development, clinical trial batch manufacturing, packing and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical science, chemistry, engineering, or related science with at least three years of industrial pharmaceutical experience.
• Master’s degree in pharmaceutical science or chemistry or related science with at least two years of industrial pharmaceutical experience.
• Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science or related field or Pharm.D. with at least one year of industrial pharmaceutical experience.
• Some exposure to hazardous chemicals and other active chemical ingredients.
• Position requires the capacity to handle and manipulate objects using hands and arms.
• Requires ability to occasionally lift items in excess of 50 pounds.
• This position requires that a respirator be worn for your safety, and as such, employment is contingent upon being able to complete a medical evaluation with satisfactory results. The medical evaluation is conducted via an external vendor assigned by Catalent.

Responsibilities

• Independently design and execute experiments.
• Solve formulation and process problems.
• Author SOP’s, IQ/OQ/PQ documents, development and technical reports, and CMC sections for regulatory submissions.
• Maintain competency and training for relevant processes and equipment.
• Ensure that all work is accurate, precise, properly documented, within GMP requirements.
• Organize multiple project responsibilities to ensure tasks are appropriately prioritized and executed on time.
• Design, coordinate, and execute development and CTM activities, including formulation, data interpretation, equipment selection, generation of batch records and other appropriate documentation, and problem-solving exercises.
• Ongoing communication with clients, internal support groups, resources, vendors and staff.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Potential for career growth on an expanding team
• Abundance of cross-functional exposure to other areas within the organization
• 152 hours of paid time off annually + 8 paid holidays
• Day one benefits! Medical, dental, vision and 401K benefit effective on your first day

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree