Laboratory Team Leader

Catalent Pharma Solutions•Greenville, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Laboratory Team Leader Position Summary: Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm EST. 100% On-site at the Greenville, NC site. 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 Laboratory Team Leader leads laboratory personnel in daily activities providing coaching and feedback to team members. This role provides laboratory support for internal business units and external client pre-commercial and commercial processes and projects.

Requirements

Requires Associate degree in Science-related field with nine years of professional experience in pharmaceutical analytical chemistry OR; Bachelor’s degree in Science-related field with eight years of professional experience in pharmaceutical analytical chemistry OR; Master’s degree in Science-related field with six years of professional experience in pharmaceutical analytical chemistry OR; PhD in a science-related field with four years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical analytical chemistry.
Experience in a Catalent analytical laboratory in a role independently managing client interactions and projects as well as mentoring and training junior analysts may be substituted for three years of professional experience.
Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Strongly prefer at least one year of Project Manager and Leadership experience.
Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.

Responsibilities

Supervise, guide and oversee learning and development needs for a team of approximately three to six scientists and other laboratory personnel at various levels.
Responsible for development and performance management of direct reports including training, coaching and mentoring.
Lead in the development of a climate of quality and safety within the teams, by identifying and monitoring quality and safety standards.
Ensure all work is performed and documented according to approved standard operating procedures, in general compliance with cGMPs and in a timely manner consistent with agreed upon schedules.
Maintain proficiency in process and data review within respective scientific field of operation in accordance with job responsibility and function, able to troubleshoot instrument, method and technique-related issues.
Project management and serve as Analytical representative for internal and external clients, both commercial and pre-commercial and, as required, CMOs.
Author and review analytical procedures, validation documents, portions of regulatory submissions for site pre-commercial and commercial projects relating to Analytical.
Other duties as assigned.