Pharmaceutical Development Senior Associate Scientist I

Catalent•Kansas City, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Support formulation design and development of oral solid drug products at Catalent’s Kansas City facility. Train others in clinical trial manufacturing operations using sound pharmaceutical principles and ensure work complies with regulatory requirements, good manufacturing practices, and standard operating procedures. The role contributes to projects intended to impact patients worldwide and involves work in a GMP area under minimal supervision. Client interactions are very limited and supervised.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a related life science or physical science field with 0+ years of related work experience preferred, or a bachelor’s degree in a related life science or physical science field with 2+ years of related work experience preferred.
Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Intermediate written and verbal communication skills with internal customers.
Well organized, able to multitask, and able to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
Able to stand, walk, sit, use hands to manipulate, and reach with hands and arms for up to 8 hours per day.
Able to work with a respirator (P100, PAPR, etc.).
Occasional lifting and/or moving of up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Previous solids development experience.

Responsibilities

Train others on procedures and laboratory techniques.
Execute efficiency improvement projects with guidance and assist with process efficiency under significant supervision.
Apply discipline-specific principles and concepts and use technical and functional knowledge across team projects and assignments.
Conduct work in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) area under minimal supervision.
Maintain high-quality laboratory documentation in accordance with regulatory guidance and site standard operating procedures.
Draft technical documents, including laboratory notebook writeups, protocols, and batch records.
Perform parallel review of GMP documents and laboratory notebooks; may become qualified to conduct compliance technical reviews.
Execute procedures, methods, and manufacturing processes of minimal complexity with high quality and limited supervision.
Propose deviations from established procedures and methods based on sound judgment.
Lead by example in accordance with Catalent’s values and culture.
Recognize unmet needs within the department.
Demonstrate mathematical and scientific reasoning, learn and retain technical information, and apply basic understanding of manufacturing equipment operations and troubleshooting across multiple techniques.
Communicate with internal customers and manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
May contribute material to publications and/or external presentations.