Senior Scientist, Product Development - Soft Chew and Lozenges

Catalent - Manassas, VA

Full-time - Senior

Manassas, VA

10,001+ employees

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Scientist in Product Development at Catalent will lead the development and evaluation of new soft chew and lozenge products, focusing on pre-formulation studies, process optimization, and stability studies. This role requires advanced knowledge of dietary supplement development processes in a regulated environment, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards while driving innovation in product formulation.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, drive, and guide the development and evaluation of new products.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to individuals and teams.
• Ensure appropriate technical review and oversight for portfolio projects/programs.
• Effectively communicate with management, other departments, and customers regarding development activities and results.
• Operate under and maintain GMP/GLP conditions and practices.
• Maintain and improve compliance with training, best practices, safety, and cleaning requirements.
• Represent functional area and projects in discussions at various meetings.
• Lead Catalent's strategies, initiatives, expectations, processes, and portfolio commitments.
• Work extended hours and weekends as needed to meet deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Science or related field required; Master's Degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a formulation role in a lab setting required.
• 3+ years of experience with soft confectionary formats, particularly chew and/or lozenge formats.
• Experience working in a dietary supplement, confection, and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing and/or GMP facility.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Quality by Design (QbD) and Design of Experiment (DOE) methodologies.

Benefits

• 152 hours of PTO + 8 Paid Holidays
• Potential for career growth within an expanding team
• Diverse, inclusive culture