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Senior Associate Scientist I

Position Summary

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

Catalent’s Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses. The site provides a range of integrated services for oral solid dosage forms, from formulation development and analytical testing to clinical and commercial-scale manufacture. The Kansas City facility is a Center-of-Excellence for our Biologics Analytical Services business. Our talented team has over 25 years of experience providing analytical services for stand-alone and integrated biologics projects.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Kansas City, MO is hiring a Senior Associate Scientist I . Under close supervision and guidance, performs tasks from detailed instructions and established procedures. Comply with site SXPs, corporate policies, and Environmental Health and Safety requirements. Has applied knowledge of the principles and concepts of a discipline (e.g. Biology, Chemistry). Applies technical and functional knowledge to job-related duties on projects / assignments within own group / project team. A self-motivated, detail-oriented person who is able to make decisions and solve problems is essential. Able to work independently with little to no supervision, and flexible to also assist team members as needed.

This is a full-time, on-site hourly position. Monday – Friday, 12-8pm.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee.

The Role

• Execute testing procedures for the identification and characterization of raw materials, stability, and drug products. Techniques include, not limited to : HPLC, GC, Karl Fischer, particle size, ICP-MS, FT-IR, and dissolution.
• Execute laboratory work plan / schedule developed with input from supervisor or senior team member.
• Maintain high quality documentation in accordance with applicable regulatory guidance and site SOPs documenting work as appropriate within notebooks, forms, etc.
• Execute procedures or methods of moderate and advanced complexity with high quality and reviews own work to ensure accuracy and completeness. Able to identify and remediate minor quality / compliance gaps during lab work with little guidance.
• May develop / validate methods of moderate and advanced complexity.
• Draft technical documents such as methods, specifications, and / or certificates of analysis with little to no guidance from a supervisor or senior team member. May participate in or draft events, deviations, and / or investigations.

The Candidate :

Why you should join Catalent :

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to . This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives : Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and / or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and / or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

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