Senior Scientist - Process Development, Downstream

Senior Scientist - Process Development, Downstream

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 Biologics is a fast-growing business within Catalent Pharma Solutions focused on providing innovative technologies and solutions to help more and better biologic treatments get to patients. The business includes our proprietary GPEx cell line engineering platform, our new state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility in Madison, WI, and our market leading biologics analytical services as well as SMARTag Antibody Drug Conjugate technology in Emeryville, CA. Leveraging our growing differentiated technology portfolio, world class manufacturing capability, and other integrated services across the Catalent network, Catalent Biologics is positioned to drive significant growth for Catalent.

This position will perform a variety of laboratory procedures in Downstream Process Development. The position will use comprehensive knowledge of applicable principles, concepts, and practices and/or techniques to lead complex projects within a department, group, or team. This position will apply technical and functional knowledge to design experiments and projects that contribute to overall direction of downstream development.

This is a full-time on-site salaried position, Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

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:  

• Develop and execute laboratory work plans/schedules independently, using customer milestones/and division/site performance standards and metrics
• Develop and review statement of work and ensure project stays within scope
• Author and may approve technical documents such as protocols, test methods, test reports, certificates of analysis, and operating procedures
• Train, coach, or mentor others on technical, personal development or business issues
• Participate in client meetings offering technical support and leading the project
• Research and develop existing and new technologies/process improvements
• Act as the technical lead for client development projects, communicates project status internally and externally, and effectively provides technical explanation/rationalization
• Critically analyze complex data; interpret and integrate experimental results with project objectives
• Execute purification experiments including automated chromatography (AKTA platform), filtration, clarification, column packing, and tangential flow filtration independently
• Knowledge of protein purification and analysis with an in depth understanding of all modes of chromatography
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:  

• Must have Doctorate Degree in a STEM discipline and 2-4 years related experience OR
• Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 5-10 years related experience OR
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8-15 years related experience
• Must have knowledge of process scale chromatography and filtration (viral, chromatography, tangential flow, normal flow)
• Must have experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting chromatography workstations and process skids preferably in an industrial setting
• Must have experience writing standard operating procedures, batch records, and reports
• Prior experience mentoring junior staff regarding laboratory procedures and scientific projects is required

Why you should join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process 
• Diverse, inclusive culture 
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
• 152 hours of paid time off annually + 8 paid holidays
• Competitive salary with yearly bonus potential
• Community engagement and green initiatives
• Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
• Tuition Reimbursement 

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. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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

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