Associate Scientist I, Analytical Research & Development

About Site

St. Petersburg in the primary softgel development and manufacturing facility in North America. The site has the capability to develop lipid formulations in a dedicated pilot plant which supports rapid transition from laboratory scale to clinical supply. Liquid in bottle, as well as Liquid fill Hard shell capabilities at the facility provide diversification and offerings that increase the speed to clinic. Within the Catalent network, we offer a broad range of integrated formulation and analytical services to solve your most difficult development and manufacturing challenges. Our analytical laboratory provides a full service offering from development of analytical methods to routine QC testing, supporting commercial and development stability studies. With capacity to generate over 18 billion softgels per year and servicing over 100 markets globally, the St. Petersburg site can handle any Over the Counter (OTC), Prescription (Rx), Medical Device, Controlled Substance, or Dietary Supplement manufacturing needs. The facility also contains a segregated hormone manufacturing area that meets current regulatory requirements. In addition to the manufacturing of traditional animal based gelatin softgels, St. Petersburg site manufactures products in non-gelatin based OptiShell® and Vegicaps® to expand the range of molecules that can be encapsulated.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for an Associate Scientist 1, Analytical Research & Development to join our team. In this role, you will support analytical scientists in achieving development program milestones. You will perform testing, prepare reagents, and ensure compliance with environmental and safety standards. This position offers the chance to contribute to innovative analytical work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Shift: Standard Hours, Monday through Friday
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
100% Onsite

The Role

• Support analytical scientists to complete milestones for development programs.
• Perform compendial and non-compendial testing on raw materials, drug substances, in-process samples, cleaning samples, and finished products as required.
• Prepare chemistry reagents, standards, media, and mobile phase as needed for analyses.
• Work with potent and teratogenic compounds using proper personal protective equipment.
• Dispose of hazardous waste according to environmental regulations and company procedures.
• Tabulate results of analysis in notebooks, reports, and logbooks, ensuring right-first-time execution of departmental methods and standard operating procedures.
• Support departmental operations and material evaluation processes for new materials.
• Share responsibility for calibration and standardization of analytical equipment such as balances, pH meters, Karl Fischer titrators, atomic absorption, infrared, and UV/VIS instruments.
• Provide project support for new product development through wet chemistry and instrumental testing.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

• Associate in Science degree in a scientific field with 5+ years in an analytical Good Manufacturing Practice laboratory required, or
• Bachelor of Science in a scientific field required.
• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0–20 pounds.
• Working with potential hazards will require wearing proper personal protective equipment.
• Vision requirements include ability to differentiate color, have 20/30 vision with or without corrective lenses, read written documents, and frequent use of a computer monitor.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Experience with common analytical laboratory equipment such as UV/VIS, infrared, atomic absorption, and dissolution instruments.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.
• Competitive Paid Time Off plus 8 paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
• Tuition Reimbursement – support to finish your degree or earn a new one.
• Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
• Environmentally friendly, community engagement green initiatives including regular participation in Beach Clean-up.
• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process with potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
• WellHub program promoting overall physical and mental wellness.
• Perkspot offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories.

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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