Scientist I, Product Development

Scientist I, Product Development

Position Summary

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, standard business hours

• 100% on-site

Join Catalent’s flagship softgel development and manufacturing facility in St. Petersburg, FL, producing 18 billion capsules annually. This role offers competitive pay, day-one benefits, and career growth in a state-of-the-art facility, where your work directly impacts patient lives.

Product Development oversees end-to-end product creation, including benchtop/lab-scale work, feasibility batches, registration/stability batches, and technical support for process validation. The team also supports product investigations, technology transfers to the St. Petersburg, FL facility, and conducts Gap Assessments, Risk Assessments, and implementation of PAT solutions. This role plays a critical part in the timely development of new pharmaceutical products using Softgel formulation and process technologies by executing essential formulation and process activities.

The Role 

• Leads and executes experimental studies to generate supporting data and resolve technical issues throughout project lifecycles.

• Represents Softgel Product Development in internal and customer meetings, clearly communicating technical objectives.

• Collaborates closely with Analytical Services, Operations, QC, QA, and cross-functional partners to meet all project requirements.

• Troubleshoots technical challenges, evaluates solution options, and recommends preferred paths forward.

• Manages workload independently, identifying potential risks to timelines and escalating unresolved issues appropriately.

• Drives process and procedural improvements that enhance efficiency, safety, and overall quality.

• Completes technical activities, development reports, and regulatory support documentation while maintaining required training and compliance.

• Supports and mentors Softgel personnel as needed, ensuring alignment with departmental and company policies.

• Other duties as assigned.

The Candidate 

• BS in scientific field with 5 plus years’ experience in lab, 3 in GMP OR

• MS in scientific field with 3 plus years’ experience in GMP lab OR

• Doctorate in scientific field with 1 plus years’ experience in lab.

• Familiarity with batch processing in a pharmaceutical, cGMP environment.

• Strong knowledge of cGMP Regulatory requirements for process development, technical transfer, and process changes required with basic to advanced statistical analysis and calculations preferred required.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.  Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift to 15 pounds; no lifting greater than 44.09 pounds without assistance. 

• Vision requirements include ability to differentiate color (Pass the Ishihara Color Vision Screening) and obtain 20/30 acuity in both far and near vision with or without corrective lenses. For Catalent’s in-house screening, the acceptable score is to identify at least 4 of 6 numbers in the circles.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage effective day one.

• Generous paid time off — 152 hours of PTO plus 8 paid holidays.

• Tuition reimbursement and a defined career path with annual performance reviews to support growth.

• Inclusive, mission-driven culture with active Employee Resource Groups and community engagement.

• Wellness and lifestyle perks through Perkspot discounts and the WellHub program.

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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