Metrologist

Catalent; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

WellHub program

PTO + 8 holidays

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

Catalent's North America facility in St. Petersburg, FL, is seeking a Metrologist to oversee calibration, PM programs, and instrumentation support in a GMP environment.

The role emphasizes data integrity, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration with QA and maintenance teams. You will coordinate external contractors, lead capital equipment requests, and train staff on instrumentation while ensuring CMMS accuracy and readiness for audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metrology, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related discipline is required.
• 5+ years of metrology or instrumentation experience in a GMP-regulated environment.
• Work in a cGMP laboratory is required; laboratory administrator experience preferred but not required.
• Regulatory/audit experience with laboratory systems is preferred but not required.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and lift up to 15 pounds; good vision and computer use.

Responsibilities

• Ensure calibration and preventive maintenance programs are performed as scheduled.
• Coordinate outside contractors for calibration, PM services, and equipment maintenance.
• Create, review, and maintain calibration/PM master documentation for compliance.
• Serve as laboratory system administrator; evaluate systems for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
• Provide technical support to personnel and coordinate with corporate teams.
• Attend external training to become SME on laboratory instrumentation.
• Lead capital equipment requests and CMMS data accuracy and decommissioning.
• Perform and assist calibration/PM activities while maintaining data integrity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Calibration

PM programs

GMP compliance

Data integrity

Instrument troubleshooting

Regulatory coordination

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Metrology/Engineering/Chemistry/Physics or related

Tools

CMMS

LIMS

Job description

• Work Schedule: Standard Hours; Monday through Friday
• 100% on-site

Metrologist, Quality Control

Position Summary

Join Catalent’s flagship softgel development and manufacturing facility in North America, located in St. Petersburg, FL, with a capacity of 18 billion capsules per year. This role offers competitive pay, day-one benefits, and career growth in a state-of-the-art, turn-key facility.

The Metrologist is responsible for the general oversight and support of laboratory instrumentation. Solves problems, provide Validation support, support Preventive Maintenance and Calibration, lead capital appropriate requests and provide troubleshooting and repair support, assist in training of personnel on instrumentation.

The Role

• Ensure laboratory instrument calibration and preventive maintenance (PM) programs are performed as scheduled, including reviewing and maintaining all calibration and PM documentation.
• Coordinate outside contractors for calibration, preventive maintenance, and equipment service, ensuring services are scheduled, approved, completed, and compliant with industry guidelines.
• Create, review, and maintain internal and external calibration and preventive maintenance master documentation to ensure required checks and assessments are completed in compliance with applicable guidelines.
• Serve as the laboratory system administrator and a member of the data integrity team, evaluating laboratory systems for compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 and corporate data integrity requirements, including periodic system reviews.
• Provide technical support to laboratory personnel by performing initial troubleshooting, serving as the primary point of contact for laboratory systems, and coordinating communication with corporate teams and local users.
• Attend external training to become a subject matter expert on laboratory instrumentation and provide ongoing technical support and guidance to laboratory personnel.
• Lead capital equipment requests, oversee the decommissioning of outdated laboratory instruments, and ensure the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) remains current and accurate.
• Perform and assist with calibration and preventive maintenance activities while ensuring appropriate controls are in place to support regulatory compliance and data integrity requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree in Metrology, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related scientific discipline required. Advanced degree preferred but not required.
• 5+ years of experience in metrology, or instrumentation intense position in a GMP-regulated environment required.
• Work experience in cGMP laboratory is required. Experience as laboratory administrator is preferred but not required.
• Previous experience handling regulatory/customer audit for laboratory systems is preferred but not required. Prior experience troubleshooting of electronic and electrical circuits.
• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds.
• Vision requirements include ability to differentiate color, have 20/30 vision in each eye with or without corrective lenses, read written documents and frequent use of a computer monitor.

Why You Should Join Catalent

• Tuition reimbursement to support educational goals
• WellHub program to promote physical wellness & Access to Perkspot discounts from over 900 merchants
• 152 hours of PTO plus 8 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one
• Defined career path with annual performance reviews & strong potential for career growth within a mission-driven organization
• Inclusive culture with active Employee Resource Groups & Community engagement and green initiatives

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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