Pharmaceutical Research Associate, Product Development

Catalent Pharma Solutions; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions in San Diego, CA is hiring a Lab Assistant (Intern) to gain hands-on experience in analytical chemistry techniques and solid-state characterization within pharmaceutical development. The role involves supporting formulation and drug product characterization activities under supervision, with mentorship across GMP and CMC concepts.

Requirements include enrollment in a graduate program and a qualifying Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Physical, Pharmaceutical or Biological

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Graduate program.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Physical, Pharmaceutical or Biological and at least one year of experience with basic formulation or laboratory techniques.
• Flexibility to work on-site in San Diego.

Responsibilities

• Conduct physical characterization activities of solid-state materials for downstream drug development.
• Leverage experience in polymer science to conduct formulation development and drug product characterization under supervision.
• Prepare reports, summaries, protocols, batch records, and quantitative analyses.
• Maintain clear and accurate records in laboratory notebooks.
• Support with limited client interaction under supervisor guidance.
• Assist in experimental design and execution under supervision.

Skills

Laboratory techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Physical, Pharmaceutical or Biological

Job description

Pharmaceutical Research Associate, Product Development Position Summary

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday between 8am-5pm 100% on-site (San Diego) Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Catalent's San Diego facility focuses on early-stage development of small molecule and peptide drug candidates from the bench to the clinic. This facility offers an array of services that support oral and injectable dosage forms that include preformulation testing, formulation and analytical development, cGMP manufacturing and clinical packaging, labeling, and worldwide distribution. Our San Diego location is the home of our Catalent Spray Drying technologies with downstream roller compaction capabilities to support the needs of our client’s most challenging compounds.

Catalent Pharma Solutions is hiring a Lab Assistant (Intern) for multiple departments on our San Diego, CA team. Through guided mentorship, the Student Lab Intern program offers students a fun and stimulating environment to gain lab experience and exposure to pharmaceutical chemistry development. Lab Assistants will have the opportunity to learn analytical chemistry techniques such as: volumetric analysis, spectroscopy, and liquid chromatography. An individual at the level of Pharmaceutical Research Associate will be expected to understand and execute basic formulation and characterization procedures in order to develop preclinical and human clinical drug products under supervision.

This candidate is expected to have attained experience in solid state characterization techniques necessary for the development of oral solid dosage form drug products.

This is a student internship

The Role

• Conduct physical characterization activities of solid-state materials for the purpose of downstream drug development activities.
• Leverage previous experience in polymer science to conduct formulation development and drug product characterization activities under supervision
• Prepare reports, summaries, protocols, batch records, and quantitative analyses
• Clear and accurate record keeping in laboratory notebooks
• Impact of decisions limited to their personal workload
• Limited client interaction will be supported by supervisor
• Development of problem-solving skills for experimental outcomes
• Experimental design and execution will be under a supervisor’s direction
• Training on scientific techniques, CMC strategy, GMPs, and ICH Guidance is emphasized
• Comply with good housekeeping and safety practices
• Personnel management is not expected
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate

• Must be currently enrolled in a Graduate program
• Requires a Bachelors degree in Chemical, Physical, Pharmaceutical or Biological and at least one year of experience with basic formulation or laboratory techniques

Physical Requirements

On an average day this position requires the ability to walk, sit and stand, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms at or above shoulder height and below waist height, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear, smell and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision requirements including reading of written documents, visual inspection of materials and use of computer monitor screen frequently

Pay

The starting hourly compensation for this position in San Diego, CA is $31.25/hour to $32.21/hour. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Why you should join Catalent

• Awesome employee activities: Movie Day, Monthly Birthday Celebrations, Friday Bagel Breakfast, On-site Fitness Center with machines, on-site yoga and HIIT classes, Sponsored Sports Teams, and several other company-sponsored events that encourages positive employee comradery, which contributes to effectively building positive employee relationships, overall creating a positive work environment.
• Environmentally friendly green initiatives with on-site practices as well as regularly participating in Beach Clean-up activities for community engagement.
• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
• Competitive salary/hourly rate offering students an amazing company to add to your resume before graduation with exciting hands-on lab experience.
• Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.
• 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.

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 [e-mail]. 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.

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.