Scientist I – Quality Control, Microbiology Catalent

Ourlivesmadison; Madison, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Catalent in Madison, WI seeks a Scientist I for Quality Control – Microbiology to perform cGMP QC testing, operate lab equipment, and help maintain regulatory documentation. You will work onsite in a fast-paced biologics setting, ensuring accuracy and compliance while supporting Trackwise and LIMS processes.

The role requires degrees with industry experience or equivalent, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with SOPs and aseptic techniques. Join a team focused on quality and growth.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry or related life sciences field.
• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 3 years of industry experience.
• Associate Degree with a minimum of 6 years of industry experience.
• High School Diploma with a minimum of 7 years of industry experience.
• Experience with analytical chemistry and simple and moderately complex lab equipment.
• Familiarity with clean room procedures, aseptic technique, and general lab equipment.
• Knowledge of cGMP, GDP, or GLP.
• Experience following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• General laboratory equipment experience, including micropipettes.

Responsibilities

• Independently execute and properly document cGMP Quality Control testing.
• Operate basic and moderately complex cGMP Quality Control equipment.
• Assist in authoring technical documents such as SOPs and reports.
• Perform self-review of analytical data for accuracy and consistency with SOPs.
• Enter data into LIMS or laboratory reports.
• Perform general lab housekeeping in adherence to 5S standards.
• Initiate and assist with records in Trackwise.
• Accurately complete routine and preventive maintenance on basic to moderately complex equipment.
• Actively participate in team meetings and training sessions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical chemistry

Lab equipment

Clean room procedures

GxP knowledge

SOPs experience

Micropipettes

Education

Master’s Degree in Biology/ Biotechnology/ Chemistry

Bachelor’s Degree with 3+ years industry experience

Associate Degree with 6+ years industry experience

High School Diploma with 7+ years industry experience

Tools

LIMS

HPLC

ELISA

Job description

Scientist I – Quality Control- Microbiology

Position Summary:

• Shift: Sun- Tues 6am-6pm
• Location: Madison, WI
• 100% Onsite

Catalent’s Madison, Wisconsin site is a state‑of‑the‑art biologics development and manufacturing facility supporting customers from research through early‑and mid‑stage clinical production. Located at 726 Heartland Trail in Madison, the approximately 102,700‑square‑foot GMP facility specializes in mammalian cell line engineering, drug substance biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical development, utilizing flexible single‑use systems to enable rapid scale‑up and customization. The site is home to Catalent’s proprietary GPEx® and GPEx® Lightning technologies, which are used to generate high‑yielding mammalian cell lines for biologic therapies, and supports production scales ranging from 50 to 4,000 liters for clinical manufacturing. Following a $45 million expansion announced in 2025, the Madison site has significantly increased capacity, added new equipment, and created approximately 200 highly skilled biohealth jobs, further strengthening its role within Catalent’s global biologics network and Wisconsin’s growing life sciences ecosystem.

We have an opportunity for aScientist I – Quality Control- Microbiologyto join our team. In this role, you will perform cGMP Quality Control testing and ensure accurate documentation. You will operate laboratory equipment, assist in preparing technical documents, and maintain compliance with established procedures. This position involves active participation in team activities and maintaining a clean and organized laboratory environment.

The Role:

• Independently execute and properly document cGMP Quality Control testing.
• Operate basic and moderately complex cGMP Quality Control equipment.
• Assist in authoring technical documents such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and reports.
• Perform self-review of analytical data for accuracy and consistency with SOPs.
• Enter data into Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) or laboratory reports.
• Perform general lab housekeeping in adherence to 5S standards.
• Initiate and assist with records in Trackwise.
• Accurately complete routine and preventive maintenance on basic to moderately complex equipment.
• Actively participate in team meetings and training sessions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The Candidate:

• Master’s Degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry or related life sciences field.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry or related life sciences field with a minimum of 3 years of industry experience.
• Associate Degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry or related life sciences field with a minimum of 6 years of industry experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 7 years of industry experience.
• Experience with analytical chemistry and simple and moderately complex lab equipment.
• Familiarity with clean room procedures, aseptic technique, and general lab equipment.
• Knowledge of cGMP, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
• Experience following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• General laboratory equipment experience, including micropipettes.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Experience with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).

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
• Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays
• Community engagement and green initiatives
• 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.

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

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