Senior Associate Scientist - Analytical Development

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Alabama; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 152 hours+8 holidays

401K match

Health/dental/vision benefits from day

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Madison, WI is hiring a Senior Associate Scientist - Analytical Development to support the evaluation and optimization of analytical methods for cell line and process development. The role focuses on LCMS peptide mapping, intact mass analysis, and released N-glycan analyses, with DoE/AQbD principles under GMP guidelines.

You will document experiments, review data, train others, and help transfer methods to QC for validation, while maintaining strict timelines and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with substantial lab experience.
• Associate’s degree in STEM with 6–9 years in a lab.
• B.S./B.A. in STEM with 3–6 years lab experience.
• MS in STEM with 0–3 years industry lab experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply biochemical/biophysical and immunological concepts for macromolecules.
• Execute analysis of proteins and macromolecules from mammalian cell culture and process development.
• Support development of robust assays using DoE and AQbD principles.
• Record data accurately in lab notebooks or data sheets.
• Review data and reports for accuracy and consistency.
• Support shipments of samples with proper documentation.
• Maintain project timelines.
• Perform general lab housekeeping and consumables management.
• Mentor or train others as needed.

Skills

Protein analysis

Analytical methods development

SDS-PAGE

ELISA

Western Blot

HPLC

CE

cIEF

qPCR

DoE

AQbD

GDP

GMP

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate’s degree in STEM

B.S./B.A. in STEM

MS in STEM

Tools

LCMS

SDS-PAGE

HPLC

cIEF

Job description

Senior Associate Scientist - Analytical Development

Position Summary:

• Work Schedule: M-F 8am-5pm
• 100% on-site

Working for Catalent Biologics is an opportunity to join an entrepreneurial team. Catalent Biologics is making significant investments in people and capabilities. This is a unique opening to join a small, fast-growing business, backed by a global public company. People joining our team will have the opportunity for career development as our business continues to grow and expand. Catalent-Madison employees are helping to improve future patient outcomes by working on products that are designed to treat COVID-19, cancer, various autoimmune, fibrotic and blood disorders, HIV, diabetes, heart and lung diseases as well as Alzheimer’s.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Madison, WI is hiring a Senior Associate Scientist - Analytical Development. The Analytical Development team is responsible for evaluating client analytical methods and/or optimizing/developing methods required to support cell line, upstream, and downstream development, and transferring them to the QC department for phase appropriate validation. The team is also responsible for characterizing primary and high order structures; confirming product comparability across scale and establishing product degradant profiles and specifications for reference standards of mRNA proteins/mAbs generated at Catalent’s, Madison site. The team executes on this by applying the concepts of analytical quality by design (AQbD) in compliance with FDA and other regulatory agency requirements and in conformance with the sites GMP quality systems. The team’s role is therefore central to the success of projects that enter cell line and process development and technology transfer workstreams and also ensures that analytical methods can be applied in establishing product critical quality attributes (CQA) and supporting IND-enabling studies and applications that are essential in providing high quality drug products for our clients and their patients.

The Role:

• Understand and apply biochemical/biophysical and immunological concepts associated with macromolecules including proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids and the methods for analysis
• Execute all activities related to the analysis of proteins and other biological macromolecules from mammalian cell culture and process development ranging from SDS-PAGE/Agarose Gel analysis, ELISA and Western Blot analysis, various HPLC based methods, CE, cIEF, product binding/activity assays, qPCR, and Sanger Sequencing with a preferred focus on LCMS peptide mapping, intact mass analysis, and released N-glycan
• Independently support developing robust assays, including use of experimental design (DoE) and applying the principles of AQbD
• Accurately record experimental data/observations in data sheets or lab notebooks
• Review and verify analytical data and reports ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Accurately support shipments of samples to clients with appropriate information/paperwork
• Maintain project timelines
• Perform general lab housekeeping, including cleaning/sterilizing of lab and lab materials, disposal of trash and recyclables, autoclaving, ordering and stocking supplies, etc.
• Actively participate in team meetings
• Become fully trained on departmental SOPs, write procedural SOPs as necessary
• Strong understanding of GMP documentation and guidelines
• Follow Good Documentation Practices (GDP)
• Mentor or train others, as assigned
• Some weekend work required
• Seek out guidance as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

• High School Diploma/GED with 10+ years of experience
• Associate’s degree in STEM discipline with 6-9 years of experience
• B.S/B.A. in any STEM discipline with at least 3-6 years’ experience in a laboratory environment
• MS in STEM discipline with 0-3 years of industry laboratory experience

Why you should join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
• Diverse, inclusive culture
• Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives
• 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays
• Generous 401K match
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
• Tuition Reimbursement- Let us help you finish your degree or start a new degree!

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.

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