Supervisor - Quality Assurance

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Alabama; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

PTO & 8 holidays

Job summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Madison, WI is seeking a Supervisor of Quality Assurance to oversee Deviation, CAPA, and Change Control programs and ensure regulatory compliance at the site. You will lead investigations, perform risk assessments, and act as the site SME for Quality Systems to drive continuous improvement.

This onsite role offers leadership opportunities, a clear career path, and comprehensive benefits from day one, with a focus on maintaining the highest quality standards in a

Qualifications

• Doctorate in STEM with 2+ years of related experience or Master's/Bachelor's/Associate with 4+ years.
• Leadership experience of 0–2 years and ability to lead a team.
• Catalent experience or leadership program participation may substitute external experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead Deviation, CAPA, and Change Control programs to meet regulatory and customer expectations.
• Manage investigations, risk assessments, root cause analysis, and effectiveness checks.
• Act as site SME for Quality Systems and provide guidance on investigations and continuous improvement.
• Monitor quality metrics, drive process improvements, and lead governance forums.
• Support audits and inspections, fostering a culture of quality and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Quality oversight

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Doctorate in STEM

Advanced STEM degree (MS/BSc)

Tools

Trackwise

Job description

Supervisor - Quality Assurance

Position Summary

• Shift: M-F 8am-5pm
• 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 a Supervisor - Quality Assurance to join our team. In this role, you will provide oversight to ensure the site Deviation, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), and Change Control programs meet regulatory requirements, customer expectations, and internal quality standards. You will manage day‑to‑day activities, prioritize tasks, and ensure timely completion of investigations and actions. This position plays a key role in maintaining and improving quality systems, supporting audits, and fostering a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.

The Role

• Lead and oversee Deviation, CAPA, and Change Control programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards, and customer expectations.
• Manage the full lifecycle of investigations, CAPAs, and change controls, including risk assessments, root cause analysis, impact evaluations, and effectiveness checks.
• Serve as the site Subject Matter Expert for Quality Systems, providing guidance, training, and support on compliance, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor quality metrics and trends, drive process improvements, and lead cross‑functional governance forums to ensure accountability and timely resolution of issues.
• Support regulatory inspections, customer audits, and internal audits while fostering a culture of quality, compliance, and operational excellence.

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

• Doctorate Degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 2 years of related experience, OR
• Master’s, Bachelor’s, or Associate’s Degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 4 years of related experience, AND
• Leadership experience of 0-2 years.
• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent‑sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Knowledge in Trackwise.
• Ability to manage and support a team of three direct reports.

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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