Catalent Hiring for Senior Scientist, Process Development – Cell Culture job in Madison Full Time

Senior Scientist, Process Development – Cell Culture

Our new, state of the art Madison, WI facility, with expanded mammalian cell line engineering and biomanufacturing capabilities utilizing single-use systems, offers increased flexibility and manufacturing scale to support our customers’ growth. We offer a broad range of integrated formulation and analytical services to solve your most difficult development challenges in Biologics.

The Upstream Process Development team is responsible for the development and implementation of upstream processing methodologies and analytical procedures that can be easily transferred to the cGMP Manufacturing Team.

This position will perform multiple complex projects in Upstream Process Development while maintaining project timelines. The position will serve as a technical lead for the development of robust, high performing upstream processes with emphasis on transferability to cGMP manufacturing. This individual’s knowledge will result in working independently on assigned tasks/projects, developing and overseeing project plans to improve processes, and acting as a technical backup to the Director. This position plans and conducts work requiring independent judgment in the evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation/modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.

This is a fulltime role working Days; Monday – Friday

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer and Catalent employee.

The Role:

• Provides expertise in process development for numerous mammalian cell lines.
• Initiates, directs and executes scientific development for innovation and process improvements.
• Acts as the technical lead for Client development projects, communicates project status and effectively provides technical explanation/rationalization.
• Researches and develops existing and new technologies/process improvements.
• Critically analyzes complex data, interprets and integrates experimental results with project objectives.

The Candidate:

Education:

• Ph.D. in Biotechnology, or related field with at least 4 years of laboratory experience in an industrial setting.
• MS in Biotechnology or related field with at least 8 years of industry laboratory experience.
• B.S/B.A. in Biotechnology, or related field with at least 10 years of industry laboratory experience.

Experience:

• Extensive mammalian cell culture experience
• Operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting stirred vessel bioreactors or fermenters preferably in an industrial setting
• Strong knowledge of latest upstream process development strategies
• Knowledge of the optimization of mammalian cell production through media and feed improvements
• Experience in Tech transfers
• Good documentation practices (GDP)
• Experience writing standard operating procedures
• Experience mentoring junior staff regarding laboratory procedures

Why you should join Catalent:

• Fast tracked career growth, with annual performance review and feedback process
• Competitive base salary with other compensation incentives including yearly incentive plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401K are all offered on day one of employment
• 19 days of Paid Time Off (152 hours PTO) + 8 paid holidays
• Onsite gym, Catalent corporate discount perks, paid volunteer time off program and other benefits too numerous to mention!
• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process

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.

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

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

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