Associate Scientist II, Analytical Research & Development

Overview

Join Catalent’s flagship softgel development and manufacturing facility in North America, located in St. Petersburg, FL, with a capacity of 18 billion capsules per year. This role offers competitive pay, day-one benefits, and career growth in a state-of-the-art, turn-key facility. Your work will directly impact patient lives.

As an Associate Scientist II, Analytical Research & Development at Catalent, you’ll gain unmatched exposure to a diverse portfolio of molecules formulated within our unique softgel platform, spanning therapeutic areas from women’s health to oncology. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and work hands-on with cutting-edge analytical equipment, supporting programs from early development through commercial validation. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to grow your career while helping deliver innovative, patient-first treatments that make a real impact.

• Perform compendial and non-compendial testing on raw materials, drug substances, in-process samples, cleaning samples, and finished products.
• Execute assay, content uniformity (CU), dissolution, and other single-analyte chromatographic testing; prepare reagents, standards, media, and mobile phases as required.
• Safely handle potent and teratogenic compounds using proper PPE; manage hazardous waste disposal in compliance with environmental regulations and company procedures.
• Accurately document, tabulate, and interpret analytical results in notebooks, reports, and logbooks; ensure right-first-time execution of methods and SOPs.
• Support departmental operations, including writing and reviewing analytical methods, deviations, protocols, SOPs, and other technical documentation.
• Support material evaluation for new materials and perform routine calibration of analytical equipment (e.g., balances, pH meters, KF analyzers, AA, IR).
• Provide project support for new product development and laboratory investigations, participate in cross-functional teams, and identify improvements to reduce testing and release cycle times.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Associate’s in science with 10 plus years in an analytical lab, 5 in GMP environment OR
• Bachelor’s in science with 3 plus years in a GMP analytical lab
• Hands-on experience with common pharmaceutical equipment, including UV/VIS, IR, AA, and dissolution.
• Strong wet chemistry experience (e.g., titrations, extractions) per compendial methods; familiarity with HPLC/UHPLC and GC required.
• Experience with pharmaceutical software such as LIMS, Track Wise, and Empower preferred.
• Ability to meet vision requirements, including color differentiation (pass Ishihara screening) and 20/30 near and far visual acuity, with or without corrective lenses.

• Tuition reimbursement to support educational goals
• Well Hub program to promote physical wellness
• 152 hours of PTO plus 8 paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one
• Defined career path with annual performance reviews
• Inclusive culture with active Employee Resource Groups
• Community engagement and green initiatives
• Fast-paced, innovative work environment
• Strong potential for career growth within a mission-driven organization
• Access to Perkspot discounts from over 900 merchants

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities. 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.

Equal Opportunity

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