Senior Scientist, Biologics
Position Summary (Biologics/Kansas City, MO)
Catalent Biologics is a fast growing business within Catalent Pharma Solutions focused on providing innovative technologies and solutions to help more and better biologic treatments get to patients. The business includes our proprietary GPEx cell line engineering platform, our new state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility in Madison, WI., and our market leading biologics analytical services in Kansas City and Research Triangle Park, NC. With the recent acquisition of Redwood Bioscience in Emeryville, CA, we have added the SMARTag Antibody Drug Conjugate technology, providing a next-generation ADC platform to our biologics customers. Leveraging our growing differentiated technology portfolio, world class manufacturing capability, and other integrated services across the Catalent network, Catalent Biologics is positioned to drive significant growth for Catalent.
Working for Catalent Biologics is an opportunity to join an entrepreneurial team that is building a new business. Catalent is aggressively growing in biologics, and is making significant investments in people and capabilities in this area. This is a unique opportunity to join a small, fast growing business, backed by a global public company. People joining our team will also have significant career development/progression opportunities as our business continues to grow and expand.
This position is relocation eligible.
Kansas City is a community that has a small town mentality with large city culture and amenities. A place where the cost of living is low, schools in the metro are among the best in the nation, and family includes your co-workers and neighbors.
Requirements:
The Role (daily responsibilities)
•In support of large molecule therapeutics, develop and execute laboratory work plans/schedules for self and junior members of team, using customer milestones and Division/site performance standards and metrics.
•Sample types include in-process, release or stability.
•Techniques may include any or all of the following:
• Mammalian cell culture
• Sterile technique
• In vitro cell based assays (e.g. reporter gene bioassay, cell titer glo proliferation bioassay, etc.)
• ELISA assays, quantitative and potency (fluorescence, luminescence, colorimetric, MSD)
• Molecular biology (e.g. qPCR, PCR, etc.)
• Kinetic binding assessment (e.g. BLI or SPR)
• Flow cytometry
•Perform activities under cGMP as appropriate.
•Independently authors and approves technical documents, such as protocols, test methods, text reports, certificates of analysis, and operating procedures.
•Review technical documents for accuracy, thoroughness and regulatory compliance
•Trains, coaches or mentors others on technical, personal development or business issues
•Supervises technical staff, including work assignments and performance and development management
•Responsible as project technical lead on multiple projects, with responsibility for project outcome and customer interaction, including developing customer relationship to grow the business
The Candidate (requirements)
•Bachelor's degree with >10 years related experience, or equivalent education, experience and training; Master's degree with >8 years related experience; Doctorate Degree with >4 years related experience.
•Understands the details of regulatory CMC filing package and the analytical documentation required therein
•Good project management/coordination skills; Scientific background in GMP analytical and/or business background desirable; experience with S&OP; Good organizational skills; Significant experience with excel and PowerPoint.
Position Benefits
•Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K are all offered from day one of employment
•19 days of paid time off annually
•Potential for career growth within an expanding team
•Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
About Catalent
Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help develop some of the nearly 200 products we launch each year or help supply over 7,000 products for patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where our professionals 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, for the benefit of patients globally.
Catalent. More products. Better treatments. Reliably supplied.
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Visit www.catalent.com/careers to explore career opportunities, or contact us at
+1 877 503 9493 .
Catalent is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email along with the job number and title to Jobs@catalent.com . This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be routed to a recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.
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