Catalent, Inc. is looking to solve the problem of developing, manufacturing, and supplying products that help people live better and healthier lives by hiring a Principal Scientist for Product Development to lead projects focused on oral formulation development for small molecule or peptide drug products and amorphous intermediates.
Requirements
- 4-year degree (Bachelor’s/B.S.) in a physical, chemical, biological, or pharmaceutical science required plus a minimum of eight years of drug product development experience.
- Preferred to have management experience; this person will immediately manage two people with the potential to manage a team of up to 6 in the future
- Preferred to have oral formulation development experience (Tablets, capsules, granulation, spray dried dispersion/amorphous dispersions)
- Strong preference for early phase development (preclinical, phase I-II with new APIs/small molecules)
- Experience in a client-facing role is a plus due to regular communication with internal/external stakeholders
- 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
- Experience with formulation techniques including blending, encapsulation, suspensions, solutions, wet/dry/fluid bed granulation, tablet compression, coating, milling, spray drying
Responsibilities
- Creates and develops innovative drug formulations and has depth of experience in one or more of the techniques described above.
- Performs and trains others on a variety of formulation techniques including, but not necessarily limited to: blending, encapsulation, suspensions, solutions, wet/dry/fluid bed granulation, tablet compression, coating, milling, spray drying.
- Responsible for the successful transfer of formulation projects to the GMP manufacturing team and for collaboration with process engineering team during technology transfer.
- Communicates results both internally and externally through oral and written updates and formal reports as necessary.
- Organize meetings and monitor all client interactions independently.
- Participate in and lead cross-functional teams.
- Performs secondary review of other colleagues’ work for scientific accuracy and compliance.
Other
- Hire, train, and supervise formulation group members as necessary.
- Develop junior personnel for advancement within the team.
- Responsible for maintaining a GMP laboratory environment
- Participate in business development and marketing activities by generating scientific expert content, hosting new client visits or teleconferences, and attending conferences or client visits to generate new leads
- On an average 8-hour day this position requires the ability to walk, sit and stand, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms at or above shoulder height and below waist height, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear, smell and lift up to 25 pounds.
