Associate Scientist I, Product Development

Associate Scientist I, Product Development LocationSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America, 33716 Job Id0092313 Posted Date12/18/2025 Save Back to search results Associate Scientist I, Product Development Position Summary Work Schedule: Standard Hours; Monday through Friday 100% on-site 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. The Associate Scientist I within Production Development will contribute significantly to the timely and successful development of new pharmaceutical products utilizing Softgel formulation and process drug delivery systems and technologies. This role involves executing required pre-formulation, formulation, and process development activities. The team supports new product development across the full project lifecycle, including benchtop and laboratory-scale work, demonstration and feasibility batches, registration and stability batches, as well as providing technical support for process validation batches. The Role Conduct pre-formulation, formulation preparation, testing, and analytical work within the Production Development (PD) laboratory. Plan, schedule, and execute laboratory activities to ensure timely completion of assigned development work. Perform formulation and material studies, including solubility, compatibility, drying studies, gel swatches, laboratory fill mixes, and air-filled capsules. Execute physical, chemical, and performance testing, including fill moisture, water activity, hardness, rheology, burst strength, impact/drop testing, disintegration, dissolution, and related analyses. Perform HPLC analysis and prepare buffers, mobile phases, and dissolution media as required. Document experimental procedures and results in approved notebooks, batch records, reports, and logbooks; prepare samples for animal PK studies. Support lab operations and compliance, including training personnel, following SOPs and departmental guidance, maintaining training records, and adhering to Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Associate in Science (AS) degree in scientific field with 5 years of experience in GMP laboratory or Bachelor of Science (BS) in a scientific field with 0 year of experience. Strong scientific skills required. Working knowledge and application of scientific principles and techniques. Exposure to computer software associated with word processing and spreadsheets required. Must have accurate and legible documentation skills. Attention to detail and high-level of organizational skills required. Individuals are required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch regularly and lift to 15 pounds; no lifting greater than 44.09 pounds without assistance. Vision requirements include ability to differentiate color, have 20/30 vision with or without corrective lenses, read written documents and frequent use of a computer monitor Why You Should Join Catalent Tuition reimbursement to support educational goals WellHub program to promote physical wellness & Access to Perkspot discounts from over 900 merchants 152 hours of PTO plus 8 paid holidays Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one Defined career path with annual performance reviews & strong potential for career growth within a mission-driven organization Inclusive culture with active Employee Resource Groups & Community engagement and green initiatives 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. Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities. Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. 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, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process. Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. 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