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Pharmaceutical Development Senior Associate Scientist II

Catalent
Kansas, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/18/2026
Position Summary


  • Shift: Tuesday – Friday 12pm-10pm
  • 100% on-site


Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

The Senior Associate Scientist II supports formulation design and development of oral solid drug products. Trains others in clinical trial manufacturing operations using sound pharmaceutical principles. Ensures that all work is carried out is in compliance with regulatory requirements, good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

The role:


  • Maintain high quality laboratory documentation in accordance with applicable regulatory guidance and Site SOPs
  • Draft technical documents such as laboratory notebook writeups, protocols and batch records.
  • Trains others on procedures and laboratory techniques
  • Executes efficiency improvement project with guidance
  • Has applied knowledge of the principles and concepts of a discipline.
  • Applies technical and functional knowledge to job related duties on most projects/ assignments within own group/project team.
  • Performs parallel review of GMP documents and laboratory notebooks and may become qualified to conduct compliance technical reviews.
  • Develop and executes procedures, methods, manufacturing processes with minimal complexity, with high quality.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead small team projects


The candidate:


  • Bachelor's degree in related life science or physical science field required with 4 years related work experience
  • Master’s degree in related life science or physical science field required with 2 years related work experience
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
  • Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds;


Why you should join Catalent:


  • Competitive medical benefits and 401K
  • 152 hours PTO 8 Paid Holidays
  • Dynamic, fast-paced work environment
  • Opportunity to work on Continuous Improvement Processes


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. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers:

Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond— it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to spam@catalent.com for us to investigate with local authorities.

California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE.

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