Scientist, Quality Control
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Summary
We have an opportunity for a Scientist, Quality Control to join our team. In this role, you will perform microbiological and analytical testing of finished products, raw materials, and validation samples. You will also conduct environmental and utility testing, maintain microbial cultures, and prepare necessary reagents and materials. This position involves interpreting and documenting results, supporting laboratory equipment activities, and ensuring compliance with GMP and safety requirements.
Job description
Position Summary
We have an opportunity for a Scientist, Quality Control to join our team. In this role, you will perform microbiological and analytical testing of finished products, raw materials, and validation samples. You will also conduct environmental and utility testing, maintain microbial cultures, and prepare necessary reagents and materials. This position involves interpreting and documenting results, supporting laboratory equipment activities, and ensuring compliance with GMP and safety requirements.
Shift: Standard Hours, Monday through Friday. Location: St. Petersburg, FL 100% Onsite.
The Role
- Perform microbiological and analytical testing of finished products, raw materials, in-process materials, and validation samples according to approved methods, protocols, and compendia.
- Conduct environmental and utility testing, including water, compressed gases, manufacturing environments, moisture, and cleaning/process validation support.
- Cultivate, isolate, and identify microorganisms using selective and non-selective media, Gram staining, API, and other identification techniques.
- Maintain microbial cultures in accordance with ATCC requirements and departmental Standard Operating Procedures.
- Prepare reagents, standards, media, and other materials required for laboratory testing.
- Interpret, document, and enter analytical results into approved notebooks, reports, logbooks, and the LIMS database.
- Support laboratory equipment activities, including qualification (Installation Qualification/Operational Qualification/Performance Qualification), training, preventive maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and repairs.
- Follow Good Manufacturing Practices, safety, regulatory, and environmental requirements, including hazardous/DEA waste handling and working with potent or teratogenic compounds; serve as Senior Scientist Designee when needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
The Candidate
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with college coursework in related sciences.
- 5+ years of experience in an analytical laboratory.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Experience with Infrared and Atomic Absorption instrumentation.
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography instrumentation experience.
- Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds; no lifting greater than 44.09 pounds without assistance.
- Be accessible to manufacturing, laboratory, and office staff.
- Ability to use required office equipment.
- Vision requirements include ability to differentiate color (Pass the Ishihara Color Vision Screening) and obtain 20/30 acuity in both far and near vision with or without corrective lenses. For Catalent’s in-house screening, the acceptable score is to identify at least 4 of 6 numbers in the circles.
- Ability to work extended hours or off-hours as required.
Preferred Skills & Background
- Experience with Ultraviolet spectroscopy.
- Experience with Infrared and Atomic Absorption instrumentation.
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography instrumentation experience.
- Experience with autoclave.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with college coursework in related sciences.
- 5+ years of experience in an analytical laboratory.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Experience with Infrared and Atomic Absorption instrumentation.
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography instrumentation experience.
- Ability to differentiate color (Pass the Ishihara Color Vision Screening) and obtain 20/30 acuity in both far and near vision with or without corrective lenses.
- Ability to work extended hours or off-hours as required.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Resource Groups
- WellHub Program
- Perkspot Discounts
Company overview
Catalent Pharma Solutions, now known as Catalent, Inc., is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 2007 as a spin-off from Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical technologies segment, the company has grown into a major player in the pharmaceutical services industry. Catalent provides comprehensive drug development and manufacturing solutions including drug delivery technologies, formulation development, analytical testing, clinical and commercial manufacturing, clinical packaging, and supply chain services. The company operates over 50 facilities across four continents and has supported more than half of all FDA-approved products over the past decade. With approximately 16,900 employees, Catalent produces over 70 billion doses annually for more than 8,000 products, serving major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Moderna, Novo Nordisk, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In 2024, the company was acquired by Novo Holdings A/S for $16.5 billion, further strengthening its position in the global pharmaceutical manufacturing landscape.