POSITION SUMMARY:

Catalent is a global, high-growth, public company and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better, healthier lives.

Catalent Biologics in Madison is based in our new, state of the art, 100,000 square foot facility, with expanded mammalian cell line engineering and biomanufacturing capabilities utilizing single-use systems. Catalent-Madison employees are helping to improve future patient outcomes by working on products that are designed to treat cance r, various autoimmune, fibrotic and blood disorders, HIV, diabetes, heart and lung diseases as well as Alzheimer’s and more.

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm ( weekend work on a rotating basis when needed).

The Cell Line Development team is responsible for using the patented GPEx® suite of technologies to create high performance stable cell lines using a non-replicative retrovector system and transfection technologies. This system can be used with any mammalian cell line and many eukaryotic cell lines.

Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee.

The Associate Scientist, Cell Line Development, will accurately, timely, and safely perform a variety of laboratory procedures and experimental methods in Cell Line Development that support external client projects and internal technology development work. The Associate Scientist, Cell Line Development will involve performing scientific work involving the creation of cell lines, the creation, production, and purification of retroviruses, and the creation of cell banks, cell culture expansion and production, and cell culture analytical methods

THE ROLE:

• The role requires experienced aseptic skills to ensure clean and uncontaminated cell lines as these cell lines will be the starting point for biologics development.

• The project experiments require the application of platform methods involving mammalian cell culture process variables; however, the nuanced nature of cell culture requires subjectivity and interpretation as well as requiring a moderate degree of investigation to produce processes with optimized productivity and capable of producing product within required product quality specifications.

• The experiment design and results will be documented accurately, analyzed using standard statistical methods, and communicated with external clients and other functional areas according to project timelines.

• Support essential lab support assignments including equipment maintenance and cleaning, lab material stocking, general lab cleaning, 5S organization, and other lab support tasks when required.

• Applies technical skills to complete assigned work within own group/project team.

• Other duties as assigned.

THE CANDIDATE:

• Bachelors in STEM discipline with 1-3 years of related experience

• Aseptic technique experience a must

• Mammalian cell culture must

• GMP/GDP a plus

• Bioreactor experience a plus

• Customer facing experience/skills a plus

• Ability to communicate effectively and follow/retain detailed written and verbal instruction in an accurate, timely, safe, and professional manner with supervisor, group members, and other departments as necessary, in a professional and accurate manner.

• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN CATALENT:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process

• Diverse, inclusive culture

• 19 days of PTO + 8 paid holidays

• Dynamic, fast-paced work environment

• Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative

• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives

• Competitive salary with quarterly bonus potential

• Community engagement and green initiatives

• Generous 401K matchand Paid Time Off accrual

• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment

• Tuition Reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and wellness programs

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.

Catalent is committed to the health and safety of its employees, visitors and the customers and patients we serve. As a result of the global pandemic, we have modified many of our recruitment and on-boarding processes to maintain everyone’s safety. The Human Resources teams will communicate all necessary safety processes and procedures throughout each stage.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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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.

Catalent is a global leader in providing integrated services, superior drug delivery technologies and manufacturing solutions to help life science innovators develop and launch successful pharmaceuticals, biologics and consumer health products. We have built an advanced range of technologies and capabilities and are dedicated to enabling a better and faster customer journey from product development directly to patient. At Catalent, we share a common goal, to put patients first and help people around the world live better and healthier lives.