Associate Scientist II, Sample Management

Associate Scientist II, Sample Management

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's Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses. The site provides a range of integrated services for oral solid dosage forms, from formulation development and analytical testing to clinical and commercial-scale manufacture. The Kansas City facility is a Center-of-Excellence for our Biologics Analytical Services business. Our talented team has over 25 years of experience providing analytical services for stand-alone and integrated biologics projects.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Kansas City, MO is hiring an Associate Scientist II, Sample Management. This position's main function is to receive, label, organize and distribute samples for the purpose of further distribution to the biologic's lab teams. They are self-motivated, detail oriented who can ensure that all work they carry out is done in a complaint manner following standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices. Able to work independently with little to no supervision, and flexible to also assist team members and management as necessary.

This is a full-time role position: Monday - Friday, days. 9:00AM - 5:00PM

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 Role

• Physically receive, count, label, and organize samples/standards for the purpose of further distribution. Activities include handling temperature recording devices (stopping, starting, and interpreting or providing data to clients), and performing registration activities for all samples and standards into the chain of custody software;

• Communicate effectively with internal (project management, operations, and laboratory personnel) and external customers to facilitate efficient sample flow;

• Perform support activities for/on behalf of the Biologics Analytica department;

• Execute assigned daily work plan or schedule as developed by the Team Lead and/or Group Leader;

• Maintain high quality documentation in accordance with applicable regulatory guidance and site SOPs documenting work as appropriate within notebooks, forms, etc;

• Execute procedures or methods with high quality and review own work to ensure accuracy and completeness. May perform review of peer's documentation for accuracy, thoroughness, and compliance with the ability to identify and remediate minor quality/compliance gaps during routine work;

• Assist in the execution of efficiency/compliance improvement projects with guidance;

• Support and maintain a respectful and professional workplace;

• All other duties as assigned;

The Candidate

• High School diploma or equivalent with 2+ years of experience; OR Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences or Physical Sciences Field with 0+ years' experience required;

• Laboratory or pharmaceutical experience highly preferred;

• Mathematical and scientific reasoning ability. Ability to learn and retain technical information;

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form;

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with internal customers, team members, and management;

• Strategy is focused on personal time management and efficiency. Well organized with ability to multitask;

• Understands how their daily activities impacts the overall performance of their group, site, and/or business. Acts in the best interests of colleagues, patients, customers, and the organization;

• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds;

Why you should join Catalent:

• Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process

• Diverse, inclusive culture

• 152 Hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays

• Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I

• 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

• Community engagement and green initiatives

• Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual

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

• Tuition Reimbursement

• GymPass program to promote overall physical wellness

• Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories

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.

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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.

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