{"id":4273036,"url":"https://alion.io/job/catalent-senior-scientist-analytical-development-manager","title":"Senior Scientist, Analytical Development, Manager","company":{"id":1785256,"name":"Catalent","domain":"catalent.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/catalent-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Biotech","role_family":"Biotech","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["San Diego, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":6,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Chromatography","optional":false},{"name":"Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)","optional":false},{"name":"GMP","optional":false},{"name":"HPLC","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-04","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T18:24:59Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":9,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":9},"description":"Senior Scientist, Analytical Development, Manager\nAbout Site\nCatalent’s San Diego, CA site is an early-phase development facility supporting small-molecule and peptide programs from preformulation through cGMP clinical manufacturing for oral and injectable dosage forms. The 68,000-square-foot site is a center of excellence for spray-drying and bioavailability-enhancement technologies, with integrated capabilities to advance challenging compounds rapidly into the clinic.\nPosition Summary\nWe have an opportunity for a Senior Scientist, Analytical Development, Manager to join our team. In this role, you will lead projects or manage a team focused on developing analytical methods for small molecule and peptide drug products. You will work with advanced techniques such as HPLC/UPLC-UV and other detection methods, ensuring compliance and scientific accuracy. This position offers the chance to make a direct impact on patient outcomes by improving the quality and efficacy of drug products.\nShift: Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM\nLocation: San Diego, CA\n100% Onsite\nThe Role\nDevelop stability-indicating methods for peptide and small molecule API, amorphous intermediates, and drug products from scratch.\n\nDevelop cleaning verification methods.\n\nPerform and train others on analytical techniques including analytical balances, pH meters, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC/UPLC), UV/Vis spectroscopy, gas chromatography (GC), USP dissolution testing apparatus, moisture analysis by Karl Fischer, disintegration, Pion µdiss, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), particle size distribution (PSD), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), hardness, and friability testing.\n\nTroubleshoot and optimize analytical methods for characterization of drug products and intermediates.\n\nMaintain clear and accurate record keeping in laboratory notebooks and review colleagues’ work for scientific accuracy and compliance.\n\nTransfer analytical methods to other sites as required.\n\nCollaborate with other departments to troubleshoot technical issues.\n\nCommunicate results internally and externally through updates and formal reports. Organize meetings and manage client interactions independently.\n\nAssist in creating and revising department-wide and site-wide procedures and company standard operating procedures (SOPs).\n\nCollaborate with Quality Assurance and Quality Control on analytical method validation and compliance issues.\n\nStay current with scientific technologies to maintain state-of-the-art services.\n\nCommunicate strategy to clients and draft addendums to contracts, proposals, and change orders as appropriate.\n\nSupport business aspects by managing execution and billing communication for work proposals under supervision.\n\nHire, train, and supervise analytical group members. Develop junior personnel for advancement within the team.\n\nSuggest and lead continuous improvement projects.\n\nComply with good housekeeping and safety practices.\n\nThe Candidate\nMinimum Requirements\nBachelor’s degree in a physical, chemical, biological, or pharmaceutical science required.\n\nBachelor’s degree with 6+ years of experience in analytical development.\n\nMaster’s degree with 5+ years of experience in analytical development.\n\nDoctorate degree with 3+ years of experience in analytical development.\n\nDemonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.\n\nOn an average 8-hour day this position requires the ability to walk, sit and stand, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms at or above shoulder height and below waist height, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear, smell and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision requirements including reading of written documents, visual inspection of materials and use of computer monitor screen frequently.\n\nPay\nThe anticipated salary range for this position in CA is $135,000 - $140,000 Plus Bonus. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.\nWhy You Should Join Catalent\nPositive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.\n\nCompetitive Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays.\n\nMedical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment.\n\nTuition Reimbursement - support to finish your degree or earn a new one.\n\nSite-based Employee Engagement activities such as Movie Day, Annual Blues Fest, Free Bagel Fridays and more.\n\nEmployee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.\n\nEnvironmentally friendly, community engagement green initiatives including regularly participating in Beach Clean-up.\n\nDefined career path and annual performance review and feedback process with potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.\n\nWellHub program to promote overall physical wellness including onsite fitness center, yoga classes and company sponsored community sports teams.\n\nPerkspot offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of categories.\n\nCatalent 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.\npersonal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.\nVisit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.\nCatalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.\nIf 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 . 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.\nNotice 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.\nImportant Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers:\nCatalent 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  for us to investigate with local authorities.\nCalifornia Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE.\nVolunteer Work Disclosure: Applicants for employment in Massachusetts may include in their employment history any verified work performed on a volunteer basis.\nMassachusetts Lie Detector Test Notice: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law may be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. 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