# Senior Scientist, Analytical Development, Manager

Senior Scientist, Analytical Development, Manager About Site Catalent’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. Position Summary We 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. Shift: Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM Location: San Diego, CA 100% Onsite The Role Develop stability-indicating methods for peptide and small molecule API, amorphous intermediates, and drug products from scrat

- **Id**: 4273036
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/catalent-senior-scientist-analytical-development-manager>
- **Role**: Biotech
- **Role family**: Biotech
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **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**: yes
- **Days open**: 9
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8607
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Dietary Supplements, Contract Manufacturing, CRO & CDMO Services, APIs & Drug Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 1785256
- **Name**: Catalent
- **Domain**: catalent.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/catalent-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Technologies

- **Chromatography** — Optional: no
- **Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM)** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no
- **HPLC** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 9

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T18:24:59Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 9
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T20:10:06Z

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