Research and Development Scientist
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Manassas
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Research and Development ScientistPosition 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.----Our Manassas, Virginia site is a part of the Consumer
Health division and provides expanded capabilities in soft chews
and lozenges. With extensive development and manufacturing
expertise and a wide range of flavors, ingredients, and colors
available, we can work with complex formulations to help create
engaging new products consumers will love. The Research and
Development Scientist will initiate, coordinate, and implement new
product initiatives on new and existing products. This position
will work with procurement, quality assurance, production,
marketing, as well as suppliers and customers to effectively
develop products.--The Research and Development Scientist will
create product formulation, scale-up, labelling, select raw
materials, and more.--This position is responsible all
documentation from ideation to product launch and product
maintenance.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:
- Organize daily activities based on business priorities provided
by R&D Director.
- Maintain accurate records of R&D materials, equipment and
samples stored in all R&D areas according to established
practices and procedures.
- Maintain accurate laboratory and project work
documentation.
- Maintain clean and organized laboratory work environment
including supplies inventory and maintenance, and routine
cleaning
- Prepare samples for shipment to customers.
- Formulate and create bench top samples for presentation to
inside and outside customers, while maintaining awareness of
current plant process capabilities.
- Engage in the troubleshooting and recommendation/ modifications
to existing product formula's and/or processes to improve
productivity, quality, and/or product cost.
- Support and participate in plant line trials and production
start-ups
- Support Sales and Marketing channels with customer
presentations.--This requires formal "customer facing" in a
professional manner with a sound working knowledge of company
products, processes, and capabilities.
- All other duties assignedThe Candidate: ----
- B.S. in Food Science, Food Engineering or related field
required
- 3+ years relevant experience in food preparation/food industry
(preferably in the confectionary industry)
- Demonstrated leadership in one or more of the areas of R&D
or QA
- Ability to work with cross functional departments within the
organization
- Problem solving, verbal, communication, and listening skills,
excellent analytical and decision-making abilities; good
presentation skills
- Customer Service communication skills
- Strong computer skills using Microsoft Office Programs
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole
numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate,
ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 35
pounds
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and is frequently
required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel,
crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear
- The employee is required to sit, climb or balance and taste or
smellWhy you should join Catalent:
- Diverse, inclusive culture
- 152 hours of accrued paid time off + 8 paid holidays
- Competitive salary
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Educational assistance/reimbursement
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Fitness center and wellness programs
- Flexible spending account
- Employee discount programs
- Robust employee referral programCatalent 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.--personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful
work.Visit to explore career opportunities.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 . 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.California Job Seekers can find our California Job
Applicant Notice .
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