Senior Product Development Scientist

Senior Product development Scientist – (1 year FTC/Secondment opportunity)

Location: Swindon

Position summary; Monday – Friday 37.5 hours per week (Onsite)

As a key member of the Innovation team, the Senior Product Development Scientist will lead and deliver innovation projects focused on advancing the Zydis dosage form. You will contribute to the creation of new Zydis platforms, drive continuous improvement of existing technologies, and support strategic initiatives including university partnerships and platform development programs.

The Role:

• Execute a range of experimental methods, protocols, and literature or patent reviews.
• Design and implement new processes incorporating emerging and innovative technologies.
• Contribute to project, program, and platform milestones with a solutions‑focused approach.
• Analyse and interpret scientific data to provide clear technical conclusions.
• Present findings to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct studies to confirm and optimise innovative technologies that significantly improve process efficiency.
• Proactively identify technical challenges and independently develop effective solutions.
• Stay informed on evolving technologies and explore opportunities to apply them to Catalent products.
• Work collaboratively within cross‑functional and matrix teams.
• Develop knowledge of EU and US regulatory requirements.
• Ensure full compliance with safety standards and procedures.
• Support the delivery of technological platform projects with external partners.
• Lead and participate in risk assessments to build robust product control strategies.
• Provide support to other functional areas as needed.
• Uphold Catalent’s values by maintaining the highest ethical and professional standards.
• Perform additional duties as requested by your Line Manager.

The Candidate:

• Degree in pharmaceutical sciences, engineering, or a related field, with relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of current and emerging trends in formulation and process technologies.
• Hands-on experience designing, planning, and managing experimental work.
• Demonstrated experience executing proof‑of‑concept studies for both new and existing technologies.
• Ability to present innovative ideas and technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.

Why Join Catalent?

• Competitive Salary – Reflecting your skills and experience

• Bonus & Benefits – Annual performance bonus, pension scheme, life assurance, generous holiday entitlement (with option to purchase more), plus discounts via Reward Gateway

• Career Development – Access to training, mentoring, and cross-functional opportunities across Catalent’s global network. Includes LinkedIn Learning subscription with 10,000+ courses

• Health & Wellbeing – Employee assistance programme, on-site canteen, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle scheme, and a strong “Patient First” safety culture. Join Employee Resource Groups and take part in charitable activities

• Excellent Location – Just two minutes from J16 of the M4 with free on-site parking

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. 

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

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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