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Associate Director - Manufacturing Sciences & Technology

Catalent · Madison, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Manufacturing Sciences and Technology sits between development and the floor. How do you see the role of MS&T at a biologics CDMO?

What they are checking: Whether they understand MS&T as the technical owner of processes in manufacturing, serving many client programs.

Tell me about a technology transfer you led into GMP manufacturing. What went wrong and how did you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they have led transfers end to end and can talk honestly about the gaps they had to close.

How do you build and develop a team of process engineers and scientists?

What they are checking: Whether they have managed technical people and grown their capabilities, which a director role requires.

What would you focus on in your first ninety days in this role at a site that has just expanded?

What they are checking: Whether they would learn the processes, people and gaps before driving large changes.

What would you do

A batch fails a specification and the client wants a root cause in a week. How do you lead the technical investigation?

What they are checking: Whether they can run a rigorous investigation under client pressure without jumping to a convenient answer.

Manufacturing wants a quick fix to keep the schedule, and Quality wants a full investigation. How do you work through that?

What they are checking: Whether they can balance schedule and compliance with sound technical judgment both sides can accept.

How do you present technical findings to a client who may know their molecule better than you do?

What they are checking: Whether they communicate with credibility and humility, keeping the client confident in the site.

About the work

How do you decide whether a client process is ready to transfer into a 2,000 or 4,000 liter single-use bioreactor?

What they are checking: Whether they know the scale-dependent risks and what data they need before committing manufacturing capacity.

How would you use process data and trending to spot a problem before it becomes a failed batch?

What they are checking: Whether they use continued process verification and statistical tools to manage processes proactively.

How do you assess the impact of a proposed process change for a client product already in clinical trials?

What they are checking: Whether they understand comparability and regulatory impact, so changes do not cause problems for the client's filing.

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The full job description

As published by Catalent.

See attached 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. Visit Catalent Careers 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 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. 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 HERE . Volunteer Work Disclosure: Applicants for employment in Massachusetts may include in their employment history any verified work performed on a volunteer basis. Massachusetts 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. Consistent with Massachusetts law, Catalent does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.

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