Director of Quality

Director of Quality

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life-cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi-modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life-enhancing and life-saving treatments for patients annually.

The Boston-area facility is Catalent’s global Center of Excellence for spray dry dispersion and Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) capsule manufacture and packaging. The site features inhaled powder spray drying, as well as multiple commercial-scale lines for capsule filling and blister packaging. On-site spray dryers include best-in-class GEA Niro SD1, SD4 and SD7, the latter being the largest CGMP unit of its kind for DPI in North America.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Chelsea, MA is hiring a Director of Quality who will provides leadership and daily management of the Catalent Boston Quality Department – Quality Assurance and Laboratory (Analytical Development/Quality Control).  The responsibility of the role is to provide support to site operations as well as to the corporate Quality function.

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:

• To ensure the Quality function complies with Health, Safety and Environmental requirements and employees adhere to the “Standards of Business Conduct”
• As a member of the site leadership team ensure an effective Pharmaceutical Quality Management system is in place, adequately resourced and that roles, responsibilities, and authorities are defined, communicated, and implemented throughout the organization;
• To determine, establish and maintain comprehensive systems that establish, document and monitor Quality standards and requirements that meet Catalent, Regulatory and Customer requirements;
• To ensure that the site complies with requirements of Good Manufacturing Practice;
• To manage the Quality budget and ensure that adequate resources are available for the function to meet its obligations;
• To liaise with other functions and departments, within the Catalent Pharma Solutions organization, on aspects of Quality and Compliance which impact products, projects or the supply chain;
• To continually review the operation of the quality function on site, to provide best practice and deliver a program of continuous improvements to the methodologies/systems employed which will result in measurable operating benefits;
• Other duties as assigned.

The Candidate:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biology or related scientific field required. Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biology or related scientific field preferred;  
• A minimum of ten 10 years’ experience of leading a customer focused quality function including Quality Assurance, Quality Control and batch release within a pharmaceutical GMP environment required;
• Leadership experience supervising a team of managers/supervisors and analysts, scientists, and quality specialists;
• Demonstrate knowledge of International Quality and Compliance standards and requirements, with preferable FDA experience;
• Demonstrated knowledge of Change management and Lean principals;
• Participated in managing and fronting Regulatory Inspections from both EU and US Regulatory agencies such as MHRA, IBM, FDA, USDA;
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight and changing deadlines;
• Ability to be assertive to ensure appropriate GMP and business standards are achieved
• Demonstrable 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;  

Why You Should Join Catalent:

• Comprehensive Benefit Package (Health, Dental, Vision, & Life Insurance).
• Group Retirement Savings- Registered Pension Plan (RPP) with employer contributions.
• Paid Time Off Programs including Vacation, banked time, and personal time.
• Employee Reward and Recognition Programs.
• Opportunities for professional and personal development.

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. 

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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 [email protected]. 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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