Senior QC Scientist - Program Management
Position Summary
We have an opportunity for a Senior QC Scientist - Program Management to join our team. This role serves as the key liaison between Quality Control and clients, ensuring testing requirements are met across internal and external laboratories. The position involves close collaboration with Project Management and other internal teams to establish and maintain testing processes. The successful candidate will play a vital role in coordinating activities, maintaining timelines, and ensuring quality standards are upheld.
Shift: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm.
Location: Harmans, MD - BWI
100% Onsite
The Role
- Serve as the primary Quality Control (QC) liaison for clients, internal project teams, and outsourced testing laboratories, ensuring alignment on testing requirements, deliverables, and timelines.
- Coordinate QC activities across Project Management, Process Development, Analytical Development, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance to support GMP manufacturing readiness.
- Manage internal and external testing execution, including method transfers, outsourced testing support, and deliverable tracking.
- Partner with QC sample management and critical reagent teams to oversee sample, reagent, and material inventories, shipments, and logistics.
- Establish and coordinate stability programs with clients and internal stability teams.
- Generate, review, and maintain client sampling plans, ensuring accurate sample collection and testing schedules.
- Develop and maintain project trackers, monitoring QC milestones, deliverables, and testing progress for assigned clients.
- Align manufacturing schedules with QC testing activities to ensure timely testing and reporting.
- Communicate QC-related updates, testing results, and project status effectively to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Support a flexible, compliance-focused environment through participation in training, adherence to campaign-specific requirements, and availability for occasional off-hour or weekend activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
The Candidate
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Pharmacy, Information Technology, or a related discipline, and 4–8 years of experience working in a Quality Control environment (reduced experience may be considered with higher education in the same field).
- Strong working knowledge of GMP regulations, ICH guidelines, FDA requirements, USP/EP standards, and other applicable U.S. and EU regulatory expectations.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong organizational skills, responsiveness, sound judgment, and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across cross-functional teams, leadership, and external clients.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to assess complex Quality Control issues and drive effective resolutions.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Microsoft Project, and Smartsheet.
- Demonstrated ability to apply scientific, quality, and regulatory principles to support operational, compliance, and Quality Control activities.
- Highly detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy, follow-through, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Skills & Background
- Project Management and Contract Manufacturing experience.
Pay
The anticipated salary range for this position in MD is $110,000 – $120,000 plus bonus. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary and will depend on several factors, including but not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, and business needs. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.
Why You Should Join Catalent
- Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
- Diverse, inclusive culture.
- Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives.
- Competitive paid time off plus 8 paid holidays.
- Community engagement and green initiatives.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
- Tuition reimbursement.
