Manufacturing Product Lead
Position Summary:
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 6:00AM – 2:30PM
100% onsite
Catalent’s Kansas City (KCM) facility is a premier site for integrated drug development, manufacturing, and clinical supply services, supporting a wide range of pharmaceutical and biotech products. With cutting-edge technologies and a collaborative work environment, it offers exciting opportunities for professionals across all functions—from science and engineering to operations and logistics.
The Manufacturing Product Lead is responsible for providing technical support for oral solid dose (OSD) production processes. This includes process improvements, technology transfer, process investigations, and process troubleshooting.
The Role:
Works cross-functionally with commercial manufacturing by providing oversight, process improvements, and operational direction.
Serves as a liaison between the site and the client, as well as the project management team, to provide production updates and answer questions.
Trains production technician team on batch records and serves as a Subject Matter Expert on day-to-day issues and troubleshooting.
Responsible for batch records, deviations, and change control.
All other duties as assigned.
The Candidate:
Bachelor’s degree required.
Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Engineering, or Life Science preferred.
Minimum of 15 years pharmaceutical manufacturing experience may be substituted for a degree.
Prior experience in process engineering and/or pharmaceutical production highly preferred.
Minimum of 1 year in OSD pharmaceutical operations is preferred.
Experience with equipment IQ/OQ/PQ preferred.
Experience in Lean Manufacturing/OpEx and Six Sigma preferred.
Why you should join Catalent:
Career growth with a clear path and regular performance reviews
Day-one benefits: medical, dental, vision
401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, and wellness perks
Paid time off: 152 hours + 8 holidays
Inclusive culture with Employee Resource Groups and community initiatives
Discounts from 900+ merchants via Perkspot
A mission-driven workplace where your work helps save lives
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, including disability and veterans.
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