Associate Lead I – Lead Investigator - Biomanufacturing Compliance

About Site

Catalent’s Madison, Wisconsin site is a state‑of‑the‑art biologics development and manufacturing facility supporting customers from research through early‑ and mid‑stage clinical production. Located at 726 Heartland Trail in Madison, the approximately 102,700‑square‑foot GMP facility specializes in mammalian cell line engineering, drug substance biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical development, utilizing flexible single‑use systems to enable rapid scale‑up and customization. The site is home to Catalent’s proprietary GPEx® and GPEx® Lightning technologies, which are used to generate high‑yielding mammalian cell lines for biologic therapies, and supports production scales ranging from 50 to 4,000 liters for clinical manufacturing. Following a $45 million expansion announced in 2025, the Madison site has significantly increased capacity, added new equipment, and created approximately 200 highly skilled biohealth jobs, further strengthening its role within Catalent’s global biologics network and Wisconsin’s growing life sciences ecosystem.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for an Associate Lead I - Biomanufacturing Compliance, Lead Investigator to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for authoring and revising deviation records and related cGMP documents while ensuring timely and accurate completion. You will work closely with various manufacturing and quality systems, support audits, and contribute to a strong compliance culture. This position offers the chance to actively participate in inspection readiness and continuous improvement initiatives.

Shift: Mon-Friday, core hours 9am-4pm
Location: Madison, WI
100% Onsite

The Role

• Author and revise deviation records, preventative actions, and related cGMP documents under minimal supervision in a timely manner.
• Develop familiarity with upstream, downstream, materials management, production facility, systems, and technologies to ensure accurate completion of responsibilities.
• Track and monitor open investigations, providing timely and accurate status updates.
• Engage in initiatives to improve process compliance culture, including ongoing cGMP understanding and application.
• Actively participate in Inspection Readiness activities and teams.
• Provide guidance to write and revise Standard Operating Procedures when gaps are identified.
• Assist in supporting internal and client audits as needed.
• Exhibit professional behavior with internal and external associates, reflecting positively on the company and aligning with company policies and practices.
• Participate in team meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED with at least 4+ years of related experience, or an Associate’s degree in STEM with 1+ years of related experience. No experience required with a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM-related field.
• Experience in deviation writing and with Root Cause Analysis and Corrective and Preventive Action implementation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn and use quality and scientific systems such as TrackWise®, ComplianceWire®, JD Edwards®, and Unicorn®.
• Ability to apply cGMP principles and best practices to ensure compliant, high-quality execution of procedures.
• Foundational knowledge of manufacturing and laboratory operations, with the ability to learn new processes and techniques.
• Experience with deviation investigations, including corrective and preventive actions.
• Experience authoring and editing Standard Operating Procedures and related documentation under guidance.
• Individual must be able to see, hear, read, and write clear English. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen, reaching with hands and arms, talking, writing, listening. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, carrying, grasping. Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Must comply with Environmental Health and Safety responsibilities.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Experience in large-scale manufacturing in upstream or downstream for biological drug products in a GMP environment.

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.

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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