Analytical Analyst (13-month contract)

by Catalent Pharma Solutions

Reference #: 0092959
Position Type: Contract, Full-time
Remote work options: No
Location: Strathroy, Ontario
Date Posted: Feb 08, 2026
Catalent Pharma Solutions

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Analytical Analyst

Position Summary:

  • Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8 AM-4:30 PM; will transition to continental shift in the future

  • 13-month contract

  • This position is 100% on-site in Strathroy, Ontario.

The newly launched manufacturing facility on Adair Blvd marks a pivotal expansion of Catalent’s Zydis® technology, a globally renowned, fast-dissolve oral dosage form that has transformed the lives of millions of patients worldwide. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team at the forefront of pharmaceutical manufacturing. At Adair, you’ll play a vital role in the startup of a site built for innovation and excellence, from installation and qualification to regulatory approval and commercial manufacturing.

The Analytical Analyst is responsible for coordinating and performing laboratory activities/projects including performing analysis of raw materials, finished product and stability samples using instrumental and wet chemistry methods. The Analytical Analyst is part of a scientific team that assists in the advancement of pharmaceutical products produced by the organization.

The Role

  • Have detailed knowledge and be able to conduct Finished Product QC release testing as required by the role with daily supervision as required using techniques such as Balances, pH meter, UV, Karl Fisher, FT-IR, TLC, Dissolution, HPLC (to include degradation analysis), Coulometric Karl Fisher, including basic trouble shooting.

  • Responsible for the testing of raw materials, finished products and stability samples by instrumental and wet chemistry methods described in compendia references or in-house methods.

  • Prepare solvents and reagents, as required.

  • Calibrate and maintain instruments according to relevant SOPs.

  • Maintain adequate levels of laboratory supplies. Maintain laboratory environment in a safe and clean manner such as laboratory/equipment cleaning, glassware washing, storing of supplies, etc.

  • Train, advise and assist laboratory personnel as required (e.g. methods, procedures, tests, etc.).

  • Always comply with SOPs and GMPs. Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) regulations, demonstrating leadership in safety practices and resolving safety-related issues.

  • Perform other duties as required.

The Candidate

  • Bachelor's Degree in Science, Chemistry or related field.

  • 2+ years of experience as a lab analyst preferred. Knowledge of laboratory techniques, terminology, equipment, and materials.

  • Experience working in a pharmaceutical and/or GMP facility.

  • This position does not qualify for sponsorship.

  • Candidates with non-Canadian credentials must provide an evaluation confirming the Canadian equivalency of the credentials as determined by the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC) such as WES

  • While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard. Use of manual dexterity is required. The employee is required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, bend or twist, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. This role is required to be clean shaven to wear a respirator at times, which is deemed mandatory to meet Health & Safety requirements.

Pay

The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary within this range [49,000 – 60,000], and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a global employer, and this salary range does not reflect positions that work in other countries.

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 & personal time.

  • Employee Reward & Recognition programs

  • Opportunities for professional and personal development & growth including 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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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

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.