Quality Planning Coordinator

Bathgate, Scotland, United Kingdom

8/7/2025

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.

Catalent Pharma Solutions is seeking a Quality Planning Coordinator to join our team. This role is pivotal in supporting our Quality objectives and ensuring timely and compliant execution of QA and QP processes across pharmaceutical and clinical trial packaging operations.

The Role:

• Contribute to the achievement of Catalent’s GMP objectives and quality policies.
• Provide quality planning expertise to ensure processes meet standards and deadlines.
• Support QP and QA teams in batch review, S&D review, and certification processes.
• Attend site planning meetings to gather and align on project timelines.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and planning teams to schedule QA and QP tasks.
• Assess supply chain data for QP certifications.
• Review and validate Workfront timelines.
• Coordinate with internal departments and external Catalent sites to manage batch documentation.
• Monitor and manage the QP group mailbox.
• Compile internal and client metrics for business reviews.
• Conduct internal audits and walkthroughs.
  
  
  

The Candidate:

• Educated to a suitable level with relevant experience in a pharmaceutical environment.
• Strong knowledge of GMP processes and clinical trials packaging.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to concentrate.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload.
• Capable of working independently and making decisive quality-related judgments.
  
  
  

Why You Should Join Catalent:

• Competitive Salary – Reflecting your experience and skills.
• Bonus & Benefits – Includes a site performance bonus, a pension scheme matching up to 7.5% and life assurance. Enjoy BUPA private medical insurance, a generous holiday entitlement that increases with tenure, and the option to trade leave.
• Career Development – Access high-quality training, mentoring, and cross-functional opportunities within Catalent’s global network. Benefit from a subscription to LinkedIn Learning, providing access to 10,000+ online courses.
• Health & Wellbeing – Includes an employee assistance programme, on-site canteen facilities, and an active safety and “Patient First” culture. Join Employee Resource Groups that foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. Plus, participate in charitable activities.
• Excellent Location – Just a few minutes’ drive from J3A of the M8, with free on-site parking.
  
  
  

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 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 [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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