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Position Summary
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.
Position Summary
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’s Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses. The site provides a range of integrated services for oral solid dosage forms, from formulation development and analytical testing to clinical and commercial-scale manufacture. The Kansas City facility is a Center-of-Excellence for our Biologics Analytical Services business. Our talented team has over 25 years of experience providing analytical services for stand-alone and integrated biologics projects.
The Director, Project Management, will be responsible for providing leadership to the Bioanalytical facility’s Project Management team, ensuring all projects are managed effectively and according to client expectations. The Director will be an active member of the Global Project Management team, participating in global objectives and driving the development of the Global Project Management function. As an active member of the site(s) leadership team representing Project Management, participating in site decisions and initiatives and striving to meet revenue, metrics and goals. The Director, Project Management, will promote continuous improvement in all aspects of the job coordination with Sales, Operations, Client Services, EH&S and QA to ensure the highest level of client service.
Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer and Catalent employee.
The Role
- Leads financial solutioning and results when issues or expanded scope are identified considering both current and long-term objectives and relationship.
- Collaborate with internal program teams to ensure program readiness at the earliest points in the business development process.
- Delivers on multiple assigned program objectives within agreed upon time, budget, scope, and quality. The ability to balance a variety of programs at a given time. Assume the role of client advocate, manage escalations and ensure all team members act as a client advocate.
- Effectively support, supervise and monitor performance of Principal Program Mangers, Senior Program Managers, Program Managers, Associate Program Managers and Coordinators in the management of assigned Programs, and ensure adherence to all set Goals and Objectives.
- Maintains open, collaborative and solution-focused communication with clients. Evaluates feedback to determine and drive appropriate changes in the business.
- Consistently seeks and promotes innovative solutions or approaches to problem solving, from a technical and functional viewpoint, in a highly flexible and interactive manner as scientific data reveals new information or requirements evolve or change.
- Works with PM leadership team to evolve current state PM practices to best-in-class program management competencies across the company. Participate in forecasting, revenue and S&OP activities.
- Routinely takes on leadership role in support of both tactical and strategic PM initiatives and support or lead site/network initiatives. Drive recruitment, retention and development strategies.
- Is involved in working with Business Development and Marketing to support the winning of new business and liaison with BD in terms of changes in scope of work, and future contract opportunities.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor of Science required, preferably in a scientific discipline, Advanced degree (M.S., M.B.A., PhD) is preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in project management, pharmaceutical industry experience highly preferred. A portion of experience must in a program management capacity with emphasis on external client interactions.
- Preferring 5 years of Leadership experience and good negotiation, presentation and facilitation skills.
- In-depth knowledge of the contract development/research, pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
- Customer related experience and excellent client facing skills – desire to meet and indeed exceed customers’ expectations.
- Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, LEAD Now, GM Excellence, and GROW) may be considered in place of external experience.
- 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
- Dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
- Community engagement and green initiatives
- Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual
- Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment
- Tuition Reimbursement
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.
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 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.
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