The posting
Manager, Project Management
Position Summary:
- Shift: M-F 8am-5pm
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- 100% Onsite
Catalent’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania site serves as the company’s North American Center of Excellence for clinical supply packaging, delivering comprehensive, end‑to‑end support for global clinical trials across multiple therapeutic modalities. The site provides integrated services including direct comparator sourcing, blinding and manufacturing, primary and secondary packaging, storage and distribution, and clinical returns management, enabling efficient and compliant trial execution. It also plays a growing role in supporting biologic as well as cell and gene therapy programs, with enhanced cold‑chain and cryogenic handling capabilities designed to meet the complex requirements of advanced therapies. As a critical hub within Catalent’s global clinical supply network, the Philadelphia site helps sponsors accelerate development timelines while maintaining the highest standards of quality, flexibility, and regulatory compliance.
Our Philadelphia site is located in the Bensalem/Northeast Philadelphia area.
We have an opportunity for a Manager, Project Management to join our team. This role will lead the department team and ensure projects are coordinated and managed from award to completion. The position focuses on effective planning, monitoring, and execution to deliver results on time. The Manager will also develop and coach team members, oversee financial elements of projects, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the department.
The Role
- Lead and oversee Deviation, CAPA, and Change Control programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards, and customer expectations.
- Manage the full lifecycle of investigations, CAPAs, and change controls, including risk assessments, root cause analysis, impact evaluations, and effectiveness checks.
- Serve as the site Subject Matter Expert for Quality Systems, providing guidance, training, and support on compliance, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Monitor quality metrics and trends, drive process improvements, and lead cross-functional governance forums to ensure accountability and timely resolution of issues.
- Support regulatory inspections, customer audits, and internal audits while fostering a culture of quality, compliance, and operational excellence.
- Lead and oversee project execution from award through completion, ensuring effective planning, coordination, monitoring, and on-time delivery.
- Manage, coach, and develop team members through recruitment, performance management, training, and mentoring.
- Ensure team delivery of supply forecasts and key information to support Sales and Operations Planning processes and client management.
- Maintain accountability for project financials, including contract reviews, budget oversight, milestone tracking, invoicing support, and debt resolution.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the department while supporting cross-functional and global collaboration.
The Candidate
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or General Educational Development certificate is required.
- Bachelor's degree is preferred.
- 2 to 5 years of experience in a customer service or business-related area preferred.
- 2 years of experience leading employees.
- Professional Project Management Qualification preferred.
- 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.
Why You Should Join Catalent
- Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process.
- 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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