Manager, Project Management

Manager, Project Management

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.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Kansas City, MO is hiring a Manager, Project Management. The Manager, Project Management will own and lead in the management and successful delivery of assigned projects and will provide out of office coverage as required for other members of the PM team including the PM Director. Will have line management responsibilities and act as a Senior Member of the site and global CSE management teams. Will have responsibility for any type of project or client type. Will be the Catalent Advocate and the Client Advocate. Will be responsible for communicating via teleconference as well as e-mail and other forms of client communication. Will promote continuous improvement in all aspects of the job for self and team. Will focus on professionalism and Customer Service Excellence when working with all internal and external clients, and ensure team follow same approach. Will display an exceptionally high degree of independent judgment and analyses to complete the responsibilities of this position. Will take a leading role in the development of strategic plans for assigned function and site.

This is a full-time salaried position on-site with core hours Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.

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  

• Under own direction manage the department team and ensure the co-ordination and management of projects from award stage to completion for all aspects and elements of a project ensuring correct set up, planning, monitoring and execution are effectively managed and executed on time
• Will recruit, manage performance, set expectations, develop and coach direct reports and other members of the site team; promote the use of and ensure compliance by the PM team to ensure clients are set up in the fusion suite as required, and ongoing support for client use and password management is provided
• Ensure Team supports and delivers supply forecasts and any relevant information to drive S&OP and client management and ensure collection of KPI data and appropriate analysis of data and trends is completed, communicated to appropriate teams and any correction plans or process improvement initiatives are identified and implemented
• Ensure all members of the team are trained appropriately for their roles and developed in line with organization directives and processes; will mentor, develop and support members of the PM function and other functions both on site and globally as required
• Accountable for ensuring the financial elements of all projects including contract review, financial milestone management, budget tracking and oversight are adhered to and will support invoice query resolution and aged debt activities
• Deputize for any member of the team and as required the CSE and site management teams; will ensure regular review and improvement of Standing Operating Procedures relating to own areas of responsibility
• Promote the use of and ensure compliance by the PM team in all aspect of Workfront; will lead and execute continuous improvement initiatives within the department and site
• All other duties as assigned

The Candidate 

• Bachelor's Deg