Project Manager

Catalent; Strathroy; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan (RPP)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Catalent is seeking a Project Manager for its Adair, ON site to lead a portfolio of complex, cross-functional projects in a cGMP-regulated CDMO environment. You will guide infrastructure upgrades, tech transfers, process development, validation, and scale-up, ensuring timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations are met.

Typical duties include developing integrated plans across technical, quality, regulatory, and supply chain workstreams, managing risks, and supporting regulatory submissions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech, or CDMO operations.
• Proven experience managing complex technical projects in a GMP environment.
• Deep understanding of drug development, tech transfer, validation, and commercial manufacturing.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, and governance for multiple concurrent projects.
• Develop integrated project plans covering technical, quality, regulatory, supply chain, and operational workstreams.
• Drive project reviews, risk management, stage-gate decisions, and change control.
• Ensure activities comply with GMP, regulatory, and CDMO client expectations.
• Manage expectations, provide regular status updates, and ensure transparency of risks and milestones.
• Manage site capital expenditure budgets, forecasts, and cost tracking.
• Support regulatory submissions, client audits, and authority inspections as required.
• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and process inefficiencies within the project portfolio and drive mitigation plans.
• Manage cross-functional teams and set expectations based on project timelines.
• Lead internal and external project team meetings, facilitate decision-making, and drive execution to ensure milestones and deliverables are achieved.
• Foster accountability by monitoring progress and ensuring timely completion of deliverables.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences/Engineering/Pharmacy

Job description

About Site

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.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team and lead a portfolio of complex, cross-functional business projects within Catalent Adair - Zydis®. You will ensure successful delivery of projects such as infrastructure upgrades, equipment acquisitions, technical transfer, process development, validation, and scale-up. This role involves managing timelines, resources, budgets, and stakeholder expectations while meeting quality, regulatory, and EH&S standards. You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with Catalent policies and driving project success in a cGMP-regulated CDMO environment.

Shift: Typical Working Hours will be Monday-Friday 8 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: Adair, ON

100% Onsite

The Role

• Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, and governance for multiple concurrent projects.
• Develop integrated project plans covering technical, quality, regulatory, supply chain, and operational workstreams.
• Drive project reviews, risk management, stage-gate decisions, and change control.
• Ensure all activities comply with Good Manufacturing Practices, regulatory, and CDMO client expectations.
• Manage expectations, provide regular status updates, and ensure transparency of risks and milestones.
• Manage site capital expenditure budgets, forecasts, and cost tracking.
• Support regulatory submissions, client audits, and authority inspections as required.
• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and process inefficiencies within the project portfolio and drive mitigation plans.
• Manage cross-functional teams and set expectations based on project timelines.
• Lead internal and external project team meetings, facilitate decision-making, and drive execution to ensure key milestones and deliverables are achieved.
• Foster accountability by monitoring progress, communicating expectations, and ensuring timely completion of assigned deliverables.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotech, or CDMO operations.
• Proven experience managing complex technical projects in a Good Manufacturing Practices environment.
• Deep understanding of drug development, technology transfer, validation, and commercial manufacturing.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget management and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.

Preferred Skills & Background

• Formal project management training (Project Management Professional, PRINCE2, Agile) is an advantage.

Pay

The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary within this range $85,000 – $115,000, 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
• 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.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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 [e-mail]. 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.