Project Manager II

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

8 paid holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Catalent's Philadelphia site is seeking a Project Manager II to lead customer programs from contract award through production, lifecycle management, and closure. You will oversee multiple complex programs, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and strong customer relationships in a GMP-regulated environment.

The role requires coordinating across PM, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations, while ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Science, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and industry experience will be considered.
• Minimum 2+ years of project management experience in a GMP-regulated environment.
• Experience managing clinical or commercial packaging and distribution projects.
• Experience managing strategic customer relationships and leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer programs from contract award through production, lifecycle management, and closure.
• Manage multiple complex projects with timelines, budgets, risks, and customer communications.
• Drive financial performance including contracts, forecasts, revenue, invoicing, and profitability.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, and Planning to align forecasts and capacity planning.
• Lead cross-functional teams across PM, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, and Business Development.
• Ensure GMP/GDP regulatory compliance and manage CAPAs, change controls, and quality-related activities.

Skills

GMP/GDP knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Financial acumen

Project management

Education

Bachelors in Science/Engineering/Business/Supply Chain

Tools

JDE

Workfront

TrackWise

Power BI

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Project Manager II

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.

We have an opportunity for a Project Manager II to join our team. This role will lead customer programs from contract award through production, lifecycle management, and closure. The position involves managing multiple complex projects, ensuring financial performance, and maintaining strong customer relationships.

The Project Manager II will collaborate across departments to deliver high-quality results while ensuring compliance with all regulatory and quality standards.

The role serves as the primary customer contact and program lead, managing projects from contract award through production, lifecycle management, and closure.

Oversee multiple complex programs simultaneously, including timelines, budgets, risks, customer communications, and escalation management.

Drive financial performance by managing contracts, forecasts, revenue, invoicing, profitability, and identifying growth opportunities.

Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, and Planning teams to align forecasts, capacity planning, inventory strategies, and production readiness.

Lead cross-functional teams across Project Management, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, and Business Development to deliver customer commitments.

Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Documentation Practice (GDP), and regulatory requirements while managing risks, investigations, Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs), change controls, and quality-related activities.

Mentor project management staff, promote continuous improvement, and maintain accurate project data using business systems such as JDE, Workfront, TrackWise, Power BI, and Microsoft Dynamics.

Candidate Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Science, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field preferred.

Equivalent combination of education (for example, high school or General Educational Development), industry experience, and demonstrated project management expertise will be considered.

Minimum 2+ years of project management experience in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-regulated environment.

Experience managing clinical or commercial packaging and distribution projects.

Experience managing strategic customer relationships strongly preferred.

Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.

Professional Project Management Qualification preferred.

Preferred Skills & Background

Experience in pharmaceutical, Contract Research Organization (CRO), clinical, or hospital environments; not specific to packaging or manufacturing.

Scope and planning: Managed project scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables.

Risk management: Skilled in identifying and mitigating risks.

Cross-functional coordination: Experienced in leading across functional teams.

Quality assurance: Understanding of Quality Assurance (QA) responsibilities and working in a regulated environment.

Stakeholder engagement: Clear, consistent communication with internal teams, external vendors, and regulators.

Leadership: Ability to motivate and guide multidisciplinary teams, resolve conflicts, and adapt leadership style to project needs.

Documentation and organization: Maintain comprehensive project records, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) logs, and regulatory filings.

Why You Should Join Catalent

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. personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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 [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.

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.