Pharmaceutical Project Manager

Catalent•Saint Petersburg, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmaceutical Project Manager will serve as the primary customer-facing leader responsible for managing end-to-end CDMO client projects across the full product lifecycle, from pre-clinical development through Phases I–IV and lifecycle management. Position Summary This position is on-site at the St. Petersburg site. Join Catalent’s flagship Softgel development and manufacturing facility in North America, located in St. Petersburg, FL, with a capacity of 18 billion capsules per year. This role offers competitive pay, day-one benefits, and career growth in a state-of-the-art, turn-key facility. The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction, timely clinical delivery, adherence to revenue forecast and budget, and effective cross-functional execution, all while maintaining compliance with cGMP, regulatory, quality, and safety standards required in a global, FDA-regulated CDMO setting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is required; preferably in a scientific field, including, but not limited to, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Chemical and Mechanical engineering with at least 5 years of industry experience is required; preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, and most preferably with an FDA-regulated CDMO company.
Working knowledge of project management principles and concepts in a cGMP environment is required.
At least 2 years of project management experience or other experience that demonstrates successful team leadership and project management acumen.
PC skills, including training on Microsoft Project, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, WorkFront and other Catalent software packages are required.
Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift to 15 pounds; no lifting greater than 40.09 pounds without assistance.
Be accessible to manufacturing floor and office staff and to use required office equipment.
Specific vision requirements include reading of written documents and frequent use of computer monitor.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the single point of contact for assigned CDMO clients.
Manage client relationships, including hosting site visits, governance meetings, and routine project updates.
Proactively monitor and manage customer satisfaction (“customer temperature”), addressing risks and escalations as needed.
Provide clear, timely, and professional communication to customers throughout the project lifecycle.
Ensure timely follow-up on decisions, risks, and deliverables.
Escalate critical path issues impacting schedule, cost, quality, or compliance.
Coordinate and conduct phase gate review and approval prior clinical manufacturing for each development phase and/or prior registration, validation, and major regulatory changes.
All other duties as assigned.