Manager, Project Management

Position Summary:

• Work Schedule: M-F 8am-5pm
• 100% on-site

Catalent’s Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses.

We have an opportunity for a Manager, Project Management to join our team. In this role, you will manage and mentor direct reports while overseeing projects across multiple business lines or sites. You will serve as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring timely and accurate communication. This position involves leading meetings, managing project plans, and delivering projects on time and within budget.

The Role:

• Manage, mentor, and train direct reports.
• Oversee projects that may span multiple business lines or sites as assigned.
• Act as the single point of contact for clients and address customer questions and observations.
• Prepare and manage project plans to meet required milestones.
• Lead meetings with clients and internal teams to ensure project completion.
• Deliver projects within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Notify finance of milestone completions for billing purposes.
• Serve as the primary client communication focal point for the project team.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

The Candidate:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years in a client-facing project management or scientific environment.
• Prior experience leading and motivating a diverse workforce preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with internal and external customers, peers, and managers.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift up to 40 pounds.
• 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 
• Diverse, inclusive culture 
• Positive working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative
• Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives 
• 152 hours of PTO + 8 paid holidays
• Generous 401K match 
• Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of employment 
• Tuition Reimbursement - Let us help you finish your degree or start a new degree!

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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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

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