Pharmaceutical Project Manager

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. 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. 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.

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, 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 reviews and approvals prior to clinical manufacturing for each development phase and/or prior to registration, validation, and major regulatory changes; Ensure customer satisfaction, timely clinical delivery, adherence to revenue forecast and budget, and effective cross-functional execution while maintaining cGMP, regulatory, quality, and safety compliance; All other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a scientific field (Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Chemical or Mechanical engineering); at least 5 years of industry experience required, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry and most preferably with an FDA-regulated CDMO company; working knowledge of project management principles in a cGMP environment required; at least 2 years of project management experience or other experience demonstrating successful team leadership required; PC skills including Microsoft Project, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, WorkFront and other Catalent software packages required; ability to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds (no lifting over 40.09 pounds without assistance); accessible to manufacturing floor and office staff; ability to use required office equipment; vision sufficient for reading written documents and frequent use of a computer monitor

Nice to have

Bachelor's degree preferably in a scientific field; preferably pharmaceutical industry experience; preferably experience with an FDA-regulated CDMO company; PMP certification preferred

Benefits

Day-one benefits; 152 hours of PTO; 8 paid holidays; career growth opportunities