About the role

Lead the project management department team to ensure projects are delivered on time from award to completion. Manage financial oversight, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and provide mentorship and development to team members.

What they look for

Project management Team leadership Client management Financial oversight Continuous improvement Clinical supply packaging Regulatory compliance Strategic planning Mentoring Operational management Audit support Customer service

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience and at least 5 years of experience in customer service or a business-related area. Candidates must have 2 years of experience leading employees and possess strong project management skills.

Benefits

Paid time off Paid holidays 401k match Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Tuition reimbursement

Full description

Sr. Manager, Project Management

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.

Our Philadelphia site is located in the Bensalem/Northeast Philadelphia area.

We have an opportunity for a Sr. Manager, Project Management to join our team. In this role, you will lead the department team and manage projects from award to completion, ensuring proper setup, planning, monitoring, and execution. You will recruit, develop, and coach team members while driving performance and supporting client management. This position also involves financial oversight of projects and leading continuous improvement initiatives within the department and site.

The Role:

Ensure team members are delivering projects on time
Remove operational challenges
Keep projects moving forward
Act as point of escalation for customer inquiries
Support and participate in onsite audits
Work with managers to implement project management related strategies
Mentor, develop and support team members
Other duties as assigned

The Candidate:

Bachelor degree preferred or equivalent relevant practical experience
5 years’ experience in a customer service or appropriate business-related area preferred
2 years of experience leading employees
Professional Project Management Qualification preferred
Professional Management Qualification preferred
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.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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