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Catalent

Project Manager

Salary$92k – $102k
LocationSan Diego, CA
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
Company size10,000+ people
First seen1w ago
Last seen2d ago
Project Manager
About Site
Catalent’s San Diego, CA site is an early‑phase development facility supporting small‑molecule and peptide programs from preformulation through cGMP clinical manufacturing for oral and injectable dosage forms. The 68,000‑square‑foot site is a center of excellence for spray‑drying and bioavailability‑enhancement technologies, with integrated capabilities to advance challenging compounds rapidly into the clinic.
Position Summary
We have an opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team and lead client projects from initiation to completion. In this role, you will ensure timelines are met, maintain strong client relationships, and support internal teams to deliver high-quality results. You will be the primary point of contact for clients, driving communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle. This position offers the chance to make a meaningful impact by ensuring patient needs are met and customer satisfaction is achieved.
Shift: Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM
Location: San Diego, CA
100% Onsite
The Role
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Manage projects, including key accounts, across multiple business lines or sites as assigned.
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Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and address questions and observations.
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Establish project timelines, monitor actions, and ensure milestones are achieved.
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Organize and lead meetings with clients and internal teams, set agendas, and provide meeting minutes.
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Notify milestone completions and forecast accurate project phase completion dates for billing.
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Obtain resupply forecasts and identify new business opportunities during project lifecycle.
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Assist sales team with scope definition for resupply and new business opportunities.
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Review signed proposals for accuracy and initiate scope change requests as needed.
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Assist in reviewing proposals and scope changes before client distribution.
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Plan, organize, and lead client development or manufacturing observation visits and project kick-off meetings.
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Assist in organizing business review meetings and prospective client visits.
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Build strong relationships with clients and internal teams to instill trust and confidence.
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Assist in training new employees in the project management team.
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Other duties as assigned.
The Candidate
Minimum Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Arts or Science required; degree in a scientific field preferred.
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3+ years in an industry or scientific environment.
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1+ year in a client-facing position (project management role preferred).
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Technological proficiency with personal computers, Microsoft Office Suite, and the Internet.
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Advanced proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and tools such as Smartsheet or Microsoft Project.
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands with fine dexterity, occasionally use a firm grasp, push/pull, and talk or hear. Frequent standing, walking, sitting, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling is required. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus (with corrective lenses if needed).
Pay
The anticipated salary range for this position in CA is $92,000 – $102,000 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.
Why You Should Join Catalent
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Positive and fast-paced working environment focusing on continually improving processes to remain innovative and dynamic.
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Competitive Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays.
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Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective day one of employment.
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Tuition Reimbursement – support to finish your degree or earn a new one.
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Site-based Employee Engagement activities such as Movie Day, Annual Blues Fest, Free Bagel Fridays, and more.
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Employee Resource Groups focusing on Diversity and Inclusion.
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Environmentally friendly, community engagement green initiatives including regular participation in Beach Clean-up.
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Defined career path and annual performance review process with potential for career growth on an expanding team.
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WellHub program promoting physical wellness including onsite fitness center, yoga classes, and company-sponsored sports teams.
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Perkspot offers exclusive discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in various categories.
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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Legal
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 [email protected]. 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.
Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.
Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers:
Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. If you receive any such request, DO NOT respond— it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to [email protected] for us to investigate with local authorities.
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