Associate Director, Project Management

Associate Director, Project Management

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), and Catalent's San Diego facility focuses on early-stage development of small molecule and peptide drug candidates from the bench to the clinic. This facility offers an array of services that support oral and injectable dosage forms that include preformulation testing, formulation and analytical development, cGMP manufacturing and clinical packaging, labeling, and worldwide distribution. Our San Diego location is the home of our Catalent Spray Drying technologies with downstream roller compaction capabilities to support the needs of our client's most challenging compounds.

The Associate Director of our Project Management (PM) group has oversight for all Project Management activities to ensure that Client deliverables are met in a timely, compliant, safe and efficient manner. The role is highly cross-functional and will require close collaborations with Project Management, Manufacturing, Finance, R&D, Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Business Development teams. You will be a key member of a multi-site mission to deliver unparalleled service to our clients and quality drug products to the patients.

The role includes :

• Develop plans and processes (in compliance and coordination with the global functions and company policies) to deliver the strategic plan for the Division and the site; Work to monitor the execution of the plans using current KPIs of the function and the division and work to improve the KPIs to measure performance and client satisfaction
• Project Execution - Participate in project kick-off meetings. Determine timing (start date, duration of activities) of project onboarding based on capacity, backlog and constraints (facility, equipment, personnel). Compile a risk assessment containing mitigation strategies and contingency plans. Provide project team members to generate a contact matrix. Develop a communication plan with the client, including an issue escalation pathway consistent with that of the Global Program Team where appropriate
• Project Completion - Ensure all projects are appropriately closed out with respect to documentation of activities, material disposition, resolving compliance items and financial gains realized. Comply with all Catalent Safety Standards, OSHA and environmental requirements at all times. Proactively evaluate safety issues and address. Encourage a working environment which encourages input from all personnel. Represent site management as needed for new and ongoing projects. Provide an avenue for issue escalation for client complaints. Prioritize activities that balance client and Operations deliverables
• Personnel Management - ensure that competent personnel are recruited, selected, trained and developed; provide for fair and accurate performance evaluations on an annual basis. Identify personnel for recognition and remediation by providing appropriate coaching and feedback on a regular basis. Ensure the project management team are trained and developed appropriately to meet the needs of the business and allow individuals to reach their full potential
• Finance and Metrics - Determine budgetary requirements each fiscal year. Manage the monthly P&L statements. Provide accurate financial forecasts on a weekly / month / quarterly basis. Identify needed capital to support Operations activities. Provide timely and accurate reporting of operational metrics. Identify appropriate actions based on observed trends.
• Site Leadership - As a member of the Site Leadership team, participate in activities that involve cross-site impact such as identifying strategic direction, crisis management, safety and compliance. Assist the Site General Manager in establishing strategic direction for the site and setting objectives to maximize the value of the site. Be an active member of the site(s) leadership team representing Project Management, participating in site decisions and initiatives and striving to meet site revenue, metrics and goals.
• Provide effective support to teams as required and be the point of escalation for issues that Senior PM Managers, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Associate Project Managers and Coordinators need support to resolve. Partners with Sales to support the winning of new business and continuous liaison with Sales in terms of changes in scope of work, and future contract opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

The candidate should have :

The anticipated salary range for this role in California is $195,000 to $205,000 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.

Why you should join Catalent :

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.