Associate Director, Program Management

Associate Director, Program Management

Position Summary:

• Work Schedule: M-F 8am-5pm

• 100% on-site

Working for Catalent Biologics is an opportunity to join an entrepreneurial team. Catalent Biologics is making significant investments in people and capabilities. This is a unique opening to join a small, fast-growing business, backed by a global public company. People joining our team will have the opportunity for career development as our business continues to grow and expand. Catalent-Madison employees are helping to improve future patient outcomes by working on products that are designed to treat COVID-19, cancer, various autoimmune, fibrotic and blood disorders, HIV, diabetes, heart and lung diseases as well as Alzheimer’s.

Catalent Pharma Solutions in Madison, WI is hiring a Associate Director, Program Management. Associate Director, Program Management (ADPM) is responsible for strategic client portfolios in both Process Development and GMP Manufacturing programs. This position will lead team members, resources, and program(s) to ensure the highest level of client service. This position will lead a team of principal program

managers, senior program managers, program managers, associate program managers and/or, program coordinators.

The Role:

• Leads financial solutioning and results when issues or expanded scope are identified considering both current and long-term objectives and relationship.

• Collaborate with internal program teams to ensure program readiness at the earliest points in the business development process.

• Consistently exhibits leadership capabilities when representing internal program team hurdles and results to external clients as well as client needs to internal teams.

• Delivers on multiple assigned program objectives within agreed upon time, budget, scope, and quality. The ability to balance a variety of programs at a given time.

• Effectively support, supervise and monitor performance of Principal Program Mangers, Senior Program Managers, Program Managers, Associate Program Managers and Coordinators in the management of assigned projects.

• Ability to drive delivery while maintaining employee engagement and development of team members.

• Ensures sound program management practices within assigned programs.

• Responsible for ensuring adequate resource available and allocation of work within team.

• Maintains open, collaborative and solution-focused communication with clients. Evaluates feedback to determine and drive appropriate changes in the business.

• Consistently seeks and promotes innovative solutions or approaches to problem solving, from a technical and functional viewpoint, in a highly flexible and interactive manner as scientific data reveals new information or requirements evolve or change.

• Works with PM leadership team to evolve current state PM practices to best-in-class program management competencies across the company.

• Significantly contributes to defining and executing broad-based PM team objectives.

• Routinely takes on leadership role in support of both tactical and strategic PM initiatives and support or lead site/network initiatives.

• Drive recruitment, retention and development strategies

• All other duties as assigned.

The Candidate:

• Bachelor of Science in scientific discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Advanced degree (M.S., M.B.A., PhD) is preferred

• Approximately 12 years of experience in project management, pharmaceutical industry or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A portion of experience must in a program management capacity with emphasis on external client interactions.

• Approximately 5+ years of leadership experience

• Working knowledge of Biologics Cell Culture, Purification and/or Analytics preferred.

• PMP, PM, or management & leadership certification/coursework preferred

• Experience in Pharma/Biotech or other cGMP environment preferred

• Demonstrable leadership experience at Catalent (including but not limited to participation in Catalent-sponsored leadership programs such as NGGL, GOLD, 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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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans.

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