What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Product Development position at Catalent?
Position Summary:
The Senior Manager, Product Development leads cross functional scientific and operational activities for the end-to-end development of orally inhaled and nasal drug products, ensuring technical excellence in formulation, analytical development, device/combination product integration, and process development while meeting client, regulatory, and quality expectations. This leader sets development strategy and control frameworks, ensuring plans are scientifically sound, phase appropriate, and rigorously executed. As a highly client facing role, it requires strong communication skills, the ability to translate complex science, and influence decision making. The Senior Manager also oversees resource planning, portfolio delivery, financial stewardship, and team development, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, compliance, and operational excellence.
The Role:
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
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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 DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. 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 spam@catalent.com for us to investigate with local authorities.
California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE.
- Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
- 100% on-site
The Senior Manager, Product Development leads cross functional scientific and operational activities for the end-to-end development of orally inhaled and nasal drug products, ensuring technical excellence in formulation, analytical development, device/combination product integration, and process development while meeting client, regulatory, and quality expectations. This leader sets development strategy and control frameworks, ensuring plans are scientifically sound, phase appropriate, and rigorously executed. As a highly client facing role, it requires strong communication skills, the ability to translate complex science, and influence decision making. The Senior Manager also oversees resource planning, portfolio delivery, financial stewardship, and team development, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, compliance, and operational excellence.
The Role:
- Lead end to end development of orally inhaled and nasal drug products, including sprays, DPIs, nebulized products, and emerging platforms
- Provide technical leadership across formulation, analytical development, device/combination product integration, and process development; Develop, mentor, and lead scientific staff while fostering accountability, innovation, compliance, and operational excellence
- Establish development strategy and control frameworks to ensure scientifically sound, phase appropriate, and compliant plans
- Serve as the primary client facing technical lead, translating complex science and influencing decisions
- Manage resources, portfolio workload, and financial stewardship to ensure efficient and timely delivery coordinating cross functional program execution across Formulation, Analytical, MS&T, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Project Management
- Other duties as assigned
- Must have Master’s Degree or Ph.D. Degree in Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical field, with at least 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical drug product development
- Must have 4 years of experience in a leadership role and developing high performing teams
- Progressive pharmaceutical development experience, with significant time spent in OINDP (nasal sprays, DPIs, nebulized products, or combination products) is required
- Proven success leading cross‑functional scientific teams in formulation, analytical development, device/combination product integration, and process development is required
- Experience serving as a client‑facing technical lead, including communication of complex scientific concepts and influencing program strategy is required
- Advanced understanding of regulatory expectations (FDA, ICH, USP), validation strategies, and data integrity requirements is required
- Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback process
- Diverse, inclusive culture
- 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
- Tuition Reimbursement - Let us help you finish your degree or start a new degree!
personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.
Visit Catalent Careers to explore career opportunities.
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 DisabilityAccommodations@catalent.com. 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 spam@catalent.com for us to investigate with local authorities.
California Job Seekers can find our California Job Applicant Notice HERE.