Distribution Project Coordinator
Position Summary:
Catalent is a global, high-growth, private company and a leading partner for the pharmaceutical industry in the development and manufacturing of new treatments for patients worldwide. Your talents, ideas, and passion are essential to our mission: to help people live better, healthier lives.
Catalent’s Kansas City facility is home to our Oral & Specialty Drug Delivery, Biologics Analytical Services and Clinical Supply Services businesses. The site provides a range of integrated services for oral solid dosage forms, from formulation development and analytical testing to clinical and commercial-scale manufacture. The Kansas City facility is a Center-of-Excellence for our Biologics Analytical Services business. Our talented team has over 25 years of experience providing analytical services for stand-alone and integrated biologics projects.
Catalent Pharma Solutions in Kansas City, MO is hiring a Distribution Project Coordinator. The Kansas City Clinical Development & Supply Distribution Project Coordinator is responsible for supporting Project Management customer account management and distribution of clinical supplies across all studies. The primary responsibility of this position includes managing distribution for clinical trial protocols, maintaining strong client relationships, and working closely with project management for study specific setup.
This is a full-time, hourly role. This is onsite. This position is a 1st Shift role, Monday – Friday, 8am-4:30pm.
Catalent is committed to a Patient First culture through excellence in quality and compliance, and to the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee.
The Role:
- Work with Project Management to define study specific distribution needs; Assist quality and project manager in quality related issue resolution
- Coordinate and dispatch shipments of clinical trial material to clinical sites
- Anticipate and rectify distribution problems, reporting findings back to Project Management & the client
- Generate a Distribution Master Checklist for individual shipment protocols
- Coordinate with Distribution Department to manage scheduling of international and large volume shipments
- Ensuring that Study Drug is shipped in compliance with all applicable SOPs and in accordance with the customer approved study specific Distribution Summary Protocol/Checklist
- Participate in customer meetings, tours, audits and occasional off-site meetings related to distribution
- All other duties as assigned
The Candidate:
- Associate degree is required; Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
- Enterprise Research Planning (ERP) system experience; JD Edwards preferred
- At least 2 years of Customer Service experience in a cGMP regulated environment is preferred; Distribution and cold-chain experience is preferred
- Incumbents will be required to have a high-level attention to detail while managing multiple projects and/or priorities under tight deadlines
- Strong computer skills are required – (including, but not limited to, Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel and ability to quickly learn new systems/programs)
- Knowledge and experience in cGMP and FDA regulations is preferred; Knowledge of exporting clinical trial materials is preferred
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form is required; Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet competing workplace demands and appropriately prioritize is required
- Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift up to 40 pounds
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
- Several Employee Resource Groups focusing on D&I
- Dynamic, fast-paced work environment
- Community engagement and green initiatives
- 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!
- WellHub- program to promote overall physical wellness
- Perkspot - offers exclusive or private discounts from approximately 900+ merchants in a wide array of 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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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.
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