Distribution Project Coordinator
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Summary
We have an opportunity for a Distribution Project Coordinator to join our team. This role focuses on managing distribution for clinical trial protocols, maintaining strong client relationships, and collaborating closely with project management for study-specific setup. The position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment supporting global clinical trials and ensuring timely, compliant distribution operations.
Job description
Position Summary
We have an opportunity for a Distribution Project Coordinator to join our team. This role focuses on managing distribution for clinical trial protocols, maintaining strong client relationships, and collaborating closely with project management for study-specific setup. The position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment supporting global clinical trials and ensuring timely, compliant distribution operations.
The Role
- Work with Project Management to define study-specific distribution needs; anticipate and resolve distribution problems, reporting findings to Project Management and the client
- Ensure execution aligns with customer expectations and agreed scope of services
- Manage customer order pipeline, including guiding Sales & Operations Planning teams and Distribution on upcoming orders
- Coordinate scheduling of international and large-volume shipments with the Distribution Department
- Generate and maintain Distribution Master Checklists for shipment protocols with appropriate approvals
- Ensure study drug shipments comply with all applicable Standard Operating Procedures and customer-approved protocols
- Review material setup in enterprise systems for distribution-specific items
- All other duties as assigned
Minimum Requirements
- Associate degree or equivalent work experience is required; Bachelor's degree is preferred
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn ERP and business systems
- Effective communication, negotiation, presentation, project management, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, solve problems, and make ethical decisions; demonstrated initiative, teamwork, continuous improvement mindset, and results-driven execution under pressure
Preferred Requirements
- At least 1-2 years of customer service experience in a current Good Manufacturing Practice regulated environment is preferred
- Experience with distribution, cold-chain operations, cGMP, and FDA regulations is preferred
Requirements
- Associate degree or equivalent work experience
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Ability to quickly learn ERP and business systems
- Effective communication, negotiation, presentation, project management, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment
- Problem solving and ethical decision making
- Initiative, teamwork, and continuous improvement mindset
- Results-driven execution under pressure
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Paid Time Off
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Career Development
- Annual Performance Reviews
Company overview
Catalent Pharma Solutions, now known as Catalent, Inc., is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 2007 as a spin-off from Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical technologies segment, the company has grown into a major player in the pharmaceutical services industry. Catalent provides comprehensive drug development and manufacturing solutions including drug delivery technologies, formulation development, analytical testing, clinical and commercial manufacturing, clinical packaging, and supply chain services. The company operates over 50 facilities across four continents and has supported more than half of all FDA-approved products over the past decade. With approximately 16,900 employees, Catalent produces over 70 billion doses annually for more than 8,000 products, serving major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Moderna, Novo Nordisk, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In 2024, the company was acquired by Novo Holdings A/S for $16.5 billion, further strengthening its position in the global pharmaceutical manufacturing landscape.