Program Manager II - Catalent - Madison, WI
(2024-08)
- Lead complex projects across multiple network sites, overseeing $40M+ in financial packages.
- Responsible for monitoring project status and facilitating cross-functional meetings, including preparing meeting documentation.
- Responsible for managing client timelines.
- Build and manage relationships with clients and internal teams.
- Manage financial milestones and escalated issues to leadership, as required.
- Lead multiple projects (mAb, mRNA) from early phase through clinical stages.
- Trained four new team members and enhanced onboarding process.
- Developed and maintain the Center of Excellence SharePoint site to streamline digital organization and onboarding training guides within the program management team.
- Request and manage contracts as required.
- Set agendas, facilitate meetings, prepare meeting minutes, and address action items.
- Facilitated the launch of and continue to manage a client data portal.
Project Manager I - Catalent - Madison, WI
(2021-08 - 2024-08)
- Monitored project progress and facilitated both internal and external meetings with cross-functional core project teams; recorded and distributed meeting minutes.
- Oversaw financial milestones and timelines, escalating issues to leadership when appropriate.
- Led multiple drug substance projects spanning various modalities (mAb, mRNA) from early-phase development through GMP, including technology transfer and development programs.
- Initiated scope change orders as required.
- Enhanced processes for seamless PM-to-PM transitions to optimize client experience.
- Developed and maintained a PowerBI Dashboard to monitor key financial KPIs for the project management team.
- Coordinated shipments in collaboration with the shipping team to ensure timely delivery to client sites to meet timelines.
Associate Project Manager - PPD - Middleton, WI
(2018-12 - 2021-08)
- Scheduled and planned stability, quality control, and method development/validation testing to meet both internal and external client timelines and according to changing priorities.
- Managed and facilitated the execution of client contracts working closely with business development, technical staff, and laboratory management according to the scope of work.
- Coordinated internal testing activities across multiple departments (microbiology, physical characterization).
- Utilized project management tracking software to manage client timelines.
- Scheduled and coordinated stability project launches.
- Evaluated monthly revenue projections and quarterly Key Performance Indicators specific to report cycle times.
- Managed project budgets and ensure accurate study billing.
- Coordinated and led external calls with clients and provided agendas and meeting minutes.
Scientist - PPD - Middleton, WI
(2016-11 - 2018-12)
- Managed client analytical method development and validation projects by leading multiple analysts as well as directly executing experiments.
- Developed project timelines and estimated resource requirements to ensure completion of all project tasks by agreed upon deadlines.
- Enhanced project completion efficiency by tracking sample and standard use and by ordering supplies in a timely manner.
- Coordinated activities of multiple departments (sample management, metrology, quality control, and quality assurance) to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
- Designed validation protocols, compiled and reviewed client results, and wrote project status reports.
- Communicated project status updates to clients through biweekly teleconferences.
- Wrote nonconformances, deviations, investigations, and performed root cause analysis.
- Trained in quality control documentation review in accordance with GMPs.
- Trained and mentored three new team members in principles of method validation, documentation, and general lab practices in the GMP environment.
Associate Scientist - PPD - Middleton, WI
(2015-06 - 2016-10)
- Performed a variety of method feasibility, development, and validation studies for complex sample preparations in accordance with GMP, SOPs, FDA, and client specifications.
- Completed greater than 10 method validation studies.
- Collaborated with other team members to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
- Implemented 5S process improvement as part of an initiative to improve operation efficiency.
