I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Catalent Pharma (Philadelphia, PA) in Aug 2017
Interview
I would like to share some comments and questions that came up during the interview that were offensive and felt as an attack at my experience and credibility.
The interview began with them asking for my background.
As soon as i finished talking about my background, One of the interviewers asked if i was a contract employee. I told him that yes, I am a contract employee for a big pharma company.
"people from CROs don't seem to be able to handle themselves in this role." "people at CROs are used to easy work in big pharma and its a lot different here" "why do you think you will be able to perform here?"
At this point that was the 3rd negative comment that he made about CRO employees. I felt completely disrespected and discriminated against all because of the company that pays my check. I was shocked at the direction this interview was going and felt uncomfortable. I stopped the conversation and said, "I feel like you have a very negative outlook on people from CROs but i can assure you that I work extremely hard and I've worked very hard to get to where i am now".
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Please state the different types of blinding used in clinical trials and your experience with them?
The current breakdown in positions is as follows:
Senior project manager
PM3
PM2
PM1
project coordinator
I was give one sentence about each role and was asked to say which role do i think i should be at?
I interviewed at Catalent Pharma (Philadelphia, PA)
Interview
3 rounds of interviews. A talent acquisition individual keeps contact with you throughout process, however it was a longer timeframe. About 3 months. After offer letter was executed, started a few weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your history with running meetings for clients?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Catalent Pharma (Philadelphia, PA) in Jul 2025
Interview
First was the HR screen call, which asked the usual questions. Next, an interview was set with the hiring manager; this went well so it quickly progressed to supervisor and peer. All virtual meetings. Very smooth and acted quickly
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me a time where you had to deliver bads/unfortunate news to a customer and how you handled the conversation
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Catalent Pharma (Manassas, VA) in Oct 2023
Interview
One phone screening, and one group interview performed via Teams. The group interview was with the lab supervisor, operations manager, and a project manager at a different site. It went well, very normal interview questions were asked to me. One hour long.