About Site

Catalent’s Bridgewater, New Jersey site is a modern facility that serves as a hub for innovation and collaboration. The location brings together talented professionals in a dynamic environment focused on advancing drug development and delivery solutions. With state-of-the-art laboratories and office spaces, the site supports a wide range of scientific and operational functions, fostering teamwork and knowledge sharing across disciplines. Its strategic setting in the heart of New Jersey’s life sciences corridor provides access to a vibrant professional community and industry resources, making it an ideal place for those passionate about driving meaningful impact in healthcare.

Position Summary

We have an opportunity for a Sr. Manager, HRIS, Workday Security and HCM to join our team and lead critical Workday security and compliance initiatives. In this role, you will oversee security design, configuration, and audit processes to ensure compliance with company standards. You will also manage reporting, system upgrades, and operational support to maintain system integrity. This position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment where your expertise will directly impact the success of HR technology operations.

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Remote position in Bridgewater, New Jersey

The Role

Oversee and evaluate requirement gathering and configuration of Workday Security to align with security and audit strategy.
Review security elements of change control documentation for audit compliance, including staff, vendors, and contractors.
Maintain security-related tenant settings, user access, and applicable security parameters; perform platform lock-outs as needed.
Lead security workstream for roadmap initiatives, evaluating impact of new requirements.
Troubleshoot security-related issues escalated by HRIS Managers.
Lead internal and external audit activities and requests; prepare and review security documentation per audit protocols.
Design, implement, and execute recurring audits for internal team members; recommend solutions to audit strategy.
Oversee compliance aspects including data privacy and record retention procedures.
Review configuration design decisions for alignment with standards and audit requirements.
Maintain Core HCM business processes in Workday; assist with requirement gathering for configurations, enhancements, and reports.
Respond to escalated issues from HR Operations; support data flows between Workday and downstream vendors.
Oversee activities of staff, vendors, and contractors for Workday configuration.
Create and maintain HR custom reports and dashboards using advanced Workday reporting tools.
Support reporting requirements for Workday security operations and audits.
Coordinate HCM timelines, upgrade testing, and enhancement cutover testing.
Ensure system configuration stability and integrity through audits; monitor Workday Community for updates.
Collaborate with HR Operations on technical impacts and troubleshooting for Workday upgrades.
Monitor and track Workday Customer Care cases and issue resolution related to HCM and security.

The Candidate

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree.
At least six years of experience in Workday Security Configuration with multiple Workday disciplines (HCM and Recruiting).
At least four years of experience with technical backend Workday business processes, calculations, and reporting.
At least four years of experience with proven analysis and problem-solving skills in human resources information systems.
Excellent organizational, teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills.
Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and documentation abilities.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills & Background

Workday Security PRO Certification strongly desired.
Experience with modules such as Payroll, Benefits, and Integrations preferred.
Leadership experience preferred.
Project Management experience strongly preferred.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position in NJ is $130,000 – $180,000 Plus Bonus. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Why You Should Join Catalent

Competitive Paid Time Off plus 8 paid holidays.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage options.
Generous 401(k) match.
Tuition reimbursement.

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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