Director, Regulatory CMC - Cell Therapy

Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate strategic direction based on global regulatory guidelines and experience
• Prepare or oversee preparation of CMC submissions while ensuring thoroughness, completeness, and timeliness
• Review submissions from CMC Leads for clarity of both strategic and technical content
• Utilize electronic systems for dossier creation, review, and tracking
• Manage and actively support growth and development of direct reports
• Actively participates in leadership or department meetings
• Anticipate and communicate possible regulatory paradigm shifts
• Participate in product fact finding meetings and/or R&D forums representing GRS-CMC
• Support the preparation of CMC policies and procedures
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Maintain oversight and promote the highest standards of regulatory compliance by actively monitoring and verifying timely and accurate data entry into the Regulatory Information Management system within designated timeframes

Qualifications

• Minimum BA/BS Degree
• Minimum 10 years pharmaceutical or related experience, prefer multidiscipline, and 8+ years regulatory CMC experience

Key Competencies

• Knowledge of CMC regulatory requirements for advanced therapies and/or cell therapy during development and post-approval as applicable
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical development, including advanced therapies and/or biologic, cell therapy upstream and downstream processes, analytical methods, and cell therapy products as applicable
• Ability to develop/maintain strong working relationships, participate in and/or lead multifunctional teams, handle and prioritize multiple projects and work independently
• Ability to interact with CMC technical experts regarding technical issues such as those related to process development and analytical
• Understanding of scientific content and complexities and good knowledge of drug development with proven success in delivering effective global regulatory strategies in coordination with clinical plans and marketing objectives leading to successful registration
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, demonstrated ability to drive quality decision-making and ability to organize / prioritize tasks
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with and influence others and to facilitate issue resolution and conflict management
• Direct experience in developing strategy and leading teams through interactions with health authorities, track records of issue resolutions with main regulatory authorities; demonstrated ability to break down complex, scientific content into logical components
• Strong understanding of policy, laws, regulations and guidelines as they apply to Regulatory Agencies globally for drug development and approval
• Good interpersonal skills; willingness to leverage strengths of the team and cooperate with peers in a cross-functional environment; looks for opportunities for continuous improvement
• Experience with communicating the regulatory strategy, issues, and risks in written and verbal format to regulatory senior leadership team and other governing bodies
• Communicates opinions, facts and thoughts with clarity, transparency, and honesty and sets clear and high expectations and holds self and others accountable for decisions and results achieved. Demonstrates ownership of results within (and beyond) area of responsibility
• Experience as a member of the CMC Team, GRTs, project working groups, or comparable experience
• Experience developing strategy for product partnership (out-licensing, divestiture, co-development, in-licensing, and acquisitions)
• Ability to broadly represent department functions on project team in a matrix organization
• Seeks multiple perspectives and listens openly to others' points of views
• Prior management experience preferred
• Proficient with electronic systems
• This position may require up to 5% of travel