Sr. Manager, Regulatory Affairs - Clinical - Remote

Those who join Emergent BioSolutions feel a sense of ownership about their future. You will excel in an environment characterized by respect, innovation and growth opportunities. Here, you will join passionate professionals who advance their scientific, technical and professional skills to develop products designed-to protect life.

JOB SUMMARY  

The Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs will support regulatory activities for our vaccine products as the regulatory representative on assigned Product Team(s).  He/she will work with functional line management and team members across multiple disciplines including nonclinical, clinical and CMC to develop regulatory strategies and manage regulatory submission activities. The Sr. Manager will take the lead on regulatory activities, including the management of authoring, review, and coordination of submissions, as well as leading, planning and executing meetings with regulatory agencies. He/she may have supervisory responsibilities. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
   
•    Represent Regulatory Affairs on assigned product/ project teams to communicate regulatory strategy and plans to gain alignment with team members, line management, and multiple stakeholders, including funding agencies
•    Develop innovative regulatory strategies that incorporates risk identification and mitigation 
•    Lead the preparation, planning and execution of aligned regulatory strategy through timely regulatory submissions 
•    Oversee development of submission content, documents and timelines
•    Provide critical review of all documentation supporting regulatory applications, provide gap analysis of submissions based on regulatory requirements; anticipate Health Authority responses and communicate areas of risk to project teams and line management
•    Lead meetings both in-person and teleconferences with regulatory agencies for specific projects
•    Negotiate complex issues with regulatory agencies and prepare responses to questions and comments from regulatory agencies
•    Ensure regulatory product compliance for assigned products (e.g. agency commitments)
•    Maintain awareness of new and developing legislation, policy and technical regulatory guidance relating to assigned programs. Interpret existing regulations and guidance documents for regulatory department and/or project teams. Conduct and analyze regulatory research to understand competitor activity 
•    Interact with company partners and consultants for various regulatory matters as needed
•    As required, develop procedures to support the regulatory affairs department
•    May provide input to business unit strategies from regulatory perspective
•    Will be responsible for a functional area and/or have direct reports

The above statements are intended to describe the nature of work performed by those in this job and are not an exhaustive list of all duties. Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time which reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. 

MINIMUM EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS
•    Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences or related discipline required.  Approximately 10+ years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience, with minimum 8 years in Regulatory Affairs.  Less experience acceptable for suitable candidates with relevant industry experience and skill sets.
•    Must have experience interacting with the FDA and/or other regulatory agencies
•    Ability to work on problems of diverse scope
•    Identifies priorities and key issues in complex situations and solves with minimal assistance
•    Exercises judgement within generally defined regulatory practices and policies
•    Experienced in leading cross-functional interactions (CMC, Clinical and Nonclinical) related to regulatory matters
•    Ability to guide, train, supervise and mentor personnel within the regulatory affairs team
•    Effective in both written and oral communication
•    Is able to direct work as required and manage complexity
•    Ability to anticipate and prevent potential issues
•    Understanding of regulatory issues and their touch points 
 

Successful applicants for this position that are required to be onsite at any Emergent site at any time, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment,  subject to legally required exemptions.

There are physical/mental demands and work environment characteristics that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. This information is available upon request from the candidate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform all essential functions.
 

Emergent BioSolutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and values the diversity of our workforce.  Emergent does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
 

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