Senior Manager, Regulatory CMC Lead

Job Description

About This Role 
This role is responsible for Regulatory CMC expertise into the development and implementation of the global regulatory strategy, operations and planning for the CMC aspects of assigned projects/products. Responsibilities include preparation and compilation of submission/documentation for specific antisense oligonucleotide projects working as or working with the Regulatory CMC Lead and key stakeholders, primary contact for affiliates on Regulatory CMC activities in the assigned regions and managing of routine and non-routine Health Authority interactions as delegated. Depending on the stage of development and complexity of the program, this role can be a Regulatory CMC Lead for early-stage development programs or working with the Regulatory CMC Lead for late-stage development or commercial programs.  The Regulatory CMC Lead is the primary global contact for Regulatory CMC activities associated with the program and will report to the Regulatory CMC Antisense Oligonucleotide Team Lead.  

*This role is a hybrid role and may be based in either Cambridge, MA or RTP, NC locations*

What You’ll Do 
•    Providing strategic and operational Regulatory CMC expertise and support in cross-functional teams, as required, and working flexibly within and across regions to provide broad operational support to ensure the delivery of project/products and business objectives
•    Preparation and delivery of CMC Regulatory operational plans for products in the assigned regions and supporting the preparation and delivery of regulatory submissions (including IND/IMPD/CTAs/MAAs)
•    Responsible for submission from defining and agreeing content to leading reviews as required to ensure complete, concise and accurate submissions to Health Authorities.
•    Writing and / or Review of regional and global CMC submission documents and responses to Health Authority questions
•    Managing CMC aspects of routine and non-routine Health Authority interactions including issue resolution and negotiation of approvals, as delegated.
•    Monitoring changes in the Regulatory CMC environment to support and advise key stakeholders and teams
•    Providing input into Regulatory CMC risks assessment and mitigation plans and ensuring that it remains in line with the overall global Regulatory CMC strategy
•    Coordinating and completing regulatory assessments of CMC changes in the designated systems 
•    Responsible for assuming responsibilities from the Team Lead or Global Regulatory CMC lead, as agreed and delegated and maintaining open lines of communication on assigned projects/products to ensure awareness on status and issues relating to submissions
•    Responsible for leading or assisting in delivery of project assignments supporting business needs e.g. representation of Regulatory CMC on cross functional work streams
•    Responsible for leading or assisting in delivery of Regulatory CMC initiatives and the development of Regulatory CMC standards and SOPs, as assigned 
•    Ensure that appropriate records are maintained in the designated system for submission in assigned regions

Key Contacts and Interactions: Ethically interacts with multiple international, cross-functional departments, industry peers and health authority contacts at all levels.

Customer focused: Interacts with a functional area key stakeholder both internally and externally, including subject matter experts, partners and regulatory agency personnel.

Qualifications

Who You Are 
You love working in a team environment and have a customer-focused mindset. You have experience working in the life sciences industry within a Regulatory CMC role. You have a track record of approaching work with a strategic vision and highly effective in project leadership as well as working with regulatory agencies and other key stakeholders.

Required Skills 

Regulatory Skills
•    At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry or a regulatory authority CMC review capacity including at least 3 years of experience in Regulatory CMC and preferably 2 years professional experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, analytical development, or quality assurance/control or related technical field.
•    Successful authoring and contribution to delivering CMC submission documents of development and/or marketed products (biological, oligonucleotide, and/or chemical entities)
•    Broad background of registration experience gained from working in the pharmaceutical industry or a regulatory authority in one of the ICH regions on development and/or post-approval products
•    Experience of direct communication and negotiation with regulatory agencies on CMC matters
•    Knowledge of GMP requirements and standard