Regulatory Affairs Specialist II (Spine) - Orthopaedics

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Regulatory Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Regulatory Affairs

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

We are searching for the best talent for a Regulatory Affairs Specialist II to support our Spine business.  This role must be based within a commutable distance of Raynham, MA.  There is NO remote option available.

You will be responsible for:

• Provides regulatory guidance to product development teams in defining regulatory strategies, pre-marketing, and related submissions to support optimal timelines for new/modified product launches in the global market.
• Execute on the submission of licenses and authorizations for the maintenance of existing products, international registrations, and dossiers, including, but not limited to 510(k) submissions, Pre-Submissions,  HDEs,  Change Notifications, Technical Documents, and correspondence with Notified Bodies.
• Serves as a Regulatory Affairs subject matter expert on new product development and engineering design control teams. This includes conducting reviews and providing expert regulatory feedback for specifications, device testing, risk management, and other relevant documentation in accordance with regulatory requirements and with positioning for regulatory submission.
• Guides conformance with applicable regulations in product development, support of claims, content labeling, and promotional materials.
• Defines data and information needed for regulatory approvals.
• Develops labeling specifications and approves proposed labeling, packaging, advertising and promotional materials after evaluating conformance to regulations.
• Provide Regulatory Affairs support during internal and external audits.
• Plans schedules for delivery of supporting documentations required for regulatory submissions on a project and monitors project through completion.
• Assists in the development of improved and efficient processes practices for Regulatory Affairs processes.
• Represents Regulatory Affairs on cross-functional project teams, guiding and supporting product development teams on both US and international issues, including Purchased for Resale products.
• Partners with other functions to define and generate data to assist with regulatory s