Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs

Biofourmis is a rapidly growing, global digital health company filled with committed, passionate professionals who care about augmenting personalized care and empowering people with complex chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives. We are pioneering an entirely new category of medicine by developing clinically validated, software-based therapeutics to provide improved outcomes for patients, smarter engagement & tracking tools for clinicians, and cost-effective solutions for payers. We are collectively devoted to a single-minded idea: powering personally predictive care.

Our dynamic growth has been marked by doubled headcount in the last 12 months via both expansion & acquisition, yielding a global footprint with offices in Boston, Singapore, Bangalore, and Zurich. We are backed by prominent international venture capital investment & have cultivated relationships with worldwide healthcare stakeholders over the last 5 years. Our talented team features numerous PhD’s in Data Science and Biostatistics, over 80 patents, prolific scientific publications, world-class systems, developers & engineers, and leaders in the clinical operations space.

Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs

The Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs will develop and implement the long range regulatory and compliance strategy while leading the regulatory aspects of product development and processes for the Biofourmis remote patient monitoring platforms, pharma partnerships, and DTx algorithms. 

Job Overview:

• Provides guidance and support on administrative and operational activities to ensure the effective achievement of business objectives with full regulatory compliance
• Has broad expertise and unique domain knowledge in the areas of clinical research, clinical investigation, product development, manufacturing, regulatory submissions, and quality management in the applicable markets.
• Has the necessary technical, educational, and work experience (in both medical devices and pharmaceuticals) to become highly knowledgeable with the organizations products.
• Regularly interacts with company executives, leaders and customers to collaborate and formulate plans to achieve desired outcomes.
• Works on complex challenges that require in depth knowledge of quality and regulatory principles and practices.
• Oversees and ensures proper staff allocation, support and development within departmental budgets.
• Manages direct staff and personal involvement with broad cross functional teams to deliver high quality propositions and solutions in a compliant and efficient manner.
• Ensures all products are released to established procedures and meet required policies, regulations, and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Sr. VP of Q&R, the Sr Director will have responsibility for;

• Establishing and maintaining product strategy and compliance with a primary focus on the US, North and South America, and EU markets.
• Managing compliance to the requirements established by applicable Regulatory Agencies (Competent Authorities)
• Ensuring consistency and delivery of product and services within the implemented market requirements
• Managing, reviewing, and approving finished product specifications prior to market launch and implementation
• Establishing and overseeing key processes that require timely and effective execution
• Supporting and guiding product development and manufacturing teams to ensure compliance to applicable requirements and regulations.

Requirements

• Typically requires a scientific degree within Engineering, data science, computer science, or other relevant technical discipline with 15 years similar experience in regulated industry, ten years with a Masters, and 7 years with a PhD.
• Working knowledge of appropriate global medical device regulations, requirements, and standards such as 21 CFR parts 50 (GCPs), 803, 806, 812, and 820, ISO 13485, 14971, ICH E6, EU MDR, Canadian MDR, and ANVISA.
• 10+ years experience in regulated medical devices and / or pharmaceuticals developing, conducting, and executing clinical and regulatory strategy and submissions.
• 5+ years of management experience
• Direct experience with Software as a Medical Device, IEC 62304 / 82304, Digital Therapeutics, and software development practices a plus
• Knowledge of hardware based device development, compliance testing, and documentation a plus.