Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs

  • California
  • Cytokinetics
Reporting to the Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, the Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs is responsible for coordination and preparation of a variety of regulatory submissions and for assisting the Regulatory Affairs team with various projects.

Responsibilities

Formulate regulatory strategies, with supervisor oversight, based on current regulatory intelligence

Collaborate with cross-functional project teams and external business partners to develop regulatory strategies, identify regulatory risks and provide regulatory advice

Serve as primary regulatory representative for clinical studies and/or as the regulatory program lead

Manage coordination, preparation, and timely submission of regulatory documents and filings

Review global regulatory submissions for consistency and quality across regions, ensuring conformance to commitments made with various regulatory agencies (eg, IND/CTA commitments)

Coordinate preparation of responses to queries from regulatory authorities

Maintain up to date knowledge and expertise with FDA/EMA regulations, ICH guidelines and other international regulatory regulations and guidelines, as needed to support global programs

Participate in regulatory due diligence activities

Relationships

Build and maintain collaborative relationships with external business partners and vendors to achieve project regulatory goals

Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other departments to ensure effective communication regarding project regulatory goals, issues and timelines

Coordinate activities for meetings and conferences with FDA, EMA, and other regulatory authorities

Management

May supervise employees, consultants/contractors and interns in Regulatory Affairs

Develop and implement regulatory operating guidelines and standard operating procedures

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a scientific discipline, with 8+ years of drug development and 5+ years of regulatory affairs experience in the Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry

Excellent working knowledge of international regulatory requirements and environment, including an understanding of GXP

Demonstrated knowledge of the regulatory requirements in the design and conduct of clinical trials, including the preparation of regulatory submissions

Solid working knowledge of core processes: discovery, development, and manufacturing of small molecules

Experience with eCTD requirements and electronic submissions

Experience with international regulatory submissions and processes is a strong plus

Ability to work effectively across teams, functions and with outside partners

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

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