Chief of Staff, Senior Director Global Regulatory Affairs

AstraZeneca • Boston, MA

13d

About The Position

The Chief of Staff (CoS) serves as a strategic partner to the VP, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, enabling effective leadership, decision making, execution, and communication across the Global Regulatory Affairs organization. The role acts as an extension of the VP, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution, optimizing governance and leadership forums, and driving cross-functional coordination at an enterprise level. This role combines strategic advisory, operational leadership, and executive facilitation, with a strong focus on prioritization, organizational effectiveness, and delivery of strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Regulatory Affairs, R&D, or closely related functions within a global organization
• Proven experience supporting senior executives or leadership teams
• Strong understanding of drug development, regulatory strategy, and governance models
• Experience operating in a matrixed, global environment
• Advanced degree in life sciences, regulatory affairs, or related discipline preferred
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate strategy into execution
• Strong judgment and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive matters
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills across senior levels
• Leadership facilitation and decision framing
• Operational rigor with comfort managing ambiguity and complexity
• Change leadership and organizational effectiveness mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to the VP on strategic, organizational, and operational matters; translate priorities into actionable plans; provide independent challenge to improve decisions and outcomes.
• Own and optimize leadership governance and interfaces; shape agendas and decision frameworks; ensure decisions have clear owners, timelines, and follow-through that advances portfolio progress.
• Lead annual and multi-year planning; align objectives, KPIs, and resource plans with enterprise strategy; surface risks, trade-offs, and escalation points early to protect timelines and quality.
• Partner across R&D, Commercial, Safety, Medical, Legal, Finance, and Procurement to align competing priorities; coordinate across programs, therapy areas, and regions to resolve complex issues that impact filing readiness and approvals.
• Support organization design, capability building, and talent initiatives; lead change programs and improvements in ways of working that increase clarity, speed, and accountability across the regulatory organization.
• Run the Regulatory Affairs Executive Office; craft executive materials and narratives that drive decisions; represent the VP in internal forums to maintain momentum and continuity on critical deliverables.

Benefits

• qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
• paid vacation and holidays
• paid leaves
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior