Director, Global Regulatory Affairs – Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC), Platform Innovation – Synthetic Peptides and Oligonucleotides

Lilly • Indianapolis, IN

18h • $148,500 - $257,400 • Onsite

About The Position

This role provides strategic, tactical, and operational regulatory CMC leadership across advanced therapeutic modalities and manufacturing technologies to accelerate development of the synthetic peptides and oligonucleotide portfolio, supporting clinical trial applications, market registrations, and post-approval submissions. This is accomplished through a strong working knowledge of global regulations, guidelines, and regulatory precedent, coupled with deep technical expertise in CMC development and manufacturing processes specific to synthetic peptides and oligonucleotides.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in a science, engineering, or related STEM field (advanced degree preferred), such as Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Chemical Engineering, Analytical Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or similar.
• 10+ years of Regulatory CMC or technical CMC experience supporting clinical development and/or commercialization of synthetic peptides, oligonucleotides, or related complex modalities. Candidates with broader experience in advanced modalities are encouraged to apply.

Nice To Haves

• Experience authoring CMC submission content for peptides and/or oligonucleotides, including participation in clinical trial and marketing authorization applications and responses to regulatory questions.
• Knowledge of major global regulatory procedures, regulations, and evolving expectations for complex modalities, including platform technologies.
• Relevant experience in peptide and/or oligonucleotide drug substance and/or drug product development, manufacturing, and commercialization.
• Demonstrated understanding of key development considerations for peptides and oligonucleotides (e.g., synthesis scalability, impurity control, analytical characterization, stability, and delivery systems such as conjugates or lipid-based formulations).
• Extensive regulatory experience managing complex submission strategies or equivalent combination of technical and regulatory expertise.
• Experience planning for and participating in Health Authority interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and manage risk in a highly regulated and evolving modality space.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, with strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong collaboration skills with ability to work effectively across diverse, cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Deep technical knowledge of synthetic peptide and oligonucleotide CMC drug development and manufacturing sciences across modalities and platforms, including drug substance, drug product, and analytical sciences (e.g., solid-phase synthesis, purification, conjugation, characterization, and control strategies).
• Knowledge of global CMC regulatory requirements and guidelines for synthetic peptides and oligonucleotides to support clinical development, global product registrations, and lifecycle management of approved products.
• Development and implementation of innovative regulatory strategies and platform-based approaches, incorporating evolving external expectations (e.g., emerging guidance, novel modality considerations, and regulatory precedent).
• Provide regulatory guidance enabling CMC development teams to make well-informed decisions on development strategies and lifecycle planning.
• Lead preparation, critical review, and approval of CMC documentation for global regulatory submissions and responses, including clinical trial applications, marketing applications, variations/supplements, and responses to health authority queries.
• Take a proactive leadership role in the critical review of molecule-specific CMC development and lifecycle strategies, including considerations unique to peptides and oligonucleotides (e.g., impurity profiles, sequence-related variants, delivery systems, and stability).
• Provide high-quality, timely, and clear regulatory advice to support project teams in advancing complex modalities.
• Make decisions on CMC regulatory strategies impacting global submissions, ensuring alignment across geographies, teams, and platform approaches.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• life insurance and death benefits
• certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

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