Director, Regulatory Strategy

Neurocrine Biosciences • San Diego, CA

2d • $187,200 - $255,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Direct regulatory activities for assigned development products to ensure alignment and compliance with local and regional registration requirements as well as with company policies. Develops and implements global regulatory strategies, ensures timely preparation, review and submission of documents to regulatory authorities, collaborates with development partners, and maintains compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will have practical knowledge and experience to provide guidance to program teams on the regulatory requirements, processes, and logistics to conduct global drug development activities for compounds from the preclinical stage through the initial marketing application, and life cycle management.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in life sciences or related field AND 12+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical industry, including drug development experience with demonstrated success in regulatory authority submission strategy, execution and health authority interaction.
• Master's degree in life sciences or related field AND 10+ years of related experience
• PhD in life sciences or related field AND 7+ years of related experience
• Previous managerial experiences also required
• Recognized as an internal thought leader with extensive technical and business expertise within a strategic organization
• Applies in-depth knowledge of own function, business/commercial/scientific expertise to solve critical issues successfully and innovatively
• Evaluates key business/scientific challenges and completes complex, ambiguous initiatives having cross-functional impact
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective people management skills
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Competence in writing and leading regulatory documents (eg, meeting requests/briefing book activities)
• Detailed knowledge of FDA/EMA/ICH regulations and guidance for drug development, preparation and management of IND/CTA/NDA/MAA applications
• Ability to critically review regulatory scientific documents across the non-clinical and clinical disciplines

Nice To Haves

• Prior US marketing application filing experience preferred
• Ex-US experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the regulatory leadership of one or more development projects, including responsibility for regulatory strategy, IND/CTA/NDA/MAA submission preparation, application maintenance and update activities, interaction with and preparation for key milestone meetings with regulatory agencies
• Authoring and preparation of various submission documents, meeting requests, briefing documents; coordination and preparation of teams for health authority meetings
• Develops regulatory strategies to ensure the earliest possible marketing approvals by global regulatory authorities
• Provides strategic guidance on global regulatory requirements to management and project teams on all regulatory issues for the strategic development, planning, compilation and submission of IND/CTA and NDA/MAA
• Serve as the designated program regulatory health authority contact. Represents the company by leading interactions with regulatory agencies during all stages of development, registration and commercialization
• Oversee development of dossier filing plan and associated regulatory activity timelines
• Integrate global regulatory understanding and responsibilities in developing strategy and development of regulatory submission documents
• Provide critical review of all documentation supporting regulatory applications; ensure compliance with internal data standards and regulatory authority submission requirements
• Actively engages with stakeholder groups to help shape science based regulatory decision making
• Acts as strategic regulatory liaison with partner companies

Benefits

• retirement savings plan (with company match)
• paid vacation, holiday and personal days
• paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

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