Associate Director, Global Regulatory Sciences EU & International

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Associate Director – Global Regulatory Sciences EU & International

• Own and drive European and International regulatory strategy execution across the product lifecycle (from early development through post-approval), providing strategic direction and regular updates to countries to ensure registration success, lifecycle management delivery, and launch readiness.
• Lead integration of European and International regulatory requirements into global development and lifecycle strategies, partnering closely with the Global Regulatory Team (GRT) and Country Regulatory Managers (CRMs).
• Provide timely project updates to European and International countries to support execution of agreed registration strategies and ensure launch readiness.
• Define and lead in partnership with the Global Regulatory Team and Country Regulatory Managers (CRMs) the Regulatory European and International submission strategies and Health Authority engagement plans, ensuring alignment with global objectives and regional needs.
• Accountable for defining EU registration scenarios, procedural pathways, timelines, and risk-mitigation strategies to optimize product value in alignment with the GRL.
• Own holistic the International submission plan and procedural strategies, addressing country-specific requirements, bridging approaches, ethnic sensitivity, and sourcing considerations.
• Lead and represent regulatory positions in key health authority interactions; ensure consistent, high-quality messaging and approve responses to HA queries across regions/countries.
• Accountable for development and implementation of target labelling strategies in alignment with global reference labelling.
• Provide strategic regulatory leadership and decision-making input to all development and lifecycle management documents (e.g., CTAs, variations, renewals, post-approval commitments, and labelling updates, paediatric/orphan applications, protocols), ensuring submissions and responses are accurate, timely, and compliant.
• Lead cross-functional rapid response teams for EU CTA queries and protocol amendments, ensuring timely, compliant, and high-quality HA responses.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for European and International regulatory topics, providing clear guidance, escalation, and decision support to the program team and countries.
• Lead EU health authority engagement and oversee International HA engagement aligned with the overall registration strategy.
• Oversee and approve preparation of documentation for EMA and EU national authority interactions, including scientific advice, pre-submission meetings.
• Provide regulatory intelligence and strategic advice, monitor competitor and policy developments, and lead or contribute to regulatory policy initiatives.
• Build and lead regulatory teams or networks to share learning.
• Ensure sustained regulatory compliance across the product lifecycle, including governance/oversight of company core data sheet (CCDS)/reference label implementation and ongoing lifecycle maintenance
• Depending on program needs and experience, may serve as Global Regulatory Lead (GRL) for an assigned program, with overall accountability for the global regulatory strategy and delivery across the full product lifecycle. The GRL role encompasses: setting the global regulatory direction and key positions; leading global health authority engagement strategy; aligning regions and functions on submission/labelling/lifecycle plans; overseeing global dossiers and responses; driving risk assessment and mitigation; and ensuring inspection readiness and sustained global regulatory compliance.

Qualifications & Experience

Strategic Ownership

• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical product development and EU/International regulatory frameworks, with demonstrated impact on company development strategy, regulatory outcomes, and business decisions.
• Strong grasp of legal, regulatory, and business implications of EU/International regulatory procedures, enabling informed risk‑benefit decision‑making and strategic recommendations.

Leadership & Decision‑Making

• Proven ability to integrate regulatory, scientific/medical, and business perspectives into coherent strategies and translate them into actionable operational plans.
• Demonstrated accountability for issue resolution and decision‑making in complex, ambiguous, or adverse regulatory situations, including crisis management scenarios.

External Engagement & Influence

• Significant experience leading or independently conducting negotiations with regulatory authorities, establishing credibility, trust, and influence with Health Authorities and senior internal stakeholders.
• Recognized capability to represent GRS positions externally and internally, ensuring consistent, high‑quality regulatory messaging.

People & Network Leadership

• Demonstrated success in building, mentoring, and sustaining effective regulatory teams or networks, fostering collaboration across functions and geographies.
• Ability to navigate complex cross‑functional dynamics and lead through influence to achieve shared regulatory and business objectives.

At least 5 years of relevant regulatory experience in EU, and/or International and/or Global regulatory position

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The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. The final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience and in accordance with pay equity principles and applicable employment laws.

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