Overview
The Senior Associate, Regulatory Affairs CMC will participate in the planning and managing regulatory authority submissions. They will coordinate CMC submissions across multiple products, supporting management of the planning, compilation, QC, and submission of CMC dossier content to clinical and commercial applications, and their amendments. This role will be responsible for the preparation and adaptation of submission documents for use in global clinical and commercial submissions following eCTD specifications and market specific requirements and may be responsible for independently planning and preparing routine clinical trial application related amendments and commercial submissions (e.g. Annual reports, DSUR, health authority queries). An important aspect of this role is the planning and management of submissions. Attention to detail in written correspondence, in the maintenance of regulatory files, and ability to work with diverse internal and external stakeholders are also important factors for success in this role. Another important aspect of this role is the capacity to contribute to the development and execution of optimal CMC life cycle management of clinical and commercial products, with an emphasis on change management.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Support management of the planning, compilation, QC, and submission of CMC dossier content to clinical and commercial applications, and their amendments.
- Prepare and adapt submission documents for use in global clinical and commercial submissions following eCTD specifications and market specific requirements.
- Independently manages submission trackers for coordination of submissions across multiple products.
- Maintains logs of clinical and commercial submissions and correspondence with FDA or other regulatory agencies.
- Facilitate communication with Vendors/ CROs for planning and tracking of source documents to ensure high-quality IND, IND amendments, CTA, EU-CTR submissions are delivered in timely manner.
- Support the implementation of regulatory strategy for assigned projects and programs for projects in all stages of development (IND through NDA/BLA approval and commercialization).
- Works with submission authors and reviewers to ensure that source document planning is complete and that high-quality documents are approved on-schedule.
- Create documents in accordance with eCTD specifications.
Required Education, Skills, and Knowledge
- BS degree required; advanced degree (PharmD, PhD, Master’s) preferred.
- Strong scientific or research background, with a focus in pharmacy, chemistry, or biology, preferred.
- Experience in managing regulatory submissions for investigational or marketed products to global health authorities in eCTD format.
- Understanding of US and international regulations and procedures in drug/biologics development; familiarity with ICH and regional regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with ICH eCTD structure, knowledge of major market post approval change requirements, and ability to assess impact to CMC content.
- Advanced skills in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
- Excellent written skills and the ability to form defensible arguments based on data, literature references, and industry standards.