Our Development Team is guided by our purpose: to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. To do this, we are optimizing and strengthening our processes and ways of working. We are investing in new technologies and building specific therapeutic area and platform depth and capabilities – all to bring our medicines to patients even faster. We are seeking key talent, like you, to join us and help give people with disease and their families a brighter future to look forward to. Apply today and join us in reimagining new medicines together!
The Role:
This role offers hybrid working, requiring 3 days per week in our White City, London office. As Global Program Regulatory Director, you will provide global leadership throughout the lifecycle of a development and/or marketed product program(s). Your experience will ensure that input from global HAs, regional and functional collaborators is collated to build a coherent, global regulatory strategy which fulfills the target product profile and portfolio objectives. You will also be responsible for identifying regulatory opportunities, mitigating potential issues, and ensuring the execution of regulatory strategy across regions. In addition, you will lead global regulatory sub-team(s), share your regulatory and development expertise, and represent the RA function on cross-functional initiatives and committees.
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Regulatory Strategy & Submissions: With multiple stakeholders, develop, document, and communicate high-quality global regulatory strategies and HA interactions to achieve business objectives.
- Evaluate and communicate potential global regulatory opportunities and risks, developing mitigation strategies.
- Leverage regional expertise in executing global regulatory strategy and HA engagement.
- Provide strategic regulatory input into analysis and interpretation of scientific data, to key documentation.
- Leverage scientific knowledge and acumen in the analysis, interpretation, and communication of data to colleagues. Lead interactions with Regulatory Affairs and Development Unit management and external consultants, for input to regulatory strategies.
- Accountable, in conjunction (with regulatory labeling) for maintaining Novartis core product information documents through the product lifecycle.
- Contribute to any BD&L Due Diligence activity.
Regulatory Excellence & Compliance:
- Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements and adherence to regulatory internal policies and processes, coordinating regulatory compliance activities at a global level.
- Provide support as needed for non-project related excellence activities.
People:
- As an effective matrix leader, provide feedback and mentor team members, line functions, and sub-teams. Working with line managers, you will provide opportunities for team member growth and development, leading by example acting as a role model for Novartis values and behaviours.
Your Experience:
- Science-based bachelor's or master's degree. Advanced degree desirable.
- Significant regulatory and pharmaceutical development experience, across Phases I-IV.
- A track record of working with HA guidance and feedback, discussion and negotiations; post marketing/brand optimization strategies and regulatory operations.
- Proven leadership success across a broad range of regulatory and pharmaceutical development activities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization, navigating complexity and leading cross-functional teams.
- Fluency in English.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting, and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? Learn more.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Division: Development
Business Unit: Innovative Medicines
Location: United Kingdom
Site: London (The Westworks)
Company / Legal Entity: GB16 (FCRS = GB016) Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd.
Functional Area: Research & Development
Job Type: Full-time
Employment Type: Regular
Shift Work: No
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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