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Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland · Regulatory Affairs & Market Intelligence

Description

Debiopharm Group™ (Debiopharm) is a Swiss-based biopharmaceutical group of five companies active in drug development, GMP manufacturing of proprietary drugs, diagnostics, and investment management. Debiopharm International SA searches, evaluates and in-licenses promising drug candidates for development. Towards the end of the development process, the products are licensed out to pharmaceutical companies for worldwide marketing and sales. For our Regulatory Affairs Department based in Lausanne, we are looking for a:

Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs

Reporting to the Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, you will be a core-team member within a matrix organization and will be actively involved in the development of therapeutic medicines from POC through approval or out licensing (whichever comes first) thereby contributing to strategy of the drug development path as well as to compliance with applicable regulations.

Main responsibilities

• Develop and implement global (FDA, EMA, etc.) RA strategy for the assigned projects.


• Serve as the primary interface for FDA/EMA on assigned projects and prepare the team for FDA/EMA and other health agency meetings.


• Lead the preparation of submissions, which may include INDs/CTAs, Briefing Documents, Orphan Drug Applications, PIP/PSP, Fast Track / Breakthrough Designation/PRIME, etc. Work with functional groups to define their contributions to submissions and lead regulatory activities for projects assigned.


• Manage the regulatory CROs for coordination and preparation of submissions.


• Represent Regulatory Affairs in the core-team. Contribute to the core-team by providing the regulatory strategy. Also, represent RA in other various cross-functional teams, including Project Teams, Clinical Teams and Study Teams, etc. Present and defend regulatory plans to the senior management and project review boards.


• Maintain knowledge of global competitive landscape, regulatory environment, and regulations.


• Review and approval of Clinical Study Protocols, Clinical Study Reports, Statistical Analysis Plans, DSURs, and other documents.

Requirements

Profile required

• Bachelor's degree in scientific discipline; post-graduate scientific degree is preferred.


• Demonstrated experience in multiple phases of drug development. Experience in antibacterial or oncology drug development is preferred.


• 8 years pharmaceutical industry experience, including minimum 4 years in regulatory affairs. Global (FDA and EMA) experience desired.


• Thorough knowledge of the drug development process.


• Demonstrated experience in handling challenging regulatory obstacles.


• Thorough knowledge of Fast Track/ Breakthrough Designation/ Prime. Demonstrated active hands-on experience in these submission is preferred


• Necessary skills: Independent, result driven, team-oriented, agile individual with the ability to influence outcomes.


• Excellent organizational, communication and time management skills needed to manage multiple ongoing projects simultaneously.


• Must be able to innovate, analyze and solve critical problems with minimal supervision and attention to detail.


• Excellent written and communication skills in English. Communication knowledge in French would be beneficial.

Debiopharm can offer

• An opportunity to act as Global Regulatory project leader working with FDA, EMA and other agencies in a company at the forefront of the most advanced scientific developments in the industry


• A diverse and dynamic environment where innovation, trust in people, and entrepreneurship are valued.

If you fit this profile please send your application.

For more information : www.debiopharm.com