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Director – Global Regulatory CMC – Rare Diseases

Director – Global Regulatory CMC – Rare Diseases

CompanyModerna
LocationCambridge, MA, USA, Norwood, MA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific/engineering discipline
  • Minimum of 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in Regulatory CMC
  • Strong knowledge of current Global CMC regulations, including with CTD format and content of CMC regulatory submissions
  • Strong knowledge of and broad experience with regulatory procedures and legislation related to CMC aspects for drug development, product registration, line extension and license maintenance
  • Ability to effectively collaborate in a dynamic, cross-functional matrix environment to drive meeting each program’s critical regulatory milestones
  • Prior management experience required
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external negotiation and influence
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop/implement effective CMC regulatory strategies for submissions (e.g. IND/CTA/BLA/MAA) and identify regulatory risks
  • Provide guidance for regulatory CMC aspects of product development projects
  • Review documents for submission-readiness, to ensure that all submissions conform to health authority guidelines
  • Lead Regulatory CMC discussions and interactions with health authorities to facilitate review and approval of submissions
  • Develop regulatory processes and procedures to support CMC components of regulatory submissions
  • Support the creation and maintenance of CMC submission templates
  • Provide CMC regulatory guidance to manufacturing and quality teams; evaluate CMC change controls
  • Provide interpretation of regulatory guidance documents, regulations, and directives – advise Manufacturing, Quality and Process/Analytical Development groups regarding their applicability and impact on internal programs
  • Potentially has oversight of multiple programs in various therapeutic areas (vaccines, oncology and/or rare diseases)

Preferred Qualifications

  • MS/PhD degree in Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, or closely related field is desirable
  • 15+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, manufacturing and/or analytical focus
  • 8+ years of experience in Biologics focused Regulatory CMC