Sr Manager, Regulatory Affairs

Gilead Sciences
Cambridge
17 hours ago
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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID‑19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. Our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.


Position Overview

We are looking for a unique individual who is passionate about advancing therapeutics and thrives under pressure. This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager to join the Gilead Virology Team. The role will provide regulatory strategy, leadership, and support as the Regional Regulatory Lead on assigned products, compounds, indications or projects. With guidance, you will define the regulatory strategy, plans and objectives for the assigned products or projects. You will lead the Regulatory Submissions Teams associated with assigned products or projects and represent Global Therapeutic Area Regulatory to cross‑functional sub‑teams. You may serve as a Gilead contact to regulatory authorities, manage, oversee and coach less experienced colleagues, and play a more active role in process improvements and other special projects that can carry significant value to multiple Regulatory Affairs activities and teams.


Job Responsibilities

  • Represents regional Regulatory Affairs or may serve as Regional Lead on cross‑functional teams (e.g., Study Management, Clinical, Nonclinical, Biomarkers and/or cross‑regional Regulatory Submission Teams).
  • With guidance, defines the regulatory strategy for one or more Gilead products or projects (development or marketed products).
  • Proactively identifies regulatory or related risks/issues and develops mitigation and/or contingency plans.
  • Leads the preparation, compilation, and timely filing of complex regulatory submissions, which require cross‑functional interactions for commercial or investigational product(s) for assigned territories in line with ICH requirements, regional requirements and scientific and company policies and procedures. Examples include meeting requests, briefing packages, initial clinical trial applications/amendments or routine submissions (e.g., Development Safety Update Reports/DSURs, Investigator Brochure/IB updates, etc.) as well as post‑approval submissions for marketed products.
  • Leads cross‑functional teams in the authoring of regulatory documents and including meeting requests.
  • Responsible for ensuring regional product labelling is created and maintained in alignment with the Company Core Data Sheets (CCDS) and Company Core Safety Information (CCSI).
  • Ensures product packaging and associated information is updated and maintained in accordance with the product license for assigned products and markets.
  • Critically reviews documents for submission to regulatory authorities.
  • Initiates or otherwise contributes to process improvements and/or other special projects within Regulatory Affairs.
  • Ensures own work complies with established practices, policies and processes, and any regulatory or other requirements.

Education and Experience Required

  • Life Science degree
  • Extensive experience Regulatory Affairs or other relevant industry experience
  • Experience setting the regulatory strategy and leading regulatory submissions and other activities for a medicinal product is strongly preferred.
  • In‑depth knowledge of regulatory requirements, including ICH requirements and regional requirements for assigned territories and have an in‑depth understanding of current global and regional trends in Regulatory Affairs.
  • Good knowledge of regulatory requirements for the EU centralised procedure. Experience in co‑ordinating post‑approval variations, renewals, responses to questions, PSURs etc. for EU centralised products is desirable.
  • Experience of regulatory requirements in other countries/regions is desirable.
  • Experience in working with document management systems.
  • Experience successfully leading departmental and cross‑functional teams without authority.
  • Experience authoring and implementing processes.
  • Experience working with one or more Gilead therapeutic areas and varying stages of drug development is strongly preferred.

Knowledge & Other Requirements

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are required.
  • Demonstrated ability to be a fast learner.
  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable to change, to move between projects easily and provide support/expertise where needed.
  • Demonstrates advanced knowledge of regulatory requirements and the role of regulatory affairs in achieving cross‑functional drug discovery and development goals and objectives, including ICH standards and the regulatory requirements for assigned markets.
  • In‑depth knowledge of relevant health authorities, including people, system, processes and requirements, as evidenced by past effectiveness and successes in conducting HA interactions.
  • Able to represent Gilead to regulatory authorities when managing standard or more routine negotiations.
  • Demonstrates strong analytical thinking skills, attention‑to‑detail, strong communication and writing skills, project management skills and proficiencies with Microsoft Office suite, as evidenced through accomplishments in past roles.
  • Ability to lead and influence programs, projects and/or initiatives.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and understanding of team dynamics.
  • Proven ability to work successfully in a team‑oriented, highly‑matrixed environment.
  • When needed, ability to travel.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit, select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits and training are administered on a non‑discriminatory basis (i.e., without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.


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