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Posted Date: Jul 14 2023
We’re seeking a highly motivated, self-driven and enthusiastic Regulatory Affairs professional to join our Biopharm CMC Regulatory Affairs Group. At GSK, our Biopharm CMC regulatory affairs group is responsible for a portfolio of biopharmaceuticals products. This role requires you to interact across all the functions of Global Regulatory Affairs to ensure global approaches and strong connectivity. You will play a key part in GSK’s commitment to making a difference to patients’ lives enabling them to Do More, Feel Better and Live Longer.
In this role you will
- Manage, or be responsible for, the global CMC regulatory activities for multiple projects/teams simultaneously and respond readily to changing events and priorities.
- Be responsible for the strategy development and creation of CMC submission documents from early phase clinical submissions (IND/IMPD/CTA) through to marketing applications (BLA/MAA) and post approval activities.
- Understand, interpret and advise teams on regulations, guidelines, procedures and policies relating to development, registration and manufacture of new biopharmaceutical products, to expedite submission, review and approval of global CMC applications.
- Ensure that all appropriate CMC regulatory aspects for clinical trials/product release are in place, to avoid clinical holds and/or to ensure continuity of market supply. Also, ensure that information submitted in clinical/marketing applications meets regional requirements, allowing maximum Supply/Production/Quality flexibility with minimal unanticipated questions.
- Work in cross-functional matrix project teams, which include colleagues from regulatory, biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing.
- Maintain high quality standards and seek to raise levels of performance through continuous improvement and an innovative approach in responding to the evolving regulatory environment.
- Engage in CMC Subject Matter Expert activities internally (for increased compliance, harmonisation and efficiency).
- Sometimes deliver CMC regulatory strategy to support major inspections (eg PAIs) with managerial support.
Closing Date for Applications: 30th July 2023 (COB)
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Why you?
Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Bachelors degree (or equivalent) within a relevant subject such as pharmacy, biotechnology, chemistry or a related scientific discipline, or demonstrable industry experience.
- Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) regulatory affairs or biopharmaceutical development experience gained with direct involvement in regulatory submission preparation across all stages of development, through to early life cycle submissions.
- Knowledge of worldwide CMC regulatory requirements and successful track record of delivering dossiers that comply with these, particularly for new medicines in development.
- Proven ability to develop and implement regulatory strategies and evaluate the potential impact of them on overall project/product strategy.
- The ability to successfully influence and negotiate issues at a senior level within your organisation and with regulatory agencies in a variety of settings.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with good attention to detail.
- Excellent team working abilities and effective influencing skills.
- Ability to find innovative solutions to complex problems and involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Good time management skills with the ability to effectively plan, prioritise and co-ordinate multiple tasks and adjust to changing priorities to deliver results to tight deadlines.
- Ability to find innovative solutions to complex problems and involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience of Agency interactions and/or submissions in US, EU, Japan and China.
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