Boehringer Ingelheim · 4 days ago
Director, US Regulatory Affairs Pharmaceuticals
Boehringer Ingelheim is a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry, dedicated to improving lives through innovative healthcare solutions. The Director, US Regulatory Affairs Pharmaceuticals will lead the US Regulatory Affairs organization, ensuring compliance and effective communication with regulatory authorities while managing a team to support the Animal health portfolio.
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Responsibilities
Leads and is accountable for external representation: Key communication interface and influencer with Regulatory Authorities
Responsible for proactively seeking contact with Authorities directly in the USA or through local RA as appropriate and positioning BI as a trusted and innovative partner (key account management)
Ensures a balanced relationship with the authorities
Is a highly effective communicator with external authorities, agencies and internal stakeholders and senior leadership
Provides clarity and interpret relevant legislation and translate into actionable areas to increase the predictability and probability of success for our projects and activities
Works globally and closely in cooperation and collaboration with other RA leadership positions in the best interests of the global team ensuring agility, accountability and intrapreneurship across the function
Leads regulatory support for Authority site inspections and provides leadership and advice to Clinical, GS and Quality
Works globally and closely in cooperation and collaboration with other RA leadership positions in best interests of the global team to maintain agility, accountability and intrapreneurship across the function
Leads leaders and technical experts and mentors regulatory teams and colleagues globally, providing innovative solutions to challenges of the organization and our portfolio
Responsible for hiring, retaining and developing Regulatory team members and identifying talent for future success
Seeks ways to measure and increase team engagement and productivity
Ensures functional excellence of members and promotes an entrepreneurial and proactive spirit
Demonstrates and promotes Our Behaviors with key stakeholders
Responsible for managing cost center and budget for function and associated activities
Ensures integrity of our regulatory compliance with the respective authorities
Provides service to all our operations in the respective scope of their responsibilities: Global Innovation, Global Supply, Strategic business units, Commercial operations including local RA teams in international locations
Is an internal service provider who is responsible (and accountable) for leading a team which:
Proactively and in an entrepreneurial manner provides guidance to GI project teams for optimal registration strategies in the USA, balancing compliance and risk factors with speed to market
Prepares, submits and achieves marketing authorizations in a timely manner, achieving a competitive label
Professionally and proactively addresses needs of internal stakeholders with urgency
Is responsible for increasing productivity that maximizes product lifecycle opportunities in line with business strategy
Is responsible for maintaining up to date technical regulatory data and information for use in dossier preparation for BI submissions to Authorities
Develops and implements strategies for quick resolutions of regulatory issues arising during the post approval and re-registration cycle
Responsible for identifying regulatory trends and driving strategies to manage and address in the interests of BI
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required in Life Sciences such as Biology, Toxicology, Pharmacy or equivalent with fifteen (15) years of experience
Fluent in English
Expertise in Regulatory affairs is required with extensive authority interactions and a strong track record of successful influencing
Proven leader with demonstrated ability to build and lead high performing teams
Strong team player
Demonstrated ability to successfully collaborate and lead people in a complex global organization
Excellent communicator and negotiator with ability to form successful working relationships at all levels across disciplines and geographies
Exhibits Our Behaviors
Enthusiastic mentor, coach and developer of people
Self-motivated decision maker, well organized, works to deadlines and with a high degree of initiative and persistence
Experience building an organization and leading change management
Willingness to travel up to 20%
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction
Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)
Must be 18 years of age or older
Preferred
Advanced degree e.g. PhD, Veterinary medicine or Medicine strongly preferred
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefit programs
Programs and groups that ensure your health and wellbeing are looked after
Company
Boehringer Ingelheim
Boehringer Ingelheim is a group of pharmaceutical companies that focuses on prescription medicines and animal health. It is a sub-organization of Boehringer Ingelheim.
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