VP, Global Regulatory Strategy Oncology (NJ or CA, preferred)

Company: myGwork
Location: Lakeside
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

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months, we will be implementing a phased approach to bringing employees back to site to ensure
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Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this
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Job Description
VP, Global Regulatory Strategy, Oncology Overview: Reporting to the SVP of Global Regulatory Affairs, and located in our Foster
City , CA headquarters (preferred) or in our NJ site, the VP and Oncology
Regulatory Strategy Head will be accountable for defining and executing of the worldwide
regulatory strategy for all investigational and marketed products in the Oncology Therapeutic
Area including Trodelvy, magrolimab and 20 pipeline assets in development.

Join us in realizing our vision to deliver a broad variety of transformative indication approvals
by 2030 that positively impact patient lives. Working with the Program Strategy Teams, Global
Development Teams, and Global Regulatory Leads, this role will provide regulatory leadership and
oversight to the development of global regulatory strategies, provide regulatory guidance, review
critical impact documents for submission to regulatory authorities, and oversee the execution of
the global regulatory strategy by the regions in line with the Program Strategy Team's goals for
each of the products.

This VP will lead broadly in a cross-functional and multi-cultural environment and leverage their
extensive experience to represent regulatory affairs in discussions with senior leadership and
Executive Management. You will also lead and mentor senior leader regulatory professionals across
the Oncology portfolio that serve as the designated Global Regulatory Leads and their teams in
support of designated programs to address the unmet medical needs of the patients in need of
innovative new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of a variety of solid and liquid tumors.
Responsibilities & Skills:

• Proven experience in leading global development and regulatory teams to advance multiple
  programs and indications in the oncology therapeutic area.
  
• Ability to leverage deep oncology regulatory experience to provide teams with guidance on
  innovative approaches informed by regulatory precedent and emergent opportunities
  
• Experience in the preparation and submission of NDA/MAAs for submission within expedited
  timelines across the regions
  
• Proven ability to dissect complex issues to quickly distill key issues for discussion with
  regulatory authorities and guide teams in the preparation of responses to regulatory
  questions.
  
• Ensures close alignment between the global regulatory strategy and corporate objectives
  within the Oncology TA
  
• Proven ability to represent the sponsor in key negotiations with regulatory authorities in
  the US, EU, Japan, China and across regions
  
• Provides strategic and technical guidance on critical impact regulatory submissions (e.g.
  responses to major objections raised by regulatory authorities including product labeling)
  
• Develops and mentors teams to provide project teams with strategic regulatory guidance to
  expedite product development, registration and through life-cycle management
  
• Impacts continued development of regulatory affairs department through leadership and
  participation on the Global RA Senior Leadership Team
  
• Ability to partner closely with senior leaders within Oncology Clinical Research, in addition
  to cross-functional teams within Development and Commercial functions, to develop regulatory
  strategies in close alignment with business objectives across the Oncology TA.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate collaboration across functions to identify
  business solutions on regulatory issues.
  
• Works through Global Regulatory Leads to partner ensure alignment in the definition and
  execution of regulatory strategy across the regions
  
• Represents global regulatory affairs at the Oncology Development Review Committee (DRC) and
  provides guidance and direction with impact
  
• Provides regulatory oversight, strategic and technical guidance in discussions with teams in
  support of due diligences for potential in-licensing activities, external collaborations and
  acquisitions.
  
• Leads Global Regulatory Leads and their US Regional Regulatory teams responsible for all
  INDs, NDAs and life-cycle management within Oncology TA; plans resources and coordinates
  regulatory activities and communications across the global regulatory matrix
  
• Responsible for leading all regulatory activities for assigned projects in line with ICH
  requirements, regional requirements, and scientific and company policies and procedures.
  
• Maintains knowledge of highly complex regulatory requirements up to the current date, while
  influencing the preparation of new regulatory guidance wherever possible.
  
• Champions initiatives that contribute to global process improvements which have a significant
  impact on business.
  
• Must have extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements, including ICH requirements and
  regional requirements and have an understanding of current global and regional trends in
  regulatory affairs and the ability to assess the impact of these requirements on the
  business.
  
• Must be capable of playing the lead role in updating and preparing the Company for major
  changes in legislation which impact across departments.
  
• Must be capable of critically reviewing complex technical documents and influencing
  colleagues across functions.
  
• Is recognized as an Oncology expert resource for regulatory advice internally and externally.
  Minimum Qualifications:
  • Science degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, MSc) with 15+ years of overall regulatory leadership
    experience, including leadership of global teams.
    
  • Negotiation, influence and excellent interpersonal communication skills are required.
    
  • Demonstrated global leadership capability and deep understanding of the oncology therapeutic
    area, ideally gained through regulatory leadership of multiple global development programs
    and NDA/MAA submissions; experience in the leadership to life-cycle management of products
    across oncology therapeutic areas (list) highly desirable.
    
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