Job title: Regulatory Affairs Consultant, CMC
Reporting to: Senior Manager, CMC
Functional group: EMEA Regulatory Affairs (R&D)
Location: High Wycombe, United Kingdom – Hybrid (2/3 days per week in the office)
Rate: £75- £85 per hour (PAYE/Umbrella)
Cpl Life Sciences are collaborating with a leading consumer health business who are looking for a Regulatory CMC Consultant on a 6-month basis.
Responsible for the development of CMC/technical regulatory strategies across the EMEA region providing regulatory input and technical guidance on regional regulatory requirements to product development teams within the Self Care franchise.
* Leads a Regulatory Affairs team ensuring the success of new product registrations, line extensions and new indications and claims with supportive technical justification/documentation in alignment with the business plan.
* Create an environment of operational excellence through regulatory expertise by managing direct reports and collaborating with cross-functional teams to successfully achieve regulatory objectives.
* Manages the global &/or regional regulatory deliverables for drugs, dietary supplements & medical devices as relevant, within their brand area & geographic responsibility.
* Develops strong partnerships with Regulatory Affairs Franchise, R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain and local business representatives.
* Represents the Regulatory Affairs CMC function as appropriate in Self Care Franchise, functional and business Leadership teams
The Roles & Responsibilities include:
* Provides strategic regulatory input and technical guidance on regional regulatory requirements to product development teams
* Supports the business initiatives, by strengthening propositions, influence and acts as strategic advisor on brand/need state portfolio forums.
* Participates in cross-functional project teams to define development program requirements and risks
* Prepares and submits regulatory submissions according to applicable regulatory requirements and guidelines in EMEA.
Regulatory Compliance
* Maintains awareness of current regulations and anticipate implications and opportunities because of changes to the relevant regulatory environments.
* Communicates changes to appropriate management and cross functional experts as appropriate
* Ensure that all products comply with local regulatory and quality system requirements.
* Ensures quality and compliance in all actions.
* Participate in the development and implementation of, and maintains compliance with, all applicable Processes, SOPs and working instructions
* Ensures that the enterprise Regulatory systems are accurate and fully maintained
* Ensure any compliance issues are reviewed and escalated and relevant corrective/preventative actions are implemented locally
* Identifies and/or implements regional process improvement opportunities and ensures implementation of relevant global or regional regulatory initiatives
Team Management:
* Evaluates deliverables of self/direct reports against set timelines, acting where necessary to minimize delays and anticipate difficulties/risks.
Specific requirements
* Partners with the business to deliver regulatory outcomes to enable committed business plans within area of responsibility.
Job Requirements
* Relevant Bachelor's Degree or higher
* Expertise across a broad spectrum of Regulatory classifications including Drugs, Dietary Supplement and/or Medical Devices, mainly pharmaceutical CMC regulatory affairs
* Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and external environments in the EU and wider EMEA, and the ability to apply these to regulatory solutions throughout the product lifecycle.
* Solid understanding of regulatory CMC in the markets of relevance
* Strong project management skills.
* Proficiency in English
For more information, please reach out to me at lucy.kirkaldy@cpl.com