Overview
Job Title: Regulatory Affairs Officer – Post-Market Surveillance
Job Type: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Location: Outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – 3x a week on site but could consider a remote profile.
Remuneration: £37,000 – £40,000 + benefits
The role is a full-time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week.
The purpose of the role is for implementing and maintaining regulatory compliance processes including regulatory evaluation of non-conformances, post market surveillance, vigilance and associated reporting, regulatory and standard watch. The role is responsible for coordinating the HHE activities that may be required based on individual non-conformances or product complaints.
Responsibilities will include:
· Be the main contact for regulatory compliance issues
· Provide PMS documentation according to IVDR requirements (PMS Plan, SSP, PMS Report, PSUR)
· Lead and coordinate the vigilance process in interface with the complaint handling process
· Liaise with regulatory authorities and external contract bodies and, in response to requests from these, collate and interpret specialised information.
· Interface with Competent Authorities for reporting incidents and field safety actions, including FSCA, FSN, recalls, MDRs (medical device reporting), BPDR (biological products deviation reports)
· Contribute to the regulatory watch process by maintaining knowledge of new or update regulatory requirements, guidance documents and industry standards.
Product Life Cycle Management:
· Liaise with regulatory authorities and external contract bodies and, in response to requests from these, collate and interpret specialised information.
· Ensure that changes are documented in accordance with quality system requirements and are communicated in a timely basis as appropriate to the Regulatory Authorities.
· Assist with the implementation of the Company’s Quality Policy to ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), 13485 standards the 98/79/EC IVD Directive, IVD 2017/746 Regulation, FDA Regulations, Health Canada Medical Device Regulation, Part 1, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and approved Health and Safety Policies.
Requirements:
· A degree or equivalent in life sciences.
· 1-4 years of experience in a regulatory/quality role.
· Experience in medical device / IVD / biotech industry
· Experienced in meeting with, making presentations to, and negotiating with regulators.
· Specific technical competencies required for the role (e.g.: GMP, GLP exposure, FDA exposure, IT packages, technical writing skills)
· Significant specialist knowledge of regulation as applied to medical devices, in vitro diagnostic medical devices, or Biologics (93/42/EC, 98/79/EC directives, 510(k), PMA, CMDR, etc..).
· Specialist knowledge of vigilance processes for US, EU and other jurisdictions as appropriate (MDR, MEDDEV 2.12, etc.)
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