Experienced RA Professional Lifecycle Submissions LATAM

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Tandil; On-site; ARS 83,266,000 - 128,685,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Regulatory Affairs Professional to manage lifecycle submissions across LATAM, focusing on post-registration variations in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and beyond.

The role emphasizes end-to-end lifecycle management, dossier accuracy, timely submissions, and regulatory compliance, with collaboration across regional teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Biological Sciences is required.
• Approximately 3–4 years of regulatory experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience working in a virtual team and/or global organization.
• Strong data gathering and interpretation with proficient use of RA systems.
• Previous experience with biological products and labeling updates is required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare submission-ready dossiers based on local requirements and J&J standards.
• Ensure timely assessment, submission and approval of life cycle variations.
• Monitor regulatory submissions/approvals for LATAM.
• Be first point of contact for LCM with local RA colleagues.
• Handle Health Authority queries for LCM submissions with stakeholders.
• Coordinate with local teams (RA, Supply, CQ, AW) across countries in scope.
• Manage RA databases related to LCM.
• Archive all documents from submissions and approvals.
• Participate in cross-department meetings and contribute regulatory knowledge.
• Assess impacts of new legislation and develop robust implementation plans.

Skills

Regulatory submissions

Lifecycle management

Cross-country regulation

Education

Pharmacy or Biological Sciences degree

Tools

RA systems

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Regulatory Affairs Group

Job Sub Function

Regulatory Affairs

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Las Condes, Santiago,, Region Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile, Mexico City, Mexico

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Experienced RA Professional Lifecycle Submissions LATAM, to work in Cross-Regional Operations & Strategy Support (C-ROSS).

Position Summary

This is a Regulatory Affairs professional with local/regional responsibility. The role purpose is to be responsible for the end-to-end process execution of regulatory lifecycle management (LCM) in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, and other LATAM countries, focused on post-registration process.

Accountability: Execution of the complete LCM regulatory process related to post-registration (variations) updates. This includes ensuring the accuracy of assessments, dossier preparation, timely submission, and securing approvals, while maintaining compliance with all relevant regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare submission-ready dossier based on local requirements and J&J standards and procedures.
• Ensure assessment, submission and approval of life cycle variations in a timely manner.
• Monitoring of Company regulatory submissions/approvals.
• Be first point of contact for LCM with the local Regulatory Affairs colleagues.
• Handle any Health Authority query for LCM submissions with applicable stakeholders, ensuring the robustness of the response.
• Continuous communication, integration and alignment with local team (i.e. RA, Supply, CQ, AW responsible, etc) of the countries in scope.
• Responsible for RA databases related to LCM.
• Archiving all relevant documents from submissions and approvals.
• Participate in meetings with different departments, contributing and adding knowledge.
• Assessment of the impacts of new legislation, risks and opportunities and develop a robust plan for implementing new legislation.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Biological Sciences is required.

Competencies

• Strong focus on execution and compliance on submissions/approvals.
• Adaptability to adjust to regulatory changes.
• Effective Communication.
• Analytical and data driven decision making (preferably without supervision).
• One team culture and Collaboration within C-ROSS and all stakeholders.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: skills in problem-solving, critical analysis, and the ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Agility and curiosity for continuous learning: Eagerness to learn and expand regulatory knowledge for other countries/clusters
• Accountability

Required

Experience and Skills

• Approximately of 3-4 years of regulatory experience in pharmaceuticals industry.
• Proactive team player, able to take charge and follow-through.
• Achievement-oriented with a high degree of flexibility and ability to adapt to a changing regulatory environment.
• Experience of working in a virtual team and/or global organization.
• Strong in data gathering, and interpretation with proficient use of technology including RA systems.
• Previous experience with biological products and labeling updates is required.

Language

• Proficient in Spanish; Advanced English is required.

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

Analytical Reasoning, Brand Research, Business Behavior, Design Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Industry Analysis, Market Research, Package and Labeling Regulations, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Product Packaging Design, Project Management, Project Support, Proof Reading Software, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Affairs Management, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Assessments, Safety-Oriented