Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

OrganOx, Inc.; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plans

Job summary

OrganOx, a commercial stage organ technology company, is seeking a Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist for on-site work in Oxford. The role leads regulatory activities across the product lifecycle, developing strategies and managing submissions for US and international markets.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and Clinical teams to ensure compliance. Opportunities for professional development and travel up to 5% are available.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of regulatory affairs experience within the medical device industry.
• Experience with U.S., EU regulatory submissions.
• Knowledge of ISO/ASTM standards and guidance documents.
• Excellent verbal and technical writing skills.
• Ability to travel up to 5% domestically and internationally.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, Operations, and Clinical.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support pre-/post-market regulatory activities for devices and projects.
• Perform regulatory impact assessments for design, labeling, packaging, supplier, and manufacturing changes.
• Prepare and implement regulatory strategies for new products and renewals across Asia and other markets (e.g., Japan, China, Korea).
• Support regulatory authority interactions by drafting correspondence and tracking submissions.
• Partner with project teams to define regulatory requirements and align development activities.
• Review documentation to support regulatory activities (verification/validation, risk management, change records).
• Contribute to regulatory processes, intelligence, and internal tools.
• Provide training and support to department members.
• Adhere to OrganOx Code of Conduct and company policies.

Skills

Regulatory affairs

Medical devices

Regulatory submissions

ISO/ASTM standards

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory intelligence

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Life Sciences

Job description

ABOUT ORGANOX:

OrganOx is a commercial stage organ technology company dedicated to developing technologies to improve outcomes for patients with acute or chronic organ failure. The company was established as a spin out of the University of Oxford in 2008 and is now part of the Terumo Group. OrganOx is a pioneer in normothermic machine perfusion (NMP). It's flagship platform, the metra®, is available for use in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia. It has been utilized in over 7,000 liver transplants to date to keep donor livers in a metabolically active state outside the body enabling longer preservation times and functional assessment of the organ prior to transplant, leading to an increased number of organs available for transplant. Founded in 1921, Terumo Corporation (TSE:4543) strives to fulfil its mission of “Contributing to Society through Healthcare” by providing a comprehensive range of solutions in the fields of therapeutic procedures, hospital operations, and life sciences in more than 160 countries and regions.

Position Summary

The Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist is responsible for leading and supporting regulatory activities for assigned devices and projects throughout the product lifecycle. This role develops regulatory strategies, performs regulatory assessments for product and process changes, and prepares submissions and other regulatory deliverables for the US and applicable international markets.

Listed below are the major responsibilities of the role and a brief description of some of the key tasks to be performed. This list is not totally exhaustive.

This is an on-site position in Oxford, UK, and may require up to 5% travel to OrganOx and/or supplier locations.

Major Responsibilities

Under direction from the Director, Regulatory Affairs, the Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist will be responsible for:

• Leading and supporting pre-/post-market regulatory activities for assigned devices, projects, and product changes
• Performing regulatory impact assessments for design, labelling, packaging, supplier, and manufacturing changes to determine appropriate regulatory pathways and submission requirements.
• Preparing and implementing regulatory strategies for new products and renewals of marketed products across the Asia region (e.g., Japan, China, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India) including creation of CSDT (Common Submission Dossier Template).
• Supporting regulatory authority interactions by drafting correspondence, coordinating response strategies, tracking submission progress, and preparing responses to requests for additional information.
• Partnering with project teams to define regulatory requirements, review supporting documentation, and help ensure development and change activities are aligned with applicable regulatory expectations.
• Reviewing documentation and evidence that may support regulatory activities, including verification and validation documentation, risk management documentation, and change records.
• Contributing to departmental process improvements, regulatory intelligence activities, and internal tools or procedures that improve consistency, compliance, and efficiency.
• Providing training and support to other members of the department.
• Adhere to the letter and spirit of OrganOx’s Code of Conduct and all other company policies

Requirements

• Strong experience in regulatory affairs within the medical device industry
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements outside the U.S., including Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, and other regulatory jurisdictions.
• Experience evaluating proposed product changes and determining appropriate regulatory actions.
• Experience evaluating standards (ISO, ASTM, etc.) and guidance documents for applicability and compliance requirements.
• Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently while escalating issues appropriately.
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, Operations, and Clinical.
• Experience engaging with regulatory authorities to support submissions, respond to inquiries, and facilitate successful interactions throughout product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline (Engineering or Life Sciences), or other related area of study.
• Minimum of 5 years of regulatory affairs experience within the medical device or similar industry.
• Demonstrated experience with successful submissions in key markets such as U.S. and EU.
• Ability to travel 5% domestically and/or internationally.

A job description does not imply that the duties stated are the only ones to be performed by the job holder. Job holder will be required to follow any other job-related instruction as reasonably requested by their line manager or their designate.

Benefits

At OrganOx, we value innovation, evidence, integrity, teamwork, respect, and passion. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including healthcare and retirement plans. We support work-life balance and provide opportunities for ongoing professional development.