Senior Manager (Level 1), Regulatory Affairs CMC

PharmaLex; Dadri; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora India Private Limited is seeking a senior regulatory affairs professional to lead CMC-driven regulatory activities and client engagement. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, prepare regulatory submissions, and liaise with health authorities to ensure timely approvals.

The role requires 10+ years in scientific consulting or life sciences with management experience; strong communication and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Translate strategic goals into tactical milestones with escalation processes.
• Structured, analytical, independent work style with prioritization.
• Lead extensive project reengineering and drive change management.
• Mentor staff and manage project teams to milestones.
• Manage internal and client relationships at senior levels; align mid-term goals.
• Excellent written and spoken communication; confident presentation skills.
• Business English fluency and local language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong client relationships to drive service opportunities.
• Participate in regulatory processes for marketing authorizations (human, veterinary, devices, cosmetics, food supplements, herbal products) with CMC focus.
• Prepare, review, and compile CMC documents for regulatory projects.
• Interact with clients and health authorities; provide scientific advice and representation.
• Plan and execute client projects, coordinate teams and external partners.
• Provide consultancy guidance on CMC services and regulatory intelligence updates.
• Lead seminars and lectures for colleagues and clients; share expertise.
• Support VDC strategy implementation and optimize internal processes.
• Oversee invoicing issues, project delivery within budget; support BD activities.
• Provide on-site regulatory support for GCS clients as needed.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication

Regulatory affairs

Client relationship management

Regulatory intelligence

Change management

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, public health

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

• Develop and maintain strong client relationships and help drive opportunities for increased service support to Line Manager.
• Participation in regulatory processes to gain and maintain marketing authorizations for human and veterinary medicinal products (applications, renewals, variations) including medical devices, cosmetics, food supplements and herbal products with emphasis on CMC aspects.
• Preparation, review and compilation of CMC documents within the framework of regulatory affairs projects.
• Communication with clients and Health Authorities.
• Support with scientific advice procedures and representation of clients with health authorities.
• Responsible for the planning and execution of client projects in accordance with KPIs. Coordination of project teams with colleagues and qualified external partners.
• General guidance (consultancy) of colleagues and clients regarding CMC Services.
• Regulatory intelligence - develop and maintain personal regulatory knowledge, apply to client projects and actively share with colleagues.
• Present seminars and lectures for colleagues, clients and professional audiences. Active contribution and distribution of department relevant expertise.
• Ensure personal leadership in supporting VDC strategy implementation and optimization.
• Comply with, maintain and contribute to optimizing internal processes.
• Provide day to day operational support for colleagues.
• Support with VDC led commercial, marketing and business development activities including proposal input.
• Oversee project team to ensure delivery to budget and manage resolution of any invoicing queries.
• In agreement with Head of VDC REG providing on-site regulatory support to GCS clients.
• The employee agrees to take over other reasonable tasks that are corresponding with their abilities upon agreement with their Line Manager/Practice Area Lead/Head of VDC REG.

Minimum Skills, Knowledge And Ability Requirements

• Ability to translate strategical goals of partnerships/customer or internal projects into tactical goals and implement concrete milestones; ability to define appropriate escalation process.
• Structured, analytical, systematic and independent way of working; wide discretion to take action consistent with operating policies; determine priorities.
• Lead extensive project reengineering activities and provide consultation related to change management. Proactively identify up/cross selling opportunities. Ensure that the team identifies, documents, and drives resolution for program issues.
• Demonstrable ability in leading, mentoring, managing and motivation of staff.
• Ability to lead project teams, distribute work equally and according team member's strengths as well as to achieve commitment according project milestones.
• Ability to manage internal and external (client) relationships on level of client's department heads; ability to discuss and align mid-term goals of collaboration.
• Very good communication skills (written and verbally); proven capability to communicate critical issues and propose appropriate (cross-divisional) solutions to decision makers. Good presentation skills, confident appearance.
• English business fluent & local language (as appropriate).

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, public health, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of experience in scientific consulting, healthcare, life sciences, or a related field required. 2+ years of experience in a management capacity required.

Certification in clinical research or regulatory affairs, health economics, outcomes research, or real-world evidence methodologies, or equivalent preferred.

What Cencora offers

Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

Full time

Affiliated Companies

PharmaLex India Private Limited

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

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