Associate Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Inflammation

Takeda; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Cambridge, MA seeks an Associate Director to define and lead global regulatory strategies for complex programs, providing strategic and tactical guidance to cross-functional teams while ensuring compliance with FDA and global regulatory requirements.

The role oversees US FDA submissions, stakeholder communications, and staff mentorship in a hybrid work setting. A scientific advanced degree and 6+ years in pharma with regulatory experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in scientific discipline (PharmD/PhD/MD) strongly preferred.
• 6+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including 4+ years in regulatory experience.
• Experience in reviewing, authoring, or managing regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• Define strategies and provide tactical guidance to teams to ensure global regulatory success.
• Ensure global regulatory strategies are implemented and maintained with changing regulatory needs.
• Lead FDA meetings and act as the primary contact with health authorities.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory communication

Timeline management

Negotiation skills

Team mentorship

Education

Advanced degree in scientific discipline (PharmD/PhD/MD)

Job description

Job Description

Objective / Purpose

• Defines, develops and leads global strategies to maximize global regulatory success towards achievement of program objectives for complex and/or multiple projects.
• Provides strategic and tactical advice to teams to achieve timely and efficient development and maintenance of programs, while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Is a leader both in the department and within R&D, contributing to cross-functional initiatives and influencing the field as applicable.

Accountabilities

• The Associate Director will be responsible for highly complex or multiple projects. Defines strategies and provides tactical guidance to teams and collaborates cross-functionally to ensure the global regulatory strategy is updated and executed, ensuring global regulatory compliance and/or oversees direct reports or junior staff responsible.
• Ensures global regulatory strategies defined within the Global Regulatory Team (GRT) are effectively implemented and maintained in line with changing regulatory and business needs and anticipates such changes to lead adaptations to regulatory strategy.
• Ensures project team colleagues, line management, and key stakeholders are apprised of developments that may impact regulatory success, exercising sound judgement and communicating in a professional and timely manner.
• Proactively anticipates risks and responsible for developing solutions to identified risks and discussing with team and management; understands probabilities of technical success for the solutions.
• Accountable for all US FDA submissions and approvals of project(s) of responsibility or oversees direct reports responsible.
• Accountable for building global regulatory strategies as defined within the GRT and ensure those are effectively implemented and maintained in line with changing regulatory and business needs.
• Direct point of contact with health authorities, leads and manages FDA meetings. Manages direct reports or junior staff as needed.
• Accountable for working with regulatory regional leads, other functions and vendors to ensure global regulatory submissions are provided to local Takeda affiliates in compliance with local regulations and to maintain compliance for products.
• Oversee vendor responsibility for regulatory activities and submissions related to projects within scope.
• Participates with influence in or leads departmental and cross-functional task-forces and initiatives.
• Responsible for demonstrating Takeda leadership behaviors.

Education & Competencies

• Advanced degree in a scientific discipline (PharmD/PhD/MD) strongly preferred
• 6+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience. This is inclusive of 4+ years of regulatory experience
• Preferred experience in reviewing, authoring, or managing components of regulatory submissions.
• Solid working knowledge of drug development process and regulatory requirements. Knowledge of FDA, EU, Canada, ROW and post-marketing a plus.
• Understand and interpret complex scientific issues across multiple projects as it relates to regulatory requirements and strategy.
• Understands and interprets scientific data as it relates to regulatory requirements and strategy for assigned projects and provides knowledge and expertise to guide team in established and building appropriate regulatory strategy.
• Strong oral and written communications, managing and adhering to timelines, negotiation skills, integrity and adaptability.
• Demonstrates strong skills with increasing independence in the area of regulatory strategy such as understanding broad concepts within regulatory affairs and implications across the organization and globally; proactively identifies regulatory issues; offers creative solutions and strategies, including risk mitigation strategies.
• Must work well with others and within global teams.
• Able to bring working teams together for common objectives.
• Acceptable and independent skills in the area of regulatory strategy such as understanding broad concepts within regulatory affairs and implications across the organization and globally; proactively identifies regulatory issues; offers creative solutions and strategies, including risk mitigation strategies.

This position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location

USA - MA - Cambridge - Binney St

U.S. Base Salary Range

$154,400.00 - $242,550.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

Benefits

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EEO Statement

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Locations

USA - MA - Cambridge - Binney St

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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