Director, Regulatory Affairs (Labeling)

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Pasadena, CA, is seeking a Director of Regulatory Affairs to lead global labeling strategy through development and post-approval. You will collaborate with product, clinical, medical, market access, and commercial teams to draft target product profiles and labeling, negotiate with health authorities, and ensure compliance across regions.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in regulatory labeling, cross-functional leadership, and global

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, or related science discipline.
• Minimum 8+ years in biotech/pharma leading labeling development across two or more major geographies.
• Knowledge of advertising/promo regulations and FDA guidance with experience in drug development labeling.
• Experience leading cross-functional meetings and negotiating labeling issues with stakeholders and authorities.
• Ability to review labeling documents for accuracy and regulatory compliance, noting deviations.
• Strong document formatting knowledge (MS Word, PDFs, validation tools).
• Maintain professionalism, integrity and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop labeling strategy and lead labeling meetings.
• Lead development, review, approval, and version control of labeling documents (TPL, CCDS, US/EU labeling).
• Provide expertise on labeling requirements and regulatory guidelines for development/maintenance.
• Research content of labels in the therapeutic class and competitor labeling to guide labeling text.
• Proofread and QC labeling deliverables for data alignment and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to resolve regulatory issues and labeling changes.
• Support labeling supplements and health authority interactions related to labeling.
• Disseminate approved labeling documents and supporting documentation.
• Maintain controlled records for all labeling changes and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Build partnerships with other functions to support business goals with labeling.
• Participate in continuous improvement of end-to-end labeling process.
• Monitor global regulatory environment and assess impact on labeling activities.
• Facilitate policy development and updates with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Cross-functional

Labeling strategy

Regulatory negotiation

Documentation review

Education

Bachelor's degree

8+ years labeling

Job description

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq ARWR) is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines that treat intractable diseases by silencing the genes that cause them. Using a broad portfolio of RNA chemistries and efficient modes of delivery, Arrowhead therapies trigger the RNA interference mechanism to induce rapid, deep, and durable knockdown of target genes. RNA interference, or RNAi, is a mechanism present in living cells that inhibits the expression of a specific gene, thereby affecting the production of a specific protein. Arrowhead’s RNAi-based therapeutics leverage this natural pathway of gene silencing.

Arrowhead is focused on developing innovative drugs for diseases with a genetic basis, typically characterized by the overproduction of one or more proteins that are involved with disease. The depth and versatility of our RNAi technologies enables us to potentially address conditions in virtually any therapeutic area and pursue disease targets that are not otherwise addressable by small molecules and biologics. Arrowhead is leading the field in bringing the promise of RNAi to address diseases outside of the liver, and our clinical pipeline includes disease targets in the liver and lung with a promising pipeline of preclinical candidates.

Arrowhead’s corporate headquarters is in Pasadena, CA with research and development teams in Madison, WI & San Diego, CA, and a state of the art manufacturing facility in Verona, WI. Our employees are nimble, science-driven innovators who are collaborating to bring new therapies to patients in need.

The Position

The Director of Regulatory Affairs is Arrowhead’s Labeling lead, who drives cross-functional development and execution of global regulatory labeling strategy. This individual will manage regulatory labeling through all phases of development and post-approval (end-to-end) ensuring that the latest requirements and standards are met.

The ideal candidate will have experience collaborating with product and clinical development, medical, market access, and commercial stakeholders to generate phase and time-appropriate target product profile and labeling drafts, has successfully negotiated with health authorities, and global regulatory experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop labeling strategy and lead cross-functional Labeling meetings.
• Lead development, review, approval, and version control of labeling documents, including Target Product Labeling, Core Labeling (e.g., Company Core Data Sheet [CCDS]), and Regional Labeling (e.g., USPI, EU SmPC), in a timely manner according to internal SOPs and external regulatory requirements.
• Provide expertise regarding key labeling requirements and stay current with labeling guidelines/regulations as they pertain to the development/maintenance of labeling and advise key stakeholders on the application of these labeling principles.
• Research the content of other labels in the same therapeutic class, including competitor labeling, to help guide the team in developing labeling text, including contingency strategy development for negotiation with regulatory authorities.
• Responsible for proofreading and departmental QC work; ensure quality of labeling deliverables (e.g., alignment of labeling text with data, regulatory requirements, consistency between labeling documents).
• Liaise with cross functional members and stakeholders to obtain input pertaining to labeling including resolution of key regulatory issues and labeling changes .
• Partner with Clinical Regulatory and cross-functional teams to support labeling supplements and updates, and health authority interactions related to labeling
• Ensure the dissemination of approved labeling documents and supporting documentation.
• Maintain controlled records for all labeling changes and communicate labeling updates to stakeholders at the time of implementation.
• Build partnerships with key stakeholders from other functions to ensure that strategic business goals are met through the sharing of knowledge and expertise.
• Participate in any relevant continuous improvement efforts for the end-to-end labeling process.
• Monitor global regulatory environment and assess impact of changes on business and product labeling activities.
• Facilitate policy development and updates with internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, computer science, or related science discipline
• Minimum 8+ in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry leading the development/maintenance of product labeling across two or more major geographic areas.
• Knowledge of advertising promotion regulations and FDA Guidance documents issued with some technical experience in aspects of drug development and labeling
• Experience leading cross-functional meetings and facilitating strategic discussions, such as negotiating with internal stakeholders and regulatory authorities on complex labeling issues.
• Ability to review regulatory labeling documents for accuracy and adherence to regulatory requirements, noting deviations and inconsistencies.
• Strong knowledge of document formatting (MS Word documents, PDFs compliance, and validation tools)
• Ability to maintain highest degree of professionalism, integrity and diplomacy

Preferred

• Experience with regulatory information management systems (e.g., Veeva RIM, Registrations).
• Knowledgeable in emerging technologies, including AI applications in regulatory operations.
• Experience supporting global inspection readiness.

Arrowhead provides competitive salaries and an excellent benefit package.

Candidates must have current, valid authorization to work in the country where this role is located.