Executive Regulatory Science Director, Respiratory & Immunology

AstraZeneca GmbH; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Vacation and holidays

Paid leaves

Health benefits

Job summary

AstraZeneca GmbH in the United States is seeking an Executive Regulatory Science Director, Respiratory & Immunology, to provide global regulatory expertise and oversight across discovery, development and commercialization.

You will lead regulatory strategy, manage senior stakeholder interactions with health authorities, mentor RADs, and drive submissions for respiratory and immunology programs, while navigating ambiguity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field.
• 10+ years drug development experience.
• Experience leading regulatory strategy and submissions.
• Significant experience inHealth Authority interactions (e.g., FDA, EMA).
• Experience managing teams in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and mentor RADs and SrRADs to craft regulatory strategies.
• Lead discussions with global health authorities to enable rapid approvals and strategic labelling.
• Influence regulatory strategies across early to post-marketing stages for respiratory and immunology.
• Represent Regulatory function in senior governance and cross-functional forums.
• Collaborate with regional groups to assess emerging science and regulatory changes.

Skills

Regulatory strategy

Global regulatory submissions

Stakeholder leadership

Health Authority interactions

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Advanced degree preferred (MS/PhD/PharmD/MD)

Job description

Join us at AstraZeneca, where we are investing in internal capabilities to discover and accelerate the delivery of next-generation respiratory and immunology modalities for patients. As part of our Regulatory Affairs team, you will play a crucial role in bringing these transformative therapies from the lab to life.

Executive Regulatory Science Director, Respiratory & Immunology should be comfortable interacting with senior leaders, be a tough negotiator, can make decisions in ambiguity, be a decisive leader, and a realistwhile providing global strategic regulatory expertise and oversight to support products through research, development and commercialization.Their expertise applies to early, late and post-marketing development stages for respiratory and immunology diseases. They ensure that adequate regulatory resource and skills are provided in line with designated disease area strategies and portfolio to enhance the likelihood of success which meet business needs, health authorities, and patients. They will partner with functions to ensure regulatory experts are assigned to provide strategic regulatory and development advice/direction at the time of key milestone investment decisions across the portfolio.

How you will make a difference:

• Provide oversight, partner with, and mentor RADs and SrRADs to produce strategies for a product/group of products in the therapeutic area that are consistent with the disease area and portfolio strategy. The strategies should be crafted and negotiated with global health authorities (e.g FDA, EMA, CDE) to deliver a rapid approval with competitive labelling in keeping with the properties of the product(s) and the needs identified by the business and patients.
• Leads discussions in both internal and external forums, providing expertise in regulatory knowledge of disease areas.
• Influences and drives regulatory strategies and recommendations at all stages of development, in early and late development, and for established brands on regulatory components of development specific to respiratory and immunology therapies as well as other tools such as novel endpoints/biomarkers, novel study designs, and digital applications.
• Effectively represent the Regulatory function in senior level interactions at internal governance technical review committees e.g. Development Review Committee (DRC/eDRC), Early Development Review Board, Global Medical Affairs (GMA) Review Committees
• Works in collaboration with regional policy and intelligence groups to critically analyse the assessment of emerging science, data and changes in the regulatory environment
• Defines and drives disease area global regulatory policies and priorities within the TA

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences and/or science related field and/or other appropriate knowledge/experience.
• More than 10 years drug development experience
• Broad experience of the therapeutic area: respiratory / immunology expertise is nice to have.
• Experience in global regulatory strategy and submissions that have progressed through to registration
• Must have significant experience in leading major Health Authority interactions
• Broad background of experience working in pharmaceutical/medical industry and prior experience in several areas within regulatory affairs, e.g. Global, European, International, Marketing Company or experience at a health authority.
• Experience in managing people in a matrixed organizational structure

Preferred:

• Advanced degree in a scientific field (e.g. MSc, PhD, PharmD, MD)

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

The annual base salary for this position in the US ranges from $266,596.80 - $399,895.20. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

• In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) or to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles).
• Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid leaves
• Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
• Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
• If hired, employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Date Posted

05-Aug-2026

Closing Date

25-Aug-2026

Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.