Regulatory Affairs Manager

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

ORIC Pharmaceuticals Inc. is seeking an experienced Regulatory Affairs professional to advance oncology product development. You will collaborate across regulatory operations, quality, CMC, and clinical teams to ensure high-quality, timely submissions.

The ideal candidate has 6–8 years of regulatory affairs experience, strong writing skills, and a proactive, cross-functional mindset to balance strategy with execution. This on-site role is based in San Diego with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 6–8 years of regulatory affairs experience in pharma/biotech.
• Experience preparing regulatory submissions (IND, DSUR, CTA, FDA meetings).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across stakeholders.
• Excellent writing and editorial skills for clinical-regulatory documents.

Responsibilities

• Support regulatory submissions and contribute to program strategy.
• Prepare and deliver high quality, timely regulatory submissions.
• Create, assemble, review, and archive complex submissions with CROs.
• Develop, manage and track submission timelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with regulatory ops, quality, CMC, nonclinical, and clinical teams.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness and consistency of submissions, maintain archives.
• Review investigator packages and support site start-up from regulatory perspective.
• Analyze regulatory issues and communicate intelligence internally.
• Contribute to SOP development to ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Regulatory submissions

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Regulatory intelligence

Excellent written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Veeva RIM

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

ORIC Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving patients’ lives by Overcoming Resistance In Cancer. ORIC’s clinical stage product candidates include (1) ORIC-944, an allosteric inhibitor of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) via the EED subunit, being developed for prostate cancer, and (2) ORIC-114, a brain penetrant inhibitor that selectively targets EGFR exon 20, HER2 exon 20 and EGFR atypical mutations, being developed across multiple genetically defined cancers. Beyond these two product candidates, ORIC® is also developing multiple precision medicines targeting other hallmark cancer resistance mechanisms. ORIC has offices in South San Francisco and San Diego, California.

Job Description

We are seeking a motivated Regulatory Affairs professional to join our team and help advance the clinical development of oncology products at ORIC. In this role, you will collaborate closely with colleagues across regulatory operations, quality, CMC, nonclinical and clinical functions to support high-quality, timely regulatory submissions. The ideal candidate is a proactive team player who thrives in cross-functional environments, communicates effectively, and can balance strategic thinking with strong execution.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Support regulatory submissions and contribute to strategic planning for assigned programs.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality and timely regulatory submissions in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for the creation, assembly, review, and archival of complex regulatory submissions which require interaction with internal and CRO teams to ensure optimal execution.
• Develop, manage and track regulatory submission timelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with regulatory operations, quality, CMC, nonclinical, clinical teams.
• Ensure submissions meet standards for accuracy, completeness, and consistency, and maintain health authority correspondence archives.
• Review investigator packages and support site start-up activities from regulatory perspective.
• Expand knowledge by analyzing current regulatory issues, guidance, initiatives and effectively communicate regulatory intelligence internally.
• Contribute to the development and review of standard operating procedures to ensure regulatory compliance.

Perform all duties in keeping with the Company’s core values, policies and all applicable regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or related field, advanced degree preferred.
• Preferred minimum 6-8 years of regulatory affairs experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, or a combination of an advanced degree and regulatory experience.
• Experience in preparing regulatory submissions (eg, IND, DSUR, CTA, FDA meeting requests).
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills across internal and external stakeholders.
• Good project management skills; able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail, with excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities.
• Excellent writing and editorial skills, with the ability to develop high-quality clinical-regulatory documents (eg, investigator brochures, briefing documents, IND amendments, Fast Track/ODD designation requests).
• A strong scientific background with the ability to quickly acquire knowledge in the therapeutic areas and the evolving regulatory landscape.
• Familiarity with global regulatory requirements and guidelines (FDA, ICH), with the ability to gather and analyze latest regulatory intelligence and motivated to learn new things.
• Computer expertise, including Microsoft Office Suite proficiency (eg, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Experience with regulatory information management system (Veeva RIM) is a plus.

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for candidates is between $145,000-$165,000 in San Diego. The final rate offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the title, type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. This position is not eligible for H-1B visa sponsorship.

ORIC Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. ORIC does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.