Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs

Aerogen Pharma; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerogen Pharma is seeking an experienced global regulatory leader to serve as the strategic deputy to the Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. You will lead regulatory strategy for a late-stage drug-device program and shape the organization for future growth, coordinating with leadership and external partners.

The role features broad ownership, influence across development and commercialization, and a pathway to expanded regulatory leadership within a fast-paced environment based in

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible regulatory affairs experience in pharma/biotech or combination products.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading global regulatory strategy for development-stage products.
• Experience leading or contributing to major marketing applications (MAA/NDA/BLA).

Responsibilities

• Lead global regulatory strategy for multiple development programs and late-stage drug-device products.
• Serve as strategic deputy to the SVP of Regulatory Affairs and trusted advisor.
• Represent Regulatory Affairs on cross-functional teams and governance bodies.
• Translate objectives into integrated regulatory plans, timelines, and resources.
• Manage regulatory consultants, vendors, and partners; mentor team members.
• Lead EU/UK/US/China and rest-of-world submissions and interactions with authorities.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Regulatory strategy development

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

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

Job description

Aerogen Pharma is a US based clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company with a mission to develop inhaled drug/biologic and device combination that will transform the standard of care for acute and critically ill patients. Our goal is to create medically superior, proprietary and commercially differentiated combination products by combining proven therapeutic molecules with a unique, high-performance aerosol delivery system.

We are embarking on an exciting and dynamic stage in our combination product development, moving into phase 3 clinical trial for one of the biggest breakthroughs in Neonatal care. We are a team of passionate industry experts who are leading, shaping, and driving a potentially transformative medical breakthrough for the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the developed world. Additionally, in partnership with The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we have an ambitious program in development to bring low-cost surfactant to the millions of premature babies with RDS born each year.

Join us as we embark on this breakthrough and become inspired to deliver.

What is the role?

Aerogen Pharma is seeking an experienced global regulatory leader to serve as the strategic deputy to the Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and assume direct accountability for some of the company’s priority development programs. The successful candidate will be the accountable regulatory leader for programs, shape company-level development decisions, and help build Aerogen Pharma’s future regulatory organization.

The position offers unusual breadth and visibility:

• Lead US, EU, China, and rest-of-world registration strategy for a late-stage drug-device combination product.
• Build an innovative regulatory strategy for an early-stage medicine intended for low- and middle-income countries.
• Work directly with the SVP of Regulatory Affairs, executive leadership, development teams, and external business partners.
• Influence clinical development, global access, commercialization, and portfolio strategy.
• Serve as the primary regulatory decision-maker for assigned programs.
• Help establish the capabilities, operating model, and future structure of Aerogen Pharma’s regulatory organization.

The role is designed for a regulatory leader who wants meaningful product ownership, broad organizational influence, and a credible path to expanded executive leadership.

What are the key responsibilities?

Regulatory and Organizational Leadership

• Serve as the accountable global regulatory leader for multiple development programs.
• Act as a strategic deputy and trusted advisor to the Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs.
• Represent Regulatory Affairs on cross-functional development, governance, and portfolio teams.
• Translate corporate and product-development objectives into integrated global regulatory strategies, plans, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Identify regulatory risks, opportunities, and critical decision points early and develop practical mitigation and contingency plans.
• Manage regulatory consultants, vendors, regional representatives, and business partners.
• Mentor regulatory team members and help build the future regulatory organization.
• Establish fit-for-purpose regulatory processes, governance practices, and operating standards appropriate for a growing pharmaceutical company.
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency, constructive challenge, and regulatory excellence.
• Lead and execute global regulatory strategy for a late-stage drug-device combination product.
• Develop and execute the strategy for marketing authorization in the European Union and additional rest-of-world markets.
• Integrate medicinal-product, device, combination-product, human-factors, usability, manufacturing, labeling and quality requirements into a unified regulatory strategy.
• Lead interactions with the European Medicines Agency, national competent authorities, notified bodies, and other relevant regulatory organizations.
• Assess the impact of regulatory developments on Aerogen Pharma’s programs, timelines, and business strategy.
• Develop the regulatory strategy for approval in China in collaboration with Aerogen Pharma’s business partner.
• Lead the preparation for and attendance at regulatory authority meetings including responses to questions
• Support regulatory inspections, approval readiness, and launch preparation.
• Support global lifecycle-management planning, including indication expansion, labeling changes, device modifications, and post‑approval obligations.

Global-Access Drug Development Program

• Lead global regulatory strategy for an early-stage drug product intended for low- and middle-income countries.
• Build an integrated regulatory roadmap that advances global‑access objectives.
• Engage with regulatory authorities, global health organizations, development partners, foundations, and other external stakeholders.

What education and experience are required?

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, medical, engineering, or related discipline.
• Advanced degree such as an MS, PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent is preferred.
• 10 or more years of progressively responsible regulatory affairs experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or combination-product industry.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading global regulatory strategy for a development-stage product.
• Experience leading or making a significant contribution to a major marketing application, such as an MAA, NDA, BLA, or equivalent submission.

What key skills will make you great at the role?

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
• Strong strategic judgment and the ability to provide clear, independent recommendations to senior leaders.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a small, fast‑paced company and move comfortably between high-level strategy and hands‑on execution.

Why Join Aerogen Pharma

This role provides the opportunity to shape the global development and approval strategy for multiple differentiated programs with the potential to meaningfully improve patient outcomes. The successful candidate will have direct access to executive leadership, substantial authority over assigned programs, and a central role in building Aerogen Pharma’s future regulatory capabilities.

The position combines the challenge of preparing a late-stage drug‑device combination product for global commercialization with the opportunity to create an innovative regulatory pathway intended to bring an important medicine first to patients in low‑and middle‑income countries.

For the right individual, this is a career‑defining opportunity to assume broad product ownership, influence enterprise strategy, and grow into expanded regulatory leadership.

Location and Relocation

This position is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with a flexible hybrid work model requiring on site presence at least 3 days/week. Relocation assistance available as necessary.

Aerogen Pharma is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.