Senior Manager, Regional Regulatory Lead - US (Im/Tran/CR)

Job Description

CSL is transforming its R&D organization to accelerate innovation and create greater impact for patients. With a streamlined, project-led structure and a focus on collaboration, we're building a future-ready team that excels in dynamic biotech ecosystems. Joining CSL now means being part of an agile team committed to developing therapies that make a meaningful difference worldwide.

Could you be our next Senior Manager Regional Regulatory Lead? The job is in our King of Prussia, PA office. This is a hybrid position and is onsite three days a week. You will report to the Executive Director Head Regulatory.

Position Description Summary
• Regulatory leaders who support development of a global, integrated regulatory strategy ensuring innovative, scientifically sound regulatory vision / strategies for assigned product/s with a patient centric-focus, leveraging appropriate business insights and applying prudent risk-taking to ensure timely delivery of successful regulatory outcomes.
• Key member, partner and single GRA representative for the respective Product Strategy Teams (PST) and/or related global R&D/commercial teams, plus leads the corresponding Global Regulatory Affairs Strategy Team (GRAST) ensuring connectivity, 'One GRA Voice' and engagement with internal GRAS partners.
• Supporting, potentially leading, health authority interactions in stationed country (FDA or EMA) and maintaining productive relationship and driving positive regulatory outcomes with both FDA & EMA plus global health authorities.
• Engaging GRAST members to achieve regulatory deliverables (including assign tasks) while fostering individual accountability, 'team spirit', and act as regulatory decision maker/approver for GRAST / GRA related project deliverables as needed. Within GRAST, effectively foster two-communication between GRAST and R&D teams (e.g. PST), encourage robust regulatory scenario assessment and accountable for delivery of successful regulatory outcomes globally

Main Responsibilities & Accountabilities
• As GRA representative, proactively contributes and builds effective relationships with respective members of Product Strategy Team (PST), Clinical Development Team (CDT), Safety Management Team (SMT) and/or Device/EHT related development teams, including critical partners, in research, clinical development, commercial development, business development, project management and Global Product Leads (GPLs) ensuring a bi-directional dialog.
• Supports assigned product relationship with key health authorities (FDA & EMA), including CSL contact for home country and for content, plus approach, in all global health authorities. For non-home country health authority, works together with TA RRL with respective health authority to achieve objectives and as needed, Regulatory TA Head to escalate topics within agencies.
• Single GRA reviewer, and as necessary approver, of deliverables (e.g. protocol, TPP, etc.) generated from PST, CDT, SMT and related delivery teams. May lead discussion at Global Regulatory Forum (GRF) or with senior management on projects.
• Lead GRA project deliverables (e.g., Core Briefing Books, Orphan Drug Designation, Pediatric Study Plans) and mentor GRAST members, as appropriate
• Leverage GRAST, competitive regulatory intelligence/AI, business insights / analytics and other specialized regulatory functions (e.g., device/combination products) to deliver Global Regulatory Strategy Outlines for portfolio
• Fosters and promotes effective relationships across Global Regulatory Strategy to ensure consistency, common approach, and shared learnings. Actively connects and maintains relationships with GRAST members, including GRAS Regions and Regulatory CMC.
• Applies the CSL Leadership Capabilities - Build Bridges, Think Beyond, Unleash Outcomes, Ignite Agility, Inspire the Future and Cultivate Talent - to oneself.

Qualifications & Experience Requirements
• Bachelor's degree (four-year university degree) in pharmacy, biology, chemistry, pharmacology, clinical medicine or related life science is required. An advanced degree in a related field (MS, PhD or MD, DVM) or MBA is preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, with at least 5 years of regulatory experience, including 3 years working on developmental products.
• Experience in working in teams with either a direct or matrix manager. Assesses preferred option for tough decisions.
• Candidates have developing knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical/biological product development and regulatory requirements for product development and approval in one key region (EU, US, Japan)
• Experience working in Regulatory Affairs with agency interaction responsibility with at least 1 health authority.
• Relevant experience working in a complex and matrix environment is preferred. Ideal candidates will have a relevant clinical or device foundation

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CSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.

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About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world's largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.
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