Director Regulatory Intelligence - Mississauga, Canada - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

Verified Company

Mississauga, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Do you have
competitive
intelligence skills and in-depth knowledge about
Regulatory Affairs? Do you want to work on
innovative projects of high importance for our
Respiratory and Immunology portfolio?

At AstraZeneca, we aspire to be pioneers in science, leading in our disease areas and truly transform patient outcomes.

This means our people are here to win, we give you a breadth of opportunities to be curious and do cutting edge, unique work that has significant impact on science, medicines, and patients.

The role

We now have a great opportunity for you to join our team within Respiratory and Immunology (R&I) in the roles as Senior Global Regulatory intelligence Director.

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What you'll do

The SRID will:

Work closely with other Intelligence and Policy groups within AZ for example Regulatory Policy, Intelligence and Regional Strategy (PIRS), Clinical Information Science, and Global Insights, Analytics, and Commercial Excellence (GIACE).
Collaborate with TA-VP RA, Executive regulatory science directors (ERSD), Global Regulatory Leads (GRLs), Senior RADs/RADs and Regulatory Affairs Managers (RAM) to provide the Regulatory Intelligence aspect of disease areas and productspecific Regulatory strategies.
Liaise with PIRS on policy matters, lead the AZ responses to health authority draft guidance's in call for comments processes by acquiring input from all relevant AZ skills within the therapeutic area.
Collaborate with International, China, and Japan RADs regarding disease areaspecific guidance and regulatory intelligence aspects in each region, contributing to overall Regulatory landscape per disease.
Represent AZ, R&I/RA to trade and scientific associations, serving on working groups and subcommittees; preparing AZ/R&I positions and feedback as appropriate.

Essential for the role

A Bachelors degree in a science related field and/or other appropriate knowledge/experience.
At least 7 years of demonstrated ability in regulatory strategy or regulatory intelligence, including prior experience interacting with and influencing senior leaders in a medium to large organization
Proficiencies in data impact analysis, strategic thinking, creative problem solving and excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to evaluate the impact of key Regulatory Intelligence on disease area and project strategy
Ability to critically distinguish between "noise" and relevant news to key collaborators and senior leaders
You have a solid understanding about Regulatory Intelligence Tools and stays current with Regulatory news regarding key competitors and the disease area.
You have a detailed understanding of drug development and are proactive with a consistent record collaborating across diverse functions

Desirable for the role

Solid understanding of the commercial aspects of drug development
Indepth knowledge of the R&I therapeutic area
Broad background of experience working in pharmaceutical business and prior experience in leading competitive intelligence within the pharmaceutical industry or in associated industries
Critical thinking on current global regulatory science trends and questions with a good understanding of the corresponding scientific and clinical components.
Previous experience in working with external trade and scientific associations.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering lifechanging medicines is about being ambitious finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a biopharmaceutical company can be. This means we're opening new ways to work, groundbreaking methods, and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey._

So, what's next?