Executive Director, Clinical Regulatory Affairs - Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

The Position

This position will report into Vice President, Regulatory Affairs. Executive Director, Clinical Regulatory, will be the leader of the Clinical Regulatory sub-team and will have responsibility for Clinical Regulatory submissions across the entire Arrowhead pipeline.

This executive will provide global oversight, direction and leadership for all clinical regulatory activities related to their assigned products as well as any assigned functional support activities. The incumbent will actively develop, participate in, and manage the coordination, creation, and review of clinical regulatory strategies and all associated documents for regulatory submissions. S/he will ensure compliance of all associated activities, documentation quality and reporting obligations with relevant global regulatory requirements, laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with the Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, provide clinical regulatory expertise and leadership to ensure the Company builds credible and trustworthy relationships with health authorities based upon the submission of scientifically meritorious data and in conformance with quality standards
• Interacts with FDA and other international regulatory agencies as needed, on a proactive, independent, and frequent basis; appropriately communicates company views to agencies
• Supervise, manage, and collaborate with external service vendors, contractors and consultants as needed
• Obtain, generate information and documents to be submitted to regulatory authorities; prepare effective planning timelines, and liaise with team contributors for the preparation of required regulatory documents and submissions
• Provide regulatory subject matter expertise during the review of documentation, protocols and reports received; prepare additional written materials as needed
• Review and interpret regulatory rules as they relate to Company products and procedures, clinical studies, testing or record-keeping and ensure they are communicated through Company policies and procedures; recommend and implement compliance strategies for existing and proposed products and activities
• Take a leadership role in the development of regulatory functional infrastructure and business operations e.g. electronic documentation management systems/archiving, electronic publishing systems, documentation template development; serve as primary owner for Regulatory Affairs Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Serve as backup to the Vice President, Regulatory Affairs on assigned core teams as needed; assist in submission risk assessment process
• Handle various project budgets, as assigned

Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in a science-related field (with an advanced scientific degree preferred) and 10+ years of relevant experience in a regulated drug environment is required. The ideal candidate will also have management
• In-depth understanding of regulations and guidelines governing all phases (pre-IND through post-approval) of drug development and working knowledge of US regulations and practices pertaining to the development, manufacture, testing and distribution of pharmaceutical products.
• Good understanding of global clinical regulatory requirements for clinical trials particularly for key countries ex-US such as EU, Australia and
• A demonstrated track record of successful regulatory filings e.g. IND/CTAs, NDA/BLA/MAAs is essential, with the ideal candidate having done several INDs and at least one registrational filing. Experience with bringing regulatory projects to commercialization is of value
• Previous experience in leading a team to prepare for major regulatory agency interactions, such as FDA pre-NDA, EOP2 meetings, advisory committee meetings, and/or EU oral explanations/scientific advice
• Highly proficient in the functionality of MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, and PowerPoint;

Preferred: 

• Experience with the electronic submission process (e.g., Veeva RIM System or equivalent)