Junior Regulatory Affairs Manager (897341 – SLV)

Our client is a leading global player in the Pharmaceutical industry with global headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. They are undergoing a transformation with respect to culture and outside perception. The organisation focusses on novel therapies in Oncology and Ophthalmology and is also currently developing a world-leading pipeline in Neuroscience and Dermatology with one of the strongest pipelines of Phase II/III studies in the world.

We are currently looking for a Junior CMC Regulatory Affairs Manager to be based in Basel for an initial 12-month contract position, with high chances to be extended afterwards.

Main Responsibilities:

• Author high-quality CMC documentation for HA submission, with support and guidance, applying agreed CMC global regulatory strategies, assuring technical congruency and regulatory compliance, meeting agreed upon timelines and e-publishing requirements throughout project lifecycle;
• Prepare CMC responses to health authority questions during development, registration and product lifecycle;
• Identify the required documentation for global submissions and negotiate the delivery of approved technical source documents in accordance with project timelines;
• Identify content, quality and/or timeliness issues with source documents, or any other potential authoring issues that may impact submission quality or timelines, as early as possible;
• Keep knowledge up to date with regard to regulatory guidelines and requirements in all global regions as well as for new technical trends;
• Actively participate as a member of the global team by contributing to the regulatory strategy, identifying the critical issues and lessons learned;
• Establish and maintain sound working relationships with partners and customers;
• Assume activities in support of the general department such as annual and product renewal writing, coordination/collection/storage of source documentation needed for direct submission to HAs, other database entry activities (specialized department functions).

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required;
• Degree in Science (e.g. Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biology) or equivalent;
• Fluent English required (oral and written);
• Good skills in site (local) language desired (oral);
• Regulatory experience preferred, and/or experience in drug/biopharmaceuticals;
• Working knowledge of chemistry/biotechnology, analytics or pharmaceutical technology. Knowledge of the drug development process desirable. Ability to critically evaluate data from a broad range of scientific discipline;
• Knowledge/experience of regulations, guidelines for NCEs and product life cycle maintenance desirable;
• Ability to work successfully with extended, multinational project teams and coordinate activities simultaneously on multiple projects under pressure of time and workload.