Job ID R-511477 Date posted March 23, 2025

Be part of something bigger at BD. Here, you’ll help us maintain our high standards from a regulatory perspective at all levels, with a keen focus on submissions. It requires acute attention to detail, excellent communication skills and a passion to keep learning and updating your knowledge, which we’ll help you do with regular learning opportunities. Here, you’ll use your in-depth knowledge of FDA, Canadian and ISO/MDD regulations and requirements surrounding medical devices to ultimately achieve a singular goal: advancing the world of health™. At BD, you can make a true difference of one.

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Job Description Summary

Are you passionate about regulatory affairs and customer excellence? Join us as the Associate Director for Sustaining Engineering Activities and Customer Excellence! You'll lead a dynamic team in managing regulatory activities for market products and providing top-notch customer support globally. Oversee tasks like dossier maintenance, change management, and geographical expansion, ensuring compliance and exceptional service. Collaborate with RA teams, R&D, and Quality Engineering to streamline operations and drive continuous improvement. We seek a leader with experience in regulatory affairs and customer-facing roles within the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, ideally with expertise in drug-device combination products. The successful candidate will be an inspirational and servant leader with a proven track record in submission dossier preparation and interactions with regulatory authorities. If you have a degree in Life Sciences or a technical discipline, strong project management, negotiation, and communication skills, and comprehensive knowledge of U.S. medical device regulations, apply now and take your career to the next level!

Job Description

Main responsibilities will include:

  • Built and lead the team ensuring the right balance between support and empowerment as well as the right level of development and coaching to support cultural change and position RA team as solution providers.
  • Own all the regulatory activities across platform for the products already on the market to ensure the appropriate level of compliance and customer support. You will be responsible for identifying valuable trends and insights that will benefit the current business and support the long-term goals of the PS strategy.
  • Own all the customer excellence activities and responsible to ensure the appropriate customer support across the direct product and regions as well as extract the value for the business.
  • Own promotional material review activities and business specific procedures if relevant. Accountable for alignment of PS external communication & claims to regulatory requirements.
  • Educate/Train the PS cross-functional teams on EU and FDA requirements applicable both to pharmaceutical systems and our customers, on an ongoing basis, to ensure current and future associates understand the regulatory framework and environment.
  • Accountable for the appropriate registrations with the Competent Authorities as well as regular updates when required. Develop response strategies for regulatory questions and prepare team for interacting and negotiating with regulatory agencies if necessary.

About you:

For this role, we are seeking a leader with experience in regulatory affairs and customer facing (business orientation) within the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, ideally with expertise in drug-device combination products.

The successful candidate will be both an inspirational and servant leader, with experience in regulatory functions and management, strong knowledge in regulation dossier maintenance, regulation and pharmaceutical environment, and a proven track record in submission dossier preparation and interactions with regulatory authorities (Medical device and pharmaceutical environment). The candidate will show also an appetence for continuous improvement and change management.

Also you will have:

  • Pharmacist or Scientist or University degree in Life Sciences. B.S. or B.A. degree in a technical discipline (e.g., engineering, biology, chemistry). Advanced degree preferred; medical training preferred.
  • Ability to navigate in a matrix environment and participate to build the solid foundations so that RA is a business partner in all needed aspects and has a strong and respected voice.
  • Demonstrated project management, negotiation, and communication (written and oral) skills.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. medical device regulations, Good Clinical Practice standards, Good Laboratory Practice regulations, and Quality System Regulation.

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91 800,00 € - 165 200,00 € EUR Annual
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