Associate Director, Regulatory Liaison (Asia Pacific)

Job Description

• Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on the Straits Times and Statista’s list of Best Employers in Singapore for two consecutive years (2020, 2021).
• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years

The Regulatory Liaison role is a broad role encompassing all aspects of regulatory strategy to support countries in region, including clinical, CMC and risk management requirements, and oversight of strategic regional labelling issues.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Primary Activities include but are not limited to:

• Serves as single POC (Point Of Contact) for specific products for country/HQ.
• Provides regionally focused strategic input to product development across region and across portfolio.
• Contributes to region specific aspects of a development strategy.
• Leads identification of regional specific elements of submissions.
• Owns and leads the overall regional product regulatory strategy, including the corporation and maintenance of regulatory requirements for health authority registration approval.
• Monitors and communicates key strategic issues related to program progress and issues to/from countries and HQ.
• Helps ensure HA deficiency letters are appropriately addressed in a timely manner, by providing specific input from the regional perspective.
• Triages questions and to responds to those asking about location of certain information in the Dossier and forward those to HQ which require subject matter expertise.
• Ensures alignment of strategy and priorities for portfolio of products with stakeholders.
• Contributes to development and execution of regional regulatory policy issues.

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Bachelor graduate degree in pharmacy, biological science, chemistry or related discipline required.
• At least 10 years’ experience in regional registration department or equivalent is required, which should include dealing directly with regulatory agencies.
• Knowledge/experience of regulations, registration guidelines and regulatory processes for NCEs and product life cycle maintenance in general and preferably in the intended region.
• Ability to work independently to achieve results; ability to work in cross-functional and international environment; detail- and goal-oriented, quality conscientious, and customer-focused.
• Ability to adhere to strict project timelines; strong team player; good judgment and problem solving skills with the ability to identify, analyze
and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Able to manage complex problems/projects by exercising independent decision making and analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to assess, prioritize, and complete multiple projects, tasks, and/or responsibilities.
• Outstanding collaborative skills with an ability to work both proactively and reactively in a timely manner in a dynamic fast-paced
environment.
• Outstanding, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; fluent in written and spoken English is required.

What we look for…

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us — and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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