Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs

2 weeks ago


Boston, United States Xenon Inc Full time
Who We Are:

Xenon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XENE) is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of people living with neurological and psychiatric disorders. We are looking for great people who thrive in a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and productive culture to join the Xenon team.

What We Do:

We are advancing an exciting product pipeline to address indications with high unmet medical need, including epilepsy and depression. Our flagship azetukalner program represents the most advanced potassium channel modulator in clinical development for multiple indications. Building upon the positive results and compelling data from our Phase 2b "X-TOLE" study in adult patients with focal epilepsy, our Phase 3 epilepsy program includes multiple clinical trials evaluating azetukalner in patients with focal onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. In 2024, we are planning to initiate a Phase 3 azetukalner program in major depressive disorder, based on topline data from our Phase 2 "X-NOVA" clinical trial. In addition, we are proud of the leading-edge science coming out of our discovery labs, including early-stage research programs that leverage our extensive ion channel expertise and drug discovery capabilities to identify validated drug targets and develop new product candidates. Backed by a strong balance sheet to support our growth plans, we continue to build a fully integrated, premier neuroscience company with strong discovery, clinical development, corporate, and commercial operations.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs to join our team. This role will develop, propose and implement well-informed global regulatory strategies in a highly cross-functional, collaborative, project team environment. The Senior Manager will provide regulatory support for clinical studies (as assigned) with the objective to obtain regulatory approvals for the initiation of clinical studies, as well as any amendments and maintenance activities for the continued conduct of clinical studies.

The ideal candidate will be an independent and self-directed team player with strong communication and influencing skills. This individual will also be responsible for developing collaborative and productive partnerships internally, as well as externally with contract research organizations (CROs), and other vendors as required.

This position reports to the Director, Regulatory Affairs and will be in Boston, MA, USA. We will consider other jurisdictions for exceptional candidates. This role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Provide Regulatory support on multidisciplinary project/clinical study teams provide input on the documentation and procedural requirements as defined by regulatory authorities including: submission delivery strategy, reviewing of documents and analysis of procedures used during development. Lead some aspects of strategy and support others depending on complexity.
  • Work with business partners, external experts, CROs and internal colleagues, to align on global regulatory strategy and coordinate regulatory submissions.
  • Create, review, contribute and edit submissions to support development including US Investigational New Drug (IND) submissions, Canadian and/or EU Clinical Trial Applications (CTAs), New Drug Application (NDA) and other global submission documents in conformance with regulatory requirements and strategies to ensure high quality and timely submissions.
  • Support multidisciplinary team preparing responses to regulatory agency questions during the IND and CTA review phases for assigned projects.
  • Provide support to prepare project teams for FDA and other regulatory agency meetings, as required.
  • Actively participate as a member of global regulatory teams and cross-functional project teams.
  • Ensure appropriate planning, tracking, and alignment of contents and timelines for regulatory submissions across assigned indications and compounds.
  • Maintain knowledge of global competitive landscape, regulatory environment, regulatory agency regulations and guidelines, providing interpretation to internal stakeholders and initiating process improvements as appropriate.
  • Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed.
  • Occasionally travel internationally for meetings and conferences may be required.
  • Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • A Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD or PhD in a scientific, medical or regulatory discipline.
  • A minimum of 5 years' management level experience in a pharma or biotech environment. Job level commensurate with years of experience.
  • Special knowledge, skills and/or licenses or certificates preferred, such as Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated track record of successful regulatory submissions and strategies in Canada, US, and Europe required.
  • Strong competency in understanding global regulatory requirements and the emerging regulatory landscape.
  • Ability to develop global risk assessment scenarios prior to functional and team reviews.
  • Ability to influence without direct authority.
  • Ability to build trust and respect within the organization.
  • Balance strategic thinking and strong analytical skills with the ability to execute.
  • Detail oriented with excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, with a high degree of flexibility in a fast-paced, team environment consisting of internal and external team members.
  • Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
  • Excellent planning, organization and time management skills including the ability to support and prioritize multiple projects.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Word programs.

The base salary range for this role is $141,600 to $179,100 USD; we will consider above this range for exceptional candidates. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, education and other qualifications, years of relevant experience, and internal equity.

Our Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options, as well as a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-& long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, and life insurance programs, Employee Assistance Program, travel insurance, and retirement savings programs with company matching contributions.

Xenon encourages time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown. Xenon highly values employee development and has an expanding Training, Learning & Development program, including a Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees.

US positions only: Xenon Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. participates in the E-Verify program in all states in which we hire. Learn more about the E-Verify program here.

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