Technical Regulatory Advisor GRA CMC, Drug-Device Combinations US

Takeda Pharmaceutical is seeking a highly skilled Technical Regulatory Advisor GRA CMC, Drug-Device Combinations US to join our team. As a key member of our regulatory team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative device and integral/co-packaged combination product regulatory strategies for development, registration, commercialization, and life cycle management of assigned asset programs in the US.

As a Regulatory Strategist for Device and Combination Products, you will utilize your technical combination product knowledge, regulatory expertise, and global regulatory lessons learned to shape global regulatory best practices, drive internal consistency, and influence effective change management. You will also monitor the regulatory landscape in the US to maintain contemporary knowledge of global medical device and combination product regulations, standards, and guidance.

In this role, you will be a key opinion leader and resource within Takeda and externally with stakeholders in health authorities and industry for US regulatory activities for devices and combination products. You will build and manage strong working relationships through active partnering with key internal and external stakeholders.

As a CMC Regulatory Expert for US Market, you will combine your knowledge of scientific, regulatory, and business issues to ensure regulatory filings are of high quality and right first time. You will maintain up-to-date knowledge and expertise of relevant CMC and quality guidelines and regulations and establish mechanisms to communicate them to relevant stakeholders, thereby driving prospective and proactive implementation.

You will influence changing regulations and guidance documents, interface with regulatory agencies and trade associations, and act as an advisor/liaison to senior management to plan, evaluate, and recommend implementation strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for demonstrating Takeda leadership behaviors
• Serves as Drug-Device Combinations US lead for assigned asset programs
• Reviews design control documentation, including technology transfer protocols, design verification and validation protocols and reports, technical reports, human factors protocols and reports, etc., to assure alignment with regulatory requirements and standards
• Provides program level tactical regulatory guidance to product teams in line with US regulatory strategies and serves as device (constituent) lead for US post approval regulatory assessments
• Proactively identifies combination product and device-related regulatory risks, ensuring timely communication with line management
• Supports and/or leads assigned device and drug-device combination aspects of US regulatory submissions and internal documentation (e.g., IND, NDA/BLA, postapproval filings, 510k, device master files, DHFs, etc.)
• Provides US regulatory input and support on product-compliance related activities including, change controls, deviations, and investigations
• Works effectively across a complex matrix environment in GRA with GRLs, GRA CMC project leads, and other GRA sub-functions (e.g., Growth & Emerging Markets, Strategy, Labelling, etc.) to ensure effective strategies are implemented and project execution is on target
• Develops and maintains constructive relations with key internal and external colleagues

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Requirements:

• BS/BA Degree in a Scientific, Pharmaceutical, or Engineering Discipline, higher degree preferred
• 10+ years of pharmaceutical Regulatory CMC and Medical Device experience, including experience as a regulatory representative for device and drug-device combination products in the US
• Experience working on cross-functional submission teams
• Solid understanding and proven ability to provide strategy on regulatory requirements relevant to global drug-device combination product development, registration, and post-market support
• Experience leading/supporting interactions with health authorities is strongly preferred
• Demonstrates emerging leadership, problem-solving ability, flexibility, and teamwork
• Exercise good judgement in elevating and communicating actual or potential issues to line management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required, with cross-organization stakeholder engagement
• Ability to self-direct within a project team and properly manage tasks and work expectations, lead, be influential and effective, collaborate with GRA Liaisons, GRA CMC Leads, and other regulatory functions, driving drug-device combination strategy for the US
• Able to deal with issues of critical importance, provide regulatory advice, and make reasoned decisions on regulatory issues for which there may not be clear/specific regulatory guidance

Travel Requirements:

Willingness to travel to various meetings or events, including overnight trips. Some international travel may be required.

Requires approximately 10% travel.

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

Boston, MA

S Base Salary Range:

$205,322,300.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position.

The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives.

Employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others.

Employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

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Boston, MA

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Employee

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Regular

Time Type

Full time

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