Senior Manager / Associate Director RA

About the role

Medella Life is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager / Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs to support regulatory strategy and execution across a growing biopharmaceutical pipeline. The role offers significant exposure to the FDA and other Health Authorities, with ownership of regulatory strategy and submissions in a growing biotech environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regulatory strategies across assigned programs from pre-IND through clinical development and registration.
• Lead and support INDs, IND amendments, briefing documents, meeting requests, responses to Health Authority questions and other regulatory submissions.
• Support preparation for and participation in FDA and global Health Authority meetings.
• Provide regulatory guidance to cross-functional teams across Clinical, CMC, Quality, Nonclinical and Medical.
• Develop regulatory plans aligned with key clinical and development milestones.
• Review and provide regulatory input on clinical protocols, study plans, CMC documentation, investigator materials and other development documents.
• Coordinate submission activities and ensure high-quality, timely regulatory deliverables.
• Contribute to global regulatory strategies across the US, EU and other key markets.
• Monitor regulatory developments and provide relevant regulatory intelligence to internal stakeholders.
• Identify regulatory risks and develop practical strategies to address them.
• Manage external regulatory consultants and vendors where appropriate.
• Support regulatory due diligence and business development activities.
• Contribute to the development of Regulatory Affairs processes, systems and SOPs as the organization scales.
• Depending on experience, provide mentorship and leadership to junior regulatory professionals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology Regulatory Affairs experience.

Key facts

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• The role supports regulatory strategy and submissions across a growing biopharmaceutical pipeline.
• The position offers significant exposure to the FDA and other Health Authorities.