[Innovative Medicine] R&D, Director, Regulatory Development, Regulatory Affairs

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Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Regulatory Science

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:


* Directs, drives and manages the activities of Regulatory Development Department (RDD) to successfully achieve the development and get approvals of drugs led by Regulatory Compound Leaders (RCL) with their Managers


* Responsible for the compliance of the department with all relevant laws, regulations, guidelines, policies and procedures.


* Negotiate or contact with Japanese Health Authorities (HA) and global regulatory affairs (GRA) to support the RCL and the ROps and the other department about the issue related to R&D


* Show strong leadership and management skills as a potential successor candidate of a Japan regulatory head

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Supervises and oversees the activities of the RCL to successfully achieve the development and get approvals of drugs.


* Ensures that all activities of the RCL are in compliance with regulations, credo, compliance policies and SOP/procedures/manuals.


* Contacts with HA and GRA/ APRA regulatory to support the RCL and JDT


* Contact with HA and GRA/ APRA regulatory about the non-project regulatory issues


* Support proactively the activities of the regulatory policy intelligence in Japan


* Reviews and provides regulatory input on CTD, Briefing book and the other documents which are submitted to HA.


* Represents RDD in the R&D governance and processes


* Manages the interface between RDD and other departments, in particular on non-product related issues, on multiple-product issues beyond a single product, and on portfolio issues


* Establishes and fosters good working relationship within RDD, with other functional departments within Japan R&D, GRA/APRA.


* Takes responsibility for the preparation of yearly budget and financial targets.


* Monitors, budgets and controls expenditure within established budgets.


* Recruits, develops, and retains a diverse workforce of excellent individuals in RDD.


* Promotes innovation and creativity, and stimulates individuals of RCL to propose flexible and breakthrough regulatory strategy


* Have an wide variety of R&D experience and proven track record of strong leadership and management skills as a potential successor candidate of a Japan regulatory h...