EARLY PHASE, EU REGULATORY STRATEGY SR. ASSOCIATE

Represent EU region (EU, UK, CH, NZ, AUS) for regulatory sciences in relation to the designated early-stage oncology portfolio Provide regional strategic expertise as a member of the Global Regulatory Strategic Team (GRST) Lead and implement EU regulatory strategies in agreement with key stakeholders for assigned projects/products and in line with the company goals Accountable for timely submissions and approvals in the EU region Accountable for ensuring optimal regulatory interactions with Health Authorities, in relation to the designated early-stage oncology portfolio within the EU Job responsibilities Accountable for ensuring EU contribution to Global Regulatory Strategies and implementation plans (including core labels, risk registers) for assigned early-stage oncology portfolio Ensures regulatory contributions, achieve the objectives in the strategy, achieve agreed standards, maximizing overall project delivery time and probability of success and facilitating submission activities Partners with project teams to ensure required regulatory contributions (CTA, etc.) meet business needs and are provided to the project teams, to agreed time and quality standards Ensures regulatory plans are monitored, progress/variance communicated to GRL and Senior Management, and any risks (from emerging technical data, changing internal objectives or external threats) mitigated Ensures an aligned EU regulatory position is reached and communicated for all key issues for assigned project/s, and that these regulatory positions supporting the EU business are championed and communicated Engages in appropriate activities in order to influence the EU regulatory environment through GRS-In Country colleagues, Agency contacts, and/or Trade Associations as appropriate Ensures business compliance and implementation of and adherence to Regulatory standards Develops and maintains, directly or indirectly, constructive working relationship with Health Authority contacts in the EU region Organizational relationship Reports to early phase Oncology EU lead Works with GRS colleagues and relevant project team(s) members (i.e. Clinical and Project Management, Development Operations, Global Regulatory Sciences, Worldwide Risk Management, Worldwide Safety Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Global Manufacturing Compliance and Legal). Partners with EU colleagues, including GRS-in Country colleagues and Medical colleagues, to provide an EU position. Works directly or indirectly with external contacts in Regulatory Agencies within EU region. Ensures alignment with GRL and early phase Oncology Global Head Qualification skills Scientific Degree. A higher degree may be an advantage but is not essential 1-3 minimum years experience in managing national and/or EU regulatory process of the drug development, particularly clinical trials experience at least in one country Previous experience as a national and/or EU regulatory liaison for at least one product in different therapeutic areas and in different stages of the product life cycle is highly desirable. Equivalent experience, either at a regulatory agency or working on substantive industry -government collaborations, can be considered Experience in communicating with major EU regulatory agency(ies) respectively, as well as participating in/leading such interactions, is preferred Knowledge of drug development practice rules, regulations and guidelines - Familiarity with factors likely to influence the regulatory environment, including new and emerging guidelines Proven ability in developing and implementing regulatory strategy - Understanding of regulatory agency philosophy and guidelines Communication skills - Ability to communicate complex information and analyses to a variety of scientific audiences in both verbal and written format, including to senior management Presentation skills - Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings; one- on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports and senior manager Negotiation skills - Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups. Can be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic. Gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations Fluent in English is essential Deadline to apply: Jan 7, 2025 This is a permanent, full-time position. Pfizer’s current working arrangement is a flexible 2.5 days/week on site. Purpose Breakthroughs that change patients' lives ... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives. Digital Transformation Strategy One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience. 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