Executive Regulatory Affairs

Internal customers : Marketing, Sales, Logistics, Medical, Legal Affairs Intellectual Property, Clinical operations, Global Product Teams (GPTs), Key Brand Teams (KBTs), International Regulatory Affairs (IRA), Manufacturing Sites and QA, Regional Office.

External customers : Local Health Authorities and other Government Agencies if required.

Minimum requirements : Qualification: M.Pharm/B.Pharm/ M. Sc 2-3 yrs Experience in India Regulatory function, knowledge of dossier compilation. He/ she should be conversant with Indian regulations.

Key Result Areas/ outputs

• Align with the values and vision of AZ.
• Ensure compliance with Local legislation, Global regulatory policies, AZ code of conduct, Corporate Governance and Audit requirement.
• Ensure that company confidentiality is maintained (i.e. intellectual property, product information and strategic information).
• Disclose potential breaches of codes or conducts.
• Monitor status of product licenses.
• Project manage changes in product licenses and coordinate with other changes, planned and in progress.
• Maintain complete documentation records and all trackers timely maintained · Communicate changes to licenses status promptly.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of critical aspects of products: commercial strategies, the content of the dossiers, regulatory intelligence, regulatory timelines and supply strategy and proactive preparation of required steps, manages local testing and legal documents for new launches
• Implement regulatory strategy plan for new launches in conjunction with key stakeholders and deliver plans on time
• Track status and take prompt corrective measures whenever necessary to ensure rapid approval and launch
• Collaborates with cross functional teams- Supply chain, QA, Clinical operations, medical, access as needed and with regional/ international RA colleagues.
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability of assigned project with independent handling of projects with minimum supervision from manager/ lead
• Provide guidance/ training to junior new joiners/ contract associates.
• Ensure timely submission for regulatory compliances for commercial and clinical trials as per external and internal norms with minimum supervision from manager and internal databases
• Support relevant audits internal and external
• Supports deviations/ CAPA as needed
• Ensures timely submission of import registration/ renewal and production transfer to ensure business continuity
• Supports artworks review and local FDA licenses as assigned
• Handles submission/ review/ query responses for global clinical trials/ phase IV/ PMS studies including SEC preparation
• Manages regulatory compliance during study conduct including renewal/ amendments and till study closure with minimum supervision from manager
• Monitor the global pipelines of competing pharmaceutical companies · Analyse gathered the information for its impact on AstraZeneca’s proposed pipelines as assigned.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.