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Associate Director, Global RA Labeling Lead

USDM Life Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 1 mo ago
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We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About USDM" and "Nature and Scope of Job". We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections with real specific content. We have content for About USDM (company description) maybe fits "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is about the job, not company. But we can treat "About USDM" as "About the role"? Might be better to put "About the role" as description of role (Nature and Scope of Job). The "About USDM" could be considered company overview, maybe not needed but could be included under "About the role"? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. We need to decide which sections have content. We have: - About USDM: description of company. Could be placed under "About the role"? Might be okay. - Nature and Scope of Job: description of role. Could be under "About the role". - Primary Responsibilities: list of responsibilities. That's Responsibilities. - Dimensions and Aspects: more responsibilities/details. Could also go under Responsibilities. - Leadership Ability etc: maybe Skills? Could be under Skills or Qualifications. - Decision-making and Autonomy: maybe Skills. - Interaction: maybe Skills. - Innovation: maybe Skills. - Complexity: maybe Skills. - Additional Responsibilities: maybe Responsibilities. - Qualifications: explicit Qualifications section. - Education & Certifications: part of Qualifications. - Working Conditions: maybe not a heading we have; we could drop or maybe include under Requirements? Not specified. - Compensation: Salary range given. That's Pay. - Benefits: not mentioned explicitly; we should not create Benefits section unless stated. No benefits listed, so omit. - Schedule: not mentioned; omit. Thus we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not include boilerplate like EEO, disclaimer, etc. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. We must not include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to use

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    • each responsibility. Similarly Qualifications: list of items. We need to preserve all substantive information: include details like company description, role scope, responsibilities list, qualifications list, compensation range. We must not include "Working Conditions" etc unless we decide to include as a section? Not in allowed headings list; we could omit. We must not include "Equal Opportunity Statement", "Disclaimer", etc. We must not include "Additional Responsibilities" as separate heading; we can incorporate into Responsibilities. We must not include "Dimensions and Aspects" separate; incorporate. We need to ensure we don't lose any substantive info. Let's extract. Company description (About USDM): "USDM Life Sciences is a premier consulting company with 20+ years of experience assisting heavily regulated biotech, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies with their GxP technologies to accelerate growth. Our deep domain knowledge and technology expertise in life sciences business processes are what set us apart. From strategy to implementation and adoption, we have delivered thousands of GxP projects globally. As part of the USDM team, you have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies through our many partnerships with companies like Microsoft, Google, Oracle, DocuSign, Box, and many more. From molecule to market, you will help connect technology, people, and data in new ways to generate real-time insights to improve business outcomes for USDM’s clients. Are you ready to make an impact and drive real digital transformation in life sciences? Founded in Santa Barbara in 1999, USDM has grown to a progressive, global company with 300+ remote employees and offices throughout the US, Canada, and Germany." Nature and Scope of Job: "The Global Regulatory Labeling Strategy Lead (Associate Director) for the Plasma-Derived Therapies Business Unit (PDT BU) is a senior role within Global Labeling, reporting to the Head of Global Labeling. Working with minimal oversight, this person provides regulatory expertise and strategic guidance on drug and device labeling to stakeholders across Clinical, Pharmacovigilance, Legal, Scientific, and Commercial teams, ensuring labeling strategy is integrated into broader regulatory submission and negotiation plans. The role involves developing strategies for new and revised prescribing information and packaging by interpreting scientific, medical, and regulatory data, and serving as the go-to expert on labeling requirements, templates, tools, and Health Authority guidance." We can combine these into About the role. Responsibilities: list from "Primary Responsibilities" and "Dimensions and Aspects" and "Additional Responsibilities". Let's extract each bullet. Primary Responsibilities list (each sentence starts with a verb): - Drives labeling strategy for the PDT BU via the development and lifecycle management of the CCDS, US, and EU labels. - Formulates and implements innovative regulatory strategies for labeling development to support successful commercialization of developmental products and enhance opportunity for marketed products and global expansion. - Prepares strategic labeling vision for early development programs and gains alignment from internal stakeholders. - Draws on labeling precedent, Health Authority feedback, and guidance, to create innovative labeling strategies. - Provides guidance on combination product/drug-device labeling. - Interprets scientific and clinical data and leads development of labeling to optimize product potential and patient benefit-risk ratio. - Introduces creative solutions for data presentation and gains consensus by labeling teams to meet the requirements of the Health Authorities - Prepares backup strategies in support of labeling negotiations. - Takes initiative in leading global labeling team and cross-functional projects. - Leads CCDS, US, and EU Labeling Teams in the development and maintenance of labeling. - Actively engages cross-functional labeling stakeholders to gain consensus on labeling strategy. - Effectively identifies and resolves conflicts/issues to reach labeling decisions with minimal escalation to management for dispute resolution. - Liaises with Regulatory Intelligence to maintain awareness of regulatory legislation pertaining to labeling and communicates the impact on the PDT BU products. - Provides guidance to Regulatory affiliates as necessary in assessment of labeling changes to ensure timely implementation. Dimensions and Aspects list: - In close collaboration with Client R&D labeling function, oversees the direction, management and implementation of the labeling processes, templates, tools and systems to improve efficiency, productivity and quality and consistency across products and compliance with regulatory labeling guidance. - Project manages new or updated labeling to ensure compliance with internal procedural or Health Authority submission timelines. - Manages and facilitates review of CCDSs and regional labeling, as appropriate, via the Labeling Team and executive governance committees for PDT BU products. - Prepares final proposed labeling for review by the Labeling Team and approval by the executive governance committees, as appropriate, prior to internal approval and/or submission to health authorities. - Manages the preparation of submission-ready labeling components, consults with affiliates on Health Authority communications regarding labeling. - Ensures internal and external stakeholder awareness of proposed and newly approved labeling changes, as required. - Ensures compliant version control of product labeling and other related documentation within the Client document management systems. - Ensures QC of CCDSs and other labeling documents. - Updates labeling decision records to ensure labeling history is appropriately tracked and archived. - Ensures Client employee awareness of, and adherence to, Client Labeling processes via regulatory training. - Designs and delivers labeling training programs. - Documents labeling tracking information as required in end to end tracking systems to facilitate overall compliance and oversight of labeling activities Additional Responsibilities: - Performs other related duties and assignments as required We can include that as a bullet. Leadership Ability etc: those are more like skills/qualities. Could be placed under Skills or Qualifications. But we have a Qualifications section already for experience/education. Skills could be separate. However we have allowed headings: Skills. We could create a Skills section with those leadership, decision-making, interaction, innovation, complexity items. But we must not create sections with filler. Those items are substantive. So we could include Skills section. But we also have Qualifications section with experience, education, etc. We'll keep Qualifications separate. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Skills, Qualifications, Pay. We must not include Benefits or Schedule. Now we need to format. Use

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            with salary range. We must ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "Equal Opportunity Statement", "Disclaimer", "Working Conditions". Also remove duplicated lines. Check for any duplicated lines: The posting includes some repeated phrases like "Valuing and promoting differences by embracing and demonstrating a diversity and inclusion mindset and models these behaviors for the organization" appears twice? Actually appears under Leadership Ability and also under Interaction? Let's see: Under Leadership Ability: "Valuing and promoting differences by embracing and demonstrating a diversity and inclusion mindset and models these behaviors for the organization". Under Interaction: "Valuing and promoting differences by recognizing the importance of connections and brings in key stakeholders to work towards the best possible solutions". Slightly different but both about valuing differences. We'll keep both as separate skill bullets. Now we need to ensure we don't miss any substantive info from Qualifications section: Qualifications section text: "Experience in plasma-derived therapies and biologics preferred. Previous leadership experience and management of direct reports preferred. Must have a detailed understanding of pharmaceutical drug and device development and global regulations pertaining to labeling, specifically, EU and US labeling requirements and guidance. Combination product/drug-device labeling knowledge is preferred. Advertising and promotion knowledge is a plus. Expertise in the development and maintenance of the Company Core Data Sheet, the USPI, and the EU SmPC. Understanding of SPL format, requirements and guidance for legacy and PLR labels. Proficiency in Electronic Document Management Systems and End-to-End (E2E) Labeling Tracking Systems to support labeling documentation, tracking, and compliance activities. Education & Certifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required. Advanced scientific or health sciences degree or equivalent relevant experience preferred. Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry (e.g., safety, ad promo, regulatory strategy, medical affairs, etc.). 5-7 years of direct experience in a global, US, or EU labeling role is desired." We'll make bullets for each. Now Skills bullets: extract from Leadership Ability, Decision-making and Autonomy, Interaction, Innovation, Complexity. Leadership Ability bullets (each sentence): - Ability to motivate, mentor and manage diverse cross functional teams - Global perspective with a demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions, and cultures - Ability to identify potential challenges and opportunities and make recommendations - Proven skills as an effective collaborator who can engender credibility and confidence within and outside the company - Valuing and promoting differences by embracing and demonstrating a diversity and inclusion mindset and models these behaviors for the organization - Invests in helping others learn and succeed - Able to influence without authority at senior level (TET/TET-1, GLOC) - Demonstrates agile leadership by seeking to understand with the ability to evolve ideas as needed. - Interviews,

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