Principal Scientist (Manager), Global Regulatory Affairs, CMC

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions to deliver breakthroughs that profoundly impact health for humanity.

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow, pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Responsibilities

• Participate as the Regulatory CMC Lead on CMC/Value Chain Teams and represent CMC Regulatory Affairs by providing regulatory expertise and input to team recommendations to facilitate successful product development globally.
• Actively participate on Global Regulatory Team(s) to develop global submission plans that comply with local regulatory requirements and commitments.
• Develop and execute global CMC regulatory strategy for one or more drug and/or delivery device, large molecule, vaccine, cell and gene therapy product(s).
• Lead the preparation of regulatory dossiers for submission to Health Authorities.
• Develop and gain agreement with project teams on the regulatory CMC strategy for Health Authority responses/interactions as needed.
• May lead/participate in selected initiatives within CMC RA / Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA).
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement to ensure compliance with Johnson and Johnson standards, regulatory requirements and expectations. Communicate critical issues to Management.
• May represent CMC RA on Cross Functional Teams.
• May serve as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC)/Subject Matter Expert (SME) on internal and external teams to proactively influence policy and practice on specific areas of CMC regulatory expertise.
• Ensure the CMC development and commercial product regulatory strategy meets global regulatory requirements over the lifecycle of the product and is in alignment with the strategies of GRA, the therapeutic area, commercial, regional functions and the Quality Target Product Profile (QTPP).
• Assure connectivity to the overall global regulatory strategy through partnership and communication with Therapeutic Area Regulatory Affairs (Global Regulatory Leader).
• Escalate issues to CMC RA Management that affect registration, regulatory compliance and continued lifecycle management of the product.
• Develop and update contingency plans for issues that may affect registration, regulatory compliance and the continued lifecycle management of the products in scope.
• Effectively and tactfully communicate with health authorities; build positive relationships and maintain good rapport and credibility.
• Review CMC regulatory dossiers for global submissions throughout the product lifecycle.
• Provide accurate regulatory assessments of CMC changes to teams/projects and execute regulatory planning and implementation.

Requirements

• A BS/BA in biological, pharmaceutical, chemical or engineering sciences is required with a minimum of 8+ years of experience inclusive of post graduate education and/or pharmaceutical or healthcare industry experience or equivalent. An MS, Ph.D., or Pharm. D. degree is preferred.
• Solid understanding of biology, chemistry and/or engineering relevant to the pharmaceutical industry is required.
• Experience in biologics, product development/LCM of large molecules is required.
• Experience developing regulatory strategies and an understanding of product development is preferred.
• Knowledge of EU and FDA regulations is preferred.
• Demonstrates model behavior that understands what the priorities are and encourages others to drive for results.
• High-level verbal and written communication skills. Strong attention to detail.
• The ability to potentially travel up to 10% domestically and/or internationally.

Skills

• Benchmarking
• Coaching
• Consulting
• Corporate Governance
• Critical Thinking
• Drug Discovery Development
• Fact-Based Decision Making
• Healthcare Trends
• Interpersonal Influence
• Organizing
• Public Policies
• Regulatory Compliance
• Regulatory Development
• Scientific Research
• Strategic Thinking
• Subject Matter Experts (SME) Collaboration
• Technical Writing

Pay

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $117,000.00 - $201,250.00.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (48 hours for employees who reside in Colorado; 56 hours for employees who reside in Washington).
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child.
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
• 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year.
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year.

For additional general information on Company benefits, visit https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits.