Senior Manager, CMC Regulatory Affairs - Small Molecules

About the Role

Be a part of a global team that is inspired to make a difference in the lives of people living with rare disease. At Travere Therapeutics, we recognize that our exceptional employees are vital to our success. We are a dedicated team focused on meeting the unique needs of rare patients. This role provides strategic and operational regulatory leadership for Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) activities across development and commercial programs, with a primary emphasis on oral solid dosage forms including tablets and capsules.

The Senior Manager, CMC Regulatory Affairs serves as the primary CMC Regulatory Affairs representative on cross-functional teams and partners closely with Pharmaceutical Development, Technical Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Analytical Development, Supply Chain, Regulatory Operations, and Project Management to ensure alignment of CMC development plans with regulatory requirements and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement CMC regulatory strategies to support clinical development, registration, commercialization, and lifecycle management of small molecule pharmaceutical products.
• Serve as the CMC Regulatory lead on cross-functional program teams, providing strategic regulatory guidance throughout product development and commercialization.
• Partner with Pharmaceutical Development, Technical Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Analytical Development, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Operations to ensure CMC activities support regulatory objectives and submission timelines.
• Assess regulatory risks, develop mitigation strategies, and provide strategic regulatory recommendations to support program goals and business priorities.
• Provide regulatory support for products from IND through NDA approval and post-approval lifecycle management, including expedited development pathways where applicable.
• Lead preparation, review, and submission of CMC documentation for regulatory filings, including INDs, CTAs, IMPDs, NDAs, MAAs, amendments, supplements, variations, annual reports, and responses to Health Authority questions.
• Author and review Module 2 and Module 3 CMC documentation, ensuring technical accuracy, consistency, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional contributions to CMC regulatory submissions and ensure compliance with regional regulatory expectations.
• Lead CMC regulatory activities supporting initial marketing applications and registration strategies.
• Serve as the primary CMC representative for Health Authority meetings and responses to regulatory questions.
• Support inspection readiness and regulatory assessments related to manufacturing, quality systems, and product quality.
• Develop filing strategies for post-approval CMC changes, including manufacturing process improvements, formulation changes, specification updates, analytical method changes, manufacturing site transfers, technology transfers, process validation, stability updates, and supplier changes.
• Provide strategic regulatory guidance for development and commercialization of small molecule pharmaceutical products, with primary emphasis on oral solid dosage forms including tablets, capsules, and related modified-release formulations.
• Collaborate with Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing teams to support formulation development, process development, scale-up, technology transfer, process validation, and commercial manufacturing.
• Evaluate regulatory impact of manufacturing changes involving active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, formulation development, manufacturing processes, packaging systems, and commercial manufacturing sites.
• Support regulatory strategies for technology transfers, manufacturing site changes, alternate suppliers, and lifecycle management activities.
• Provide regulatory oversight and guidance for analytical method development, validation, specifications, and stability programs supporting product quality and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to regulatory assessments of critical material attributes (CMAs), critical process parameters (CPPs), critical quality attributes (CQAs), control strategies, and pharmaceutical development throughout product development and commercialization.
• Provide CMC regulatory support for combination products or biologic products when applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline required. Equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience may be considered.
• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) in related discipline preferred.
• 7+ years of Regulatory Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including significant CMC Regulatory Affairs experience.
• Strong experience with small molecule pharmaceutical products from IND through commercialization and post-approval lifecycle management required.

Skills

• Extensive experience supporting oral solid dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, and related drug product manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and managing CMC regulatory submissions, including INDs, CTAs, IMPDs, NDAs, MAAs, amendments, supplements, annual reports, and variations.
• Experience supporting global regulatory activities with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regulatory authorities, and Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA).
• Experience supporting manufacturing process development, formulation development, process validation, technology transfer, and commercialization of small molecule drug products.
• Experience leading or supporting Health Authority interactions related to CMC topics.
• Demonstrated experience managing post-approval CMC changes, including manufacturing changes, site transfers, specification updates, analytical method changes, supplier changes, and lifecycle management activities.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex CMC regulatory activities.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to travel 10% domestically and internationally.
• All positions have an essential job function to be able to perform face-to-face work with colleagues and/or onsite in San Diego. No role is expected to be 100% remote.

Benefits

Travere provides comprehensive total rewards offerings that demonstrate our commitment as a diverse, equitable, people-centric, and pay-for-performance organization.

• Premium health, financial, work-life, and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents.
• Wellness and employee support programs.
• Life insurance and disability.
• Retirement plans with employer match.
• Generous paid time off.

Pay

Target Base Pay Range: $132,000.00 - $172,000.00. This information is current as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. Actual pay offered to a candidate will depend on a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, education, skills, and location.

Competitive compensation package includes a combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short-term incentive) and long-term incentive compensation (company stock), designed to recognize, retain, and reward employees.