Global Regulatory Affairs Device Lead (Associate Director)

Global Regulatory Affairs Device Lead (Associate Director)

Location : Morristown, NJ or Cambridge, MA or Framingham, MA

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress.

The Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) Device team is a globally diverse team supporting the medical device, combination product, digital health and in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) products within the Sanofi portfolio of products. The team is part of the GRA CMC & GRA Device Department within Global R&D. The GRA Device organization serves as a critical strategic partner within Sanofi's regulatory framework, providing expert guidance on medical device regulatory requirements across the product lifecycle. Our department bridges the gap between technical development, manufacturing operations, and global regulatory authorities to ensure compliance while optimizing product approval pathways. The team is accountable for developing and implementing global regulatory strategies for device and IVD products, intended to be used alone or in combination with a drug product, leading regulatory efforts in the development and post-marketing stages. The team creates and maintains strong collaborative working relationships with Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA), Regional GRA, Country Regulatory Groups, Technical and Quality Groups within R&D and Manufacturing & Supply, Regulatory Health Authorities, and others.

As GRA Device Lead in the GRA Device, General Medicine and Vaccine Medical Device and Combination Product team you'll drive global regulatory strategies for medical device and combination products, collaborate with cross-functional teams to navigate complex regulatory landscapes, optimize product development and manufacturing processes, and directly influence the success of product approvals through strategic negotiations with health authorities worldwide. Ready to get started?

The GRA Device Lead role is a critical and highly visible position offers the opportunity to support a wide range of combination products, from pre-filled syringes, pen injectors, autoinjectors, large volume devices and other innovative technologies. Working at the intersection of science and compliance, you'll develop device strategies, conduct risk assessments, and serve as the primary liaison with regulatory authorities. You'll collaborate across R&D, Device, Manufacturing, and Quality teams while preparing high-quality regulatory submissions, managing compliance, and anticipating regulatory trendsall contributing directly to bringing innovative therapies to patients worldwide.

We're an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people's lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world and are supported and enhanced through our diverse portfolio of medical device and diagnostic products. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives.

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose : to chase the miracles of science to improve people's lives. We're also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities

• Serve as GRA Device Lead on assigned project teams (early phase, late stage and marketed products)
• Provide regulatory guidance and advice to Global Regulatory Team (GRT) and cross-functional teams
• Develop and execute innovative and sustainable medical device regulatory strategies covering stand-alone medical devices and device part of combination products elements
• Define device Health Authority interactions plan, lead device related health authority interactions and support cross-functional health authority interactions
• Identifies medical device regulatory acceleration opportunities and regulatory risks, and proposes thoughtful risk mitigations in collaboration with the GRT
• Identify and manage issues and opportunities that impact submissions timelines; ensures appropriate communication, resolution and / or escalation as needed
• Lead global filing and lifecycle management activities for device submissions / device aspects of medicinal product submissions
• Liaises with device, clinical, manufacturing, commercial, and other internal business partners to enable successful regulatory outcomes.
• Prepare, review and approve design control deliverables.
• Contribute to product development and lifecycle management planning.
• Provide regulatory impact assessments for proposed product changes
• May serve as a regional / local regulatory lead and point of contact with medical device Health Authorities for projects / products in their remit, as needed
• Participates in the development and monitoring of the global regulatory environment and updating of standards and processes related to device regulations
• Contributes to the development of a harmonized, One Sanofi regulatory voice through participation in appropriate device committees, forums
• Supports operational and compliance activities for assigned deliverables, develops, executes regulatory submission planning activities, including generating submission content plans, submission tracking, communication and document management
• Contribute to internal regulatory processes and procedures for medical devices
• Accountable for regulatory assessment for medical devices Due Diligence activities as applicable

About You

Why Choose Us?

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.