Head of Regulatory Affairs, Cell Therapy Immunology

Join us at AstraZeneca, where we are using cell therapy to redefine the treatment of life-threatening immune-mediated diseases. Our exceptional team is working on the ground breaking area of cellular therapies, and we are investing in internal capabilities to discover and accelerate the delivery of next-generation cellular therapies for patients. As part of our Regulatory Affairs team, you will play a crucial role in bringing these transformative therapies from the lab to life.

The Head of Regulatory Affairs, Immunology Cell Therapy should be comfortable interacting with senior leaders, a tough negotiator, can make decisions in ambiguity, decisive leader, and a realist while providing global strategic regulatory expertise and oversight to support products through research, development and commercialisation. Their expertise applies to early, late and post-marketing development stages for cell therapy products being developed for immune-mediated diseases.

How you will make a difference :

• Provide oversight, partner with, and mentor RADs and SrRADs to produce strategies for a product / group of products in the Immunology Cell Therapy TA that are consistent with the disease area and portfolio strategy.
• Leads discussions in both internal and external forums, providing expertise in regulatory knowledge of disease area.
• Influences and drives regulatory strategies and recommendations at all stages of development, in early and late development, and for established brands on regulatory components of development specific to cell and gene therapies.
• Effectively represent the Regulatory function in senior level interactions at internal governance technical review committees.
• Works in collaboration with regional policy and intelligence groups to critically analyse the assessment of emerging science, data and changes in the regulatory environment.
• Defines and drives disease area global regulatory policies and priorities within the TA.

What You'll Need :

Preferred :

The annual base salary for this position in the US ranges from $266,596.80 - $399,895.20. Benefits offered include a qualified retirement program, paid vacation and holidays, paid leaves, and health benefits.

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.

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