Vice President Regulatory Affairs

POSITION SUMMARY

Position Title: Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Reports to: CMO

Company Summary: Client is a stem cell therapeutic company developing an innovative platform technology for generating self-renewing blood stem cells. We have breakthrough potential to provide patients with rapid and broad access to HLA-compatible transgene-free blood stem cell therapies.

Client is committed to advancing science and enhancing the health and well-being of patients. This commitment, along with an exciting team culture, drives our efforts to develop an off the shelf stem cell therapeutic platform.

Position Summary: This is a newly created full-time position to continue the development and lead Client's Regulatory Affairs capabilities. The Vice President of Regulatory Affairs will be a member of the Leadership Team and work closely with the various members of Executive Leadership, Program Management, Technical Operations, and Nonclinical Development. The VP of Regulatory Affairs serves as a strategic partner for all functional areas in the company. Regulatory Affairs recommends development phase-appropriate strategies and tasks to guide development in compliance with regulation and regulatory guidance to maximize efficient and successfully leading to regulatory approval for the company’s off-the-shelf stem cell technology

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and lead the global regulatory strategy for the company

• Build ‘fit to needs’ essential in-house regulatory capabilities

• Provide strategic and technical guidance on regulatory submissions

• Determine the Regulatory partnering and outsourcing strategy

• Lead the development of regulatory submissions for FDA, EMA, and other health authorities

• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, Regulatory regulations and guidance, and associated requirements for pharmaceutical development

• Proactively drive communications with health authorities

• In partnership with the head of Quality, serve as the primary regulatory liaison for site inspections, presentations, submissions, and compliance matters

• Guide the establishment of procedures and processes that ensure regulatory document compliance

• Oversee Regulatory Affairs product files to support compliance with all regulatory requirements

• Provide regulatory oversight and strategic and technical guidance in discussions with teams in support of due diligence for potential in-licensing activities, external collaborations, and acquisitions.

• Manage regulatory budgets and vendors

• Maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements and trends up to current date

• Occasional travel to the Boston office and other locations as required

Qualifications include:

• Passionate about our mission to transform the lives of patients who require transplants

• Extensive drug development leadership experience in biotech / biopharmaceutical R&D across all stages of the product lifecycle

• BS or equivalent degree in life sciences required. Advanced degree and/or professional certification preferred

• 15+ years in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, 4+ years in Cell Therapy with direct regulatory experience with IND and NDA submissions and FDA/EMA interactions for drugs in development

• In depth knowledge of current FDA and EMA regulations and guidance documents

• Experience in hematology and/or immunology is considered a plus

• Global experience with prior success interacting with US, EU, and/or Japanese regulatory authorities required

• Accomplished leader and manager, ideally having effectively managed regulatory affairs across emerging and larger companies

• Extensive knowledge of U.S. and International regulations including cGMP, GCP, GLP, ICH

• Experience managing consultants and contractors and ensuring the integrity and timeliness of their work

• Extensive knowledge and experience with eCTD regulatory filings/ electronic submissions

• Strong understanding of drug development R&D, manufacturing, laboratory, and Quality systems

• Strong people management, collaboration and influencing skills

• Pragmatic thinker and problem-solver

• Thrive in a fast-paced, changing team environment and willing to be hands-on