Associate Director Global Regulatory Affairs Pharma Safety & Efficacy, New Developments M/f/d

Merck Merck · Pharma · Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Associate Director Global Regulatory Affairs Pharma Safety & Efficacy role at Merck, focusing on providing regulatory input for pharmaceutical development, preparing submission strategies for EU and global markets, and managing regulatory documentation and submissions. Requires experience in pharma product development and EU submissions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide comprehensive regulatory input (Focus: Pharmaceuticals, Safety and Efficacy) during early and late development to support risk identification and mitigation
  2. Prepare regulatory filing strategies for EU and global submissions (excl US) to optimize time-to-market and market access (global roll-out)
  3. Coordinate, critically review, and manage all safety, efficacy, and regulatory documentation to ensure alignment with target profile and regulatory compliance for EU and key markets
  4. Prepare and manage regulatory submissions, including meetings with and responses to health authority questions to ensure timely approval
  5. Work closely with regional and local regulatory teams to ensure local regulatory compliance

Skills

Required

  • University degree in Veterinary Medicine
  • Several years of experience in pharma product development
  • Proven experience with EU submissions and authority meetings
  • Profound expertise in technical & procedural regulatory requirements
  • Proven ability to coordinate multiple projects and priorities and meeting critical deadlines
  • Proven ability to deal with multiple priorities, strong interpersonal skills, sound judgement and attentive to details
  • Strong and effective communicator and negotiator with internal and external contacts
  • Proficient in English
  • Adaptability
  • Change Management
  • Cross-Cultural Awareness
  • Data Management
  • Employee Training Programs
  • FDA Regulations
  • Pharmacovigilance
  • Policy Implementation
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Regulatory Labeling
  • Regulatory Operations
  • Regulatory Submissions
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Vendor Management

Nice to have

  • German

What the JD emphasized

  • critical deadlines
  • critical deadlines