Reg Affairs Manager (Reg Science - Global CTAs), Africa at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Job Description

• At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.
• We are currently seeking a Regulatory Affairs Manager to join our global Regulatory Affairs department – Regulatory Science team. This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your regulatory career and expertise in a global clinical trial setting.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the preparation of global regulatory submissions and ensure high quality standards that meet local and regional requirements.
• Act as subject matter expert in providing regulatory strategy advice and technical expertise to internal and external clients and for key client projects of moderate to high complexity.
• Provides internal clients with up-to-date legislation and guidance as it becomes available.
• Ensure quality performance for key/managed projects.
• Manage project budgeting/forecasting functions.
• Identify and recognize out of scope activities in a contract in a timely manner and liaise with other departments to follow through on all aspects of contract modifications.
• Collaborate with business development in pricing and securing new business by making presentations to clients and developing proposal texts and budget in collaboration with other departments.
• Provides matrix/project leadership, training and guidance to junior team members.
• Ensure compliance with relevant organizational and regulatory SOPs and WPDs.
• Participate in launch meetings, review meetings and project team meetings.

Qualifications - External

What the role requires you to have:

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree preferred, or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job, at least 5 years.
• Proven project management experience, and experience performing effectively in a client facing role

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent English language (written and oral) communication skills as well as local language where applicable
• Excellent attention to detail and quality as well as excellent editorial/proofreading skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to work effectively in a team environment and act as a liaison with other departments
• Advanced computer skills including the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point; capable of learning new technologies
• Strong organizational, time management, and planning skills to create and follow timelines, conduct long-range planning, adapt to changing priorities and handle multiple projects
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Capable of working independently and exercising independent judgment to assess sponsor regulatory needs and work with project team members to producing compliant deliverables
• Excellent understanding of global/regional/national country requirements/regulatory affairs procedures for clinical trial authorization, licensing, lifecycle management; expert knowledge of ICH and other global regulatory guidelines;
• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent understanding of budgeting and forecasting