Senior Manager Regulatory CMC - Small Molecules Development (all genders)

at  Merck KGaA

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As Senior Manager Regulatory CMC, you will lead and drive global regulatory CMC activities for New Chemical Entities (NCE) and/or drug-linkers for Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC) during all clinical phases (I, II, III) and first registration until launch, as well as for post-approval development projects. You will develop and be accountable for the global regulatory CMC strategy as well as for the CMC dossier strategy and content. You will act as a liaison between Global Regulatory Affairs and CMC technical functions. This encompasses strategic planning, authoring, review, and approval of all regulatory relevant quality documents (e.g. MAA/NDA, IMPD/IND, Scientific Advice documentation, Answer to Objections). You will evaluate, interpret, and translate country regulatory requirements into CMC technical requirements and provide proactive advice to the CMC technical experts in analytical development, drug product development, drug substance development, and others. Additionally, you will provide strategic regulatory CMC advice to other global regulatory functions and will contribute to the global regulatory strategy and submission planning. You will be a permanent member in CMC project teams and global regulatory project teams, as well as other international and interdisciplinary working groups. In addition, you will be involved in Health Authority interactions/meetings as regulatory CMC lead and will perform regulatory CMC expert assessments of in- and out-licensing projects for business development (Due Diligence).

Who you are :

• University degree in pharmacy, chemistry, life science, or equivalent; Ph.D. is beneficial
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry or at Health Authorities, with at least 3 years in regulatory CMC
• Experience with New Chemical Entities and/or Antibody Drug Conjugates
• Broad knowledge of global regulatory CMC requirements (EU, US, JP, CN, BR, and others) for clinical trials and for first registration
• Experience in driving regulatory CMC activities and in authoring of CMC dossiers

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in EnglishPassionate about collaborating within teams, overcoming project challenges, and developing solutions collaboratively

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