Senior Advisor, Regulatory Starting Material

🕒 October 23

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $153k - $268.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🚔 Compliance

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📋 Description

• Lead identification, justification, and regulatory strategy for Regulatory Starting Materials across drug substance synthetic routes • Manage starting material resupply campaigns and scale-up efforts, including inventory, production forecasts, manufacturing timing, suite reservations, and contracting • Author and review CMC regulatory submission content, including Module 3 sections, briefing documents, and agency responses, for INDs, NDAs, and MAAs • Prepare and lead health authority interactions, including Type C meetings and scientific advice procedures • Partner with Process Chemistry and Analytical Development to evaluate synthetic routes, structural relevance, impurity fate-and-purge, and risk assessments • Define and document the non-GMP/GMP manufacturing boundary for drug substance processes • Lead technology transfer and process changes affecting RSM designation through commercial manufacturing readiness • Manage drug substance/API CMO and RSM supplier relationships, including technical oversight, site visits, supplier qualification, and dual sourcing • Monitor global regulatory guidance and agency precedent and update internal strategy, templates, and risk assessments • Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing on timelines, submission readiness, and supply continuity • Support due diligence activities involving drug substance manufacturing routes and starting material risk • Provide subject matter expertise during regulatory inspections and audits • Build, lead, and mentor a team supporting RSM and drug substance CMC strategy activities

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field; PhD strongly preferred • 7+ years of relevant experience in CMC, process chemistry, or drug substance/API development and manufacturing, including leadership of starting material or CMC regulatory strategy programs • Experience supporting late-stage clinical and/or commercial drug substance programs • Deep working knowledge of ICH Q11 and applicable regional guidance governing Regulatory Starting Material selection and justification • Experience authoring and defending CMC regulatory submissions, including health authority interactions related to starting material or drug substance manufacturing strategy • Strong background in synthetic/process chemistry, route scouting, impurity control strategy, and structural relevance arguments • Experience managing drug substance/API CMOs and raw material suppliers, including batch record reviews and manufacturing oversight • Working knowledge of cGMP requirements and the GMP/non-GMP boundary • Experience supporting technology transfer from clinical to commercial scale preferred • Strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and scientific writing/communication skills • Ability to identify and address starting material-related risks affecting regulatory timelines, supply, or program success • Domestic and international travel required, approximately 10–20%

🏖️ Benefits

• Company bonus depending, in part, on company and individual performance • Company-sponsored 401(k) • Pension • Vacation benefits • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits • Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts • Life insurance and death benefits • Time off and leave of absence benefits • Well-being benefits, including employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities • Employee resource groups open to all employees

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