Regulatory Affairs Manager
Oakland, CA, United States
Position: HIM Director-Regulatory Affairs Manager
Location: Oakland CA USA 94612 (5 days onsite)
Duration: 12+ Months (Possibility to extend/Convert)
Required Qualifications:
● Bachelors degree with additional 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing quality compliance/assurance functions. Masters’ degree may substitute for two years of experience
● Comprehensive knowledge of FDA, ICH, EMEA regulations and guidelines
● Minimum five years in a quality management role with direct reports
● In-depth knowledge of 21 Code of Federal Regulation Parts 11, 312 and 820, and experience with Quality Management Systems
● Demonstrated experience identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions;
●ensuring compliance with standards, regulations and company procedures; and administering successful programs within appropriate timelines
● Experience conducting training for quality assurance and/or regulatory affairs
● Ability to interact positively with all levels of staff and external contacts
● Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
● Excellent verbal and written communication skills
● Experience adopting a flexible, proactive, and service-oriented approach
● Travel may be required
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
● Certification in regulatory affairs, quality assurance or clinical research; ASQ (American Society for Quality) Certification is preferred
● Experience with on-site monitoring
● Expert planning and organization skills
● Strong attention to detail
● Exceptionally team focused; actively contributes to a positive and innovative work environment
● Able to demonstrate the highest ethical standards; promotes trust, respect and integrity
● Spanish language skills a plus
Additional Job details
• Oversee all aspects of Regulatory staffing, operations, systems, and expansion.
• Set vision and strategy for expanding regulatory teams that include both staff recruitment and retention strategies, and portfolio expansion strategies.
• Establish and operationalize policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and quality assurance processes that ensure program compliance; partner with CRS Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Program to align with existing policies and systems.
• Partner with Clinical Research Management (CRM) to establish and maintain well-defined work flows, roles and responsibilities, and communications to ensure effective integration between regulatory and clinical operations.
• Oversee management and system support for an enterprise-wide eRegulatory and eSubject management system, Florence, including on-boarding, training, SOP management, user group engagement, trial migration, and quality control.
• Create roadmap and oversee implementation of new Florence modules, functionality, and integrations with other Consortium systems.
• Identify Regulatory improvement opportunities and lead improvement efforts within team, including technology solutions; identify opportunities for expanding solutions to Consortium study teams.
• Lead change management across study teams in support of increased regulatory management; establish faculty relationships and channels of communications to keep faculty apprised of central regulatory operations.
• Form strong partnerships with disease group teams and Clinical Trials Program leaders, developing standard report-outs for each centrally managed portfolio.