Associate Manager CMC Regulatory Compliance

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Merck's Associate Manager Regulatory CMC (RCMC) at MilliporeSigma in Billerica, MA provides oversight of CMC activities from development to commercialization, owns the dossier strategy, and manages CMC dossier types such as IMPD/IND and Health Authority meeting packages, while serving as contact for CMC topics with Health Operations and R&D. The role requires a life science degree and 1+ years of pharma or academia experience with regulatory or CMC knowledge; a Master’s or PhD is preferred. To apply, tailor your resume to demonstrate CMC strategy, dossier preparation, HA interactions, and cross-functional collaboration across regions. Sponsorship not offered; hybrid work 3x weekly; US work eligibility required. Apply now to join a culture of curiosity and impact.

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This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

Your Role:

As the Associate Manager Regulatory CMC (RCMC), you are responsible for supporting all CMC regulatory activities including development, authoring and ownership of the CMC dossier Strategy Document, as well as all CMC Dossier types, their content and decision making on content, for assigned submissions worldwide, and serve as the liaison with the Global Healthcare Operations and R&D functions, being the contact person for all Regulatory CMC topics.

Location: Hybrid (3x/week) in Billerica, MA office

Key Accountabilities:

Global Product Oversight:

• Ensures global product oversight for the Regulatory CMC part of their product(s) / project(s)

Regulatory CMC strategy and Health Authority interactions:

• Supports the development and definition of the Global Regulatory CMC strategy for development programs (pre-clinical to commercial application). Leads and drives global regulatory CMC strategy for the assigned projects/products in target regions/countries. This encompasses responsibility for the Regulatory CMC topics, risk assessment & mitigation, regulatory CMC strategic support and advice to interdisciplinary internal teams
• Supports the preparation of HA meetings and Health Authority interactions on CMC topics

Management of CMC Regulatory Activities; CMC Dossier generation:

• Responsible and accountable for driving all regulatory CMC activities for assigned projects/products. 
• Responsible for CMC Dossier types such as IMPD/IND, Health Authority Meeting Packages (incl. meeting request), variations, amendments, Module 1 CMC regulatory binding documents, Annual reports, CMC information in the Investigators Brochure,  and Health Authority questions up to approval.
• Provides the Global Regulatory CMC advice & expertise in cross-functional project teams.
• Acts as liaison between Global Health Operations and R&D functions as single point of contact for all CMC topics.
• Supports the development and provision of country specific regulatory CMC requirements for CMC dossier strategies and plans.

Regulatory intelligence and knowledge management:

• Reviews draft and newly released laws and guidance on behalf of the Company. Leading and participation in internal as well as cross-functional, international initiatives.

Global Regulatory Affairs CMC coordination:

• Supports development and execute initiatives
• Plans regulatory CMC activities and develops submission roll-out plans, in close collaboration with key stakeholders

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Life Science discipline
• 1+ years of pharmaceutical industry or academia experience and regulatory or CMC knowledge

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or PhD
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Ability to develop and prepare successful regulatory CMC strategies and CMC dossiers
• Experience in preparation of regulatory CMC documentation
• Experience with life-cycle management activities in EU, USA and International
• Practical experience in one of the following areas: manufacturing process development, transfers, validation or analytical development and control strategies

Pay Range for this position - $77,800 - $116,700

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.

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