Senior Specialist, Regulatory Affairs

Integra LifeSciences is a global medical technology leader in neurosurgery and regenerative medicine driven by our purpose of restoring patients’ lives. The company offers a broad portfolio of products and innovative solutions for dural access and repair, cerebral spinal fluid management and neuro-critical care. Its regenerative tissue technologies include products that address soft tissue, peripheral nerve and tendon repairs and for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds, burns, as well as for plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Founded in 1989 by Richard E. Caruso, the company is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. Today, Integra LifeSciences has grown immensely, with more than 4200 employees worldwide as well as offices, manufacturing and research facilities in Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and the Americas.

Changing lives. Building Careers.

Joining us is a chance to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, our colleagues are challenging what’s possible and making headway to innovate new treatment pathways to advance patient outcomes and set new standards of care.

The Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist is a seasoned senior professional role responsible for contributing to and implementing regulatory strategies for the Company with a focus on achieving compliance for all current and upcoming regulations in the US, EU, Canada and globally. The Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist is responsible for providing advanced level regulatory input for regulatory documentation and development or sustaining projects to ensure that regulatory requirements are met. Responsibilities include analysis and review of data, resolution of complex regulatory issues, identification of gaps and maintenance/update of existing technical files and ensuring that new products are compliant to new requirements.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily:

• Using a broad base of knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements, will assume major responsibility for supporting new product development.
• Utilizing an advanced base of knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements, documentation, language, and the submission filing process to lead a focused team to ensure that the product portfolio and the required regulatory documentation is optimized for the business.
• Provide regulatory input to cross-functional teams. Works independently to evaluate regulatory issues, develop and implement regulatory strategies, and revise technical documentation for existing and new regulatory submissions.
• Lead in the development of US and International regulatory strategies and verification and validation activities for assigned product submissions. Author draft submissions (510k, PMA, BLA) with minimal supervision.
• Ensure timeliness of regulatory submissions according to business needs. This includes ensuring prompt follow-up to the questions and requests received from regulators. Under minimal supervision, assist with the coordination, preparation, and maintenance of FDA PMA and BLA filings such as Annual Reports, 30 Day Notices, and 180 Day Submissions in accordance with US FDA requirements.
• Interact with Regulatory Body personnel with minimal supervision. Actively lead the regulatory aspects of upcoming audits and certification reviews with all Company designated Notified Bodies. Communicate with the Company’s Notified Bodies regarding regulatory issues/questions and schedule Technical Documentation/Technical File reviews.
• Identify strategies to ensure compliance and maintenance of Regulatory Affairs product files (design dossiers, periodic regulatory reports) to support compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop regulatory strategies around ad/promo reviews based on regulations; Review promotional and advertising material for adherence to approved product claims and regulatory compliance.
• Serve as the RA lead and work in partnership with Product Development, Manufacturing and QA/QC to ensure overall compliance with US, Canadian, European, and International regulations.
• Lead rollouts of product changes with corporate and international regulatory teams.
• Lead Unique Device Identification system requirements and other labeling compliance of new products introduced into the market. Plan and coordinate rollouts of product changes with corporate and international regulatory teams.
• Serve as RA lead and work with cross-functional management to review and approve rework of non-conforming product CAPA, SCAR, HHE and Field Actions.
• Support product risk management in accordance with FDA/ISO 14971. Work independently or with minimal supervision to review complex Change Engineering Requests, Document Change Requests, Variances, and other Quality System Documentation that requires regulatory review and approval to ensure compliance with government regulations.
• Work independently to contribute to establishing labeling requirements per regulations and review labeling that requires regulatory review and approval to ensure compliance with government regulations Problem solving: Apply company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues of increasing complexity; Provide solutions to a variety of problems of moderate to high complexity. Participate in and lead continuous improvement projects within Regulatory Affairs and throughout the organization, as assigned.
• Contribute to the authoring of SOPs and train key personnel as needed. Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, or other technically related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years related experience in an FDA regulated industry such as Medical Devices, Biotech or Pharma (must have at least 2 years in Regulatory Affairs and the remaining years can be in a related field such as Product Development, Quality, Operations to contribute to total experience). Education or certification in lieu of relevant experience accepted when the requirements below are met:
  • RA Certification (RAC) can count towards 1 year of specific RA experience
  • Master's degree can count towards 2 years of relevant (non-RA) experience
  • Terminal degree (Doctorate or PhD in Business, Science, or related discipline) can count towards 4 years of relevant (non-RA) experience.

• Experience in working effectively with cross-functional teams and provide regulatory input (e.g., manufacturing sites, new product development teams, marketing teams, quality teams).
• Strong working knowledge of domestic and/or international medical device regulations including 510k, PMA, PMA Supplements,361 HCT/Ps, and international dossier submissions; Experience with medical device, biologic or implantable products is preferred, but not required.
• Understanding and application of business strategies and tactics, including an understanding of regulatory impact.
• Ability to effectively interface with multiple company disciples and responds to complex questions related regulatory requirements.
• Must have proven ability to prepare and submit documents to regulatory agencies independently or with minimal supervision.
• Ability to explain regulatory requirements and pitfalls to project teams and colleagues.
• Can communicate existing facts in an organized and clear manner to cross-functional teams.
• Must be detail oriented, well-organized, and able to work both independently and in teams.
• Must possess and demonstrate an understanding of FDA requirements and quality system requirements.
• Must have strong writing, project management and communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills in contributing to multiple projects simultaneously.
• Established skill in objective and critical thinking.
• Develops proposals for solutions and applies solutions to identified issues.
• Develops plans to meet pre-defined Regulatory goals.
• Responsible for tasks and advanced submission components with ability to create templates when non exist.
• Capability to interact with diplomacy and tact while maintaining appropriate assertiveness.
• Willingness to take ownership and accept responsibility for actions and decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both informal and formal settings.
• Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) is a plus and can be obtained on the job.

Salary Pay Range:

$81,650.00 – $112,700.00 USD Salary

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by several factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training . In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for bonus, commission, equity or other variable compensation . Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance, and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following

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