About This Role
The Director of SABR Submissions Sciences is responsible for leading Global Delivery Management (GDM) function:
- This role is globally accountable for the operational leadership of GDM function. GDM function delivers timely and quality submissions to global regulatory authorities for both major submissions and Lifecycle management. This role provides strategic leadership, optimizes resource allocation, develops initiatives, and drives operational excellence for entire GDM function.
- Cross functional collaboration and building trusted relationships (with Regulatory, Reg CMC, Portfolio Management etc)
- Leads the planning, preparation, and submission of regulatory documents (e.g., eCTD, IND, NDA) to health authorities, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment.
- Determines Submission Sciences support model and resource allocation.
- Supports IT initiatives including acquisitions, divestitures, software upgrades, and new software solutions
- Develop and manage budgets related to Annual Operating Plan (AOP) including purchase orders and contracts.
What You’ll Do
- Operational leadership for Submission Manager Deliverables: Accountable across the portfolio, ensures that all aspects of global electronic submissions and documents meet regulatory agency and Biogen submission standards and technical requirements.
- Demonstrates expert knowledge of submission or technology-related Global Health authority guidelines/regulations.
- Interacts with regulatory authorities for technical inquiries.
- Responsible for operating model, project assignments and work allocations.
- Financial Responsibilities: Develops and manages budgets related to Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Creates purchase orders and performs invoice review.
- Drive organizational excellence and process Improvements: Leads Regulatory process improvement initiatives and actively engages stakeholders across the enterprise.
- Responsible for the current and future state of submission sciences, influencing business, and identifying new technologies to meet the demands of a rapidly changing industry.
- Develops technical strategies that maximize the effectiveness of the systems (those planned, as well as those in place) to ensure efficiency and accuracy to driving change, both internally and externally, while maintaining the company’s best interest.
- People Leadership: Demonstrates leadership within Submission Sciences and GRA and SABR teams while developing each team member by mentoring, providing feedback, seeking opportunities for new experiences, and living the Biogen values.
- Ensures appropriate and robust training for team members to execute job functions.
- Manages the day-to-day submission sciences responsibilities, including the overall planning and management of resources to effectively support timely and quality submissions/deliverables to global regulatory authorities.
Who You Are
The Submission Sciences/Regulatory Operations team at Biogen is searching for an energetic and motivated professional to lead the delivery of timely and quality submissions to global regulatory authorities for both major submissions and lifecycle management.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree (life sciences preferable)
In-depth, hands-on, experience with industry standard eCTD publishing software. - 10-15 years hands-on and in a leadership role publishing for IND/CTA/BLA/MDA/MAA for US, EU, and other global markets.
- 10-15 years of experience within Regulatory Operations and publishing
- Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Life Science industry experience
- SME in ICH, FDA, and EMA guidelines and awareness of evolving regulatory environment
- Experience with Regulatory Processes and Systems
- Ability to lead within matrix and influence without authority through formal channels and informal network
- Financial acumen, with an ability to evaluate budgets, and business case development
- Strong skills in people management
Preferred Skills
- Master’s in relevant discipline preferred
Additional Information
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
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What We Do
Through cutting-edge science and medicine, Biogen discovers, develops and delivers innovative therapies worldwide for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 1978, Biogen is a pioneer in biotechnology and today the Company has the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, has introduced the first and only approved treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, and is at the forefront of neurology research for conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Biogen also manufactures and commercializes biosimilars of advanced biologics. With approximately 7000 people worldwide, we are truly a global organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is also home to our research operations. Our international headquarters are based in Zug, Switzerland and we have world-class manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Denmark. We offer therapies globally through direct affiliate presence in 30 countries and a network of distribution partners in over 50 additional countries. For more information, please visit www.biogen.com. Follow us on social media – Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube.
