Regulatory Affairs Specialist

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is one of the world's largest medical device manufacturers, operating as a global enterprise with over 40,000 employees worldwide. It provides innovative, non-invasive medical devices to its clients and plays a vital role in advancing medical practices by enhancing patient health, making a significant impact on the healthcare industry.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Ensures rapid and timely approvals for respective product lines by plans on all product registration, manage all product registrations' preparation and documentation.
• Interacts with regulatory agency personnel in order to expedite approval of pending registration and answers any questions on product documentation.
• Provide management team with regular updates on product registration and new regulations from government body.
• Provides input on regulatory- related issues associated with compliance and achieving the business plans.
• Prioritize and plan on product registration for his/her respective product lines.
• Preparing, coordinating and submitting regulatory applications to the local health authority.
• Maintain an active knowledge of the status of pending approvals and shepherd registrations through the approval process.
• Provide the management team with regular updates on product registration.
• Ensure product registrations are reviewed and renewed as required.
• Establish and implement plans to maintain a trusted relationship with the local health authorities through regular meetings, discussions, training and education.
• Lobby the local health authorities using constructive/scientific challenges to regulations. This should include guidance on alternative solutions to country regulatory needs.
• Supports tender operations by timely supply of accurate regulatory documents.
• Establishes relationships with local medical device industry groups and works with industry peers to lobby the Competent Authorities in matters of regulatory issues and to influence local policies.
• Establish and maintain a good working relationship with regional RA peers to gain positive & timely support for document preparation.
• Serves as regulatory consultant to marketing team and government regulatory agencies.
• Complete the mandatory Quality training subject to the defined timeline.
• And ensure compliance with internal Quality system and policy.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Have experience in any of the following
  • Clinical development, R&D or QA experience in the healthcare industry
  • Any job in the medical device industry
  • Regulatory positions in industries other than healthcare (e.g. consumer goods, cosmetics, etc.)
• Able to proactively think, plan and negotiate without adhering to existing strategies and processes
• There is agility to start working even if all the information is not available
• Interpret change positively and move forward
• Possess a business sense that adapts to changing situations
• English skills
  • Business level reading and writing skills (Must be able to handle telephone calls and meetings)

Preferred qualifications:

• Pharmaceutical affairs application experience 5 years or more (less than manager)
• Can independently manage difficult negotiations with business divisions, PMDA, and global
• English skills
  • For potential recruitment, those who are still studying are also welcome.

Salary

7 - 10 million yen

Location

Tokyo