Director, Regulatory Affairs, Strategic Global Labeling (Neuroscience) at AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onTwitter,Facebook,Instagram,YouTubeandLinkedIn.

The Director Regulatory Affairs, Strategic Labeling is responsible for setting strategy and leading cross-functional, multidisciplinary, therapeutic teams, and executing multidivisional initiatives for labeling activities for drugs, devices and combination products in assigned therapeutic area(s). Collects and analyzes labeling issues and trends that affect the business. Possesses and leverages solid understanding of labeling regulations, opinions and guidances of regulatory authorities, political and legal climate and industry practices to ensure that organizational goals are met. Operates independently with recognition of when to consult upper management concerning potential risk. Establishes labeling policy compliant with changing regulatory environment. Manages labeling staff for assigned therapeutic area(s).

Responsibilities

• Develops and directs regulatory labeling strategy planning for or across assigned product group and ensures labeling strategies are in-line with business needs. Presents process, strategy and product labeling (CCDS, US/EU labeling documents) at Senior level meetings (Global Regulatory Forum (GRF), Executive Labeling Committee (ELC), Steering Committee)
• Leads cross functional labeling teams including regulatory, clinical and safety. Manages labeling history and negotiation documentation for assigned products. Provides labeling strategy and direction to teams involved in agency activities. Leads resolution for labeling issues
• Ensures that agreed regulatory strategies or commercial concepts are efficiently implemented in labeling documents, and that labeling strategies are maintained in-line with changing regulatory and business needs. Ensures labeling documents meet R&D and commercial needs
• Develops and implements internal and/or external strategies to proactively influence legislation/ guidelines with impact on AbbVie business, and to address changes in the regulatory environment. Represent company with regulatory agencies on labeling policy topics. May represent company at inspection activities for labeling topics
• Ensures standard interpretation of regulations across projects.
• Develops and manages an effective team. Conducts succession planning. Manages the work of direct reports. Trains new personnel and provides input to new department processes/policies
• Represents company at external labeling meetings with partner companies or industry associations

Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy, Biology, Chemistry or Microbiology
• Preferred Education: Relevant Masters degree preferred. Certification in regulatory affairs a plus
• Required Experience: 10+ years pharmaceutical, regulatory or industry related experience. 8 years in pharmaceutical experience. Proven 3-5 years in a leadership role
• Experience working in a complex and matrix environment
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Strong management skills and multi-disciplinary team management
• Experience working with Health Authority
• Note: Higher education may compensate for years of experience

This role can sit out of Lake County, IL, Florham Park, NJ, or Irvine, CA.

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• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick),medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligibleemployees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentiveprograms.

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