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Director, Regulatory Affairs CMC – Biologics

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Director, Regulatory Affairs CMC – Biologics to provide strategic and operational regulatory leadership across the biologics product lifecycle. This role is ideal for a senior regulatory professional who enjoys leading complex CMC submissions, advising clients, and partnering closely with cross‑functional teams.

Reporting to the Director, Regulatory Affairs – CMC, you will have overall responsibility for CMC aspects of regulatory submissions, regulatory strategy, health authority interactions, and post‑approval lifecycle management.

What You’ll Do

As a senior leader and subject‑matter expert, you will:

• Lead and manage all CMC regulatory activities for biologics programs across the product lifecycle

• Oversee CMC components of regulatory submissions, including CTAs, INDs, NDSs, NDAs, BLAs, and NSNs

• Act as the CMC regulatory SME, advising project teams on strategy, risk, and key decision points

• Support and participate in health authority interactions and agency meetings

• Manage post‑approval changes and lifecycle management activities

• Partner with internal teams, CROs, CMOs, clients, and regulatory agencies to deliver high‑quality outcomes

• Serve as a trusted client contact, supporting scoping, quoting, deliverable review, and invoice reconciliation

• Manage key client accounts to ensure deliverables, timelines, and expectations are met

• Lead multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing effectively to meet tight timelines and budgets

• Stay current with evolving global regulations and guidance to provide up‑to‑date regulatory advice

• Lead, mentor, and develop team members through clear delegation, coaching, and planning

• Maintain and contribute to internal SOPs and job aids

What You Bring:

Education & Experience

• Post‑secondary degree in biological, pharmaceutical, chemical, engineering sciences, or a related field
• 10–15 years of direct CMC Regulatory Affairs experience, with a strong focus on biologics
• Hands‑on experience authoring and/or reviewing Module 3, and leading or supporting health authority interactions
• Proven leadership experience and/or regulatory consulting background

Technical Expertise

• Direct experience with a range of submission types, including:
  • Writing/reviewing Module 3 and Module 2.3 for CTAs, INDs, NDSs, NDAs, and BLAs
  • Drug substance and drug product CMC sections
  • Control strategy, specifications, stability, analytical methods, validation, comparability, and viral safety
• Strong understanding of Health Canada and FDA CMC regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of Environment Canada New Substances Regulations

Skills & Strengths

• Strong project and people leadership skills
• Strategic thinker with practical problem‑solving ability for complex regulatory issues
• Comfortable leading in a cross‑functional, multidisciplinary environment
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and dependable with deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation and stakeholder‑management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office tools

Why Join Us

• Work on innovative biologics programs across the full product lifecycle
• Play a visible leadership role with real strategic impact
• Collaborate with experienced, science‑driven teams and global clients
• Balance hands‑on regulatory work with client engagement and team leadership

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Accessibility Policy

Cencora is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. When requested, Cencora will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and hiring processes and during employment.

As per ESA legislation, this role is excluded from pay transparency requirements in Ontario
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