Advisor – Global Regulatory Affairs CMC Biologicals

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals! As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

Role Overview

The purpose of the Advisor – Global Regulatory Affairs CMC Biologicals role is to work cross‑functionally with Elanco R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and other Elanco departments in support of the authorization and maintenance of registrations with global regulatory agencies for the biological products. The role also executes CMC regulatory functions necessary to support geo‑expansion activities for currently registered veterinary biological products as well as new innovations in the biological space.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop regulatory CMC strategy for post‑approval changes and geo‑expansion of marketed biological products, focusing on creativity and innovation, maximizing business benefit while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Maintain a positive collaboration and partnership with internal groups in R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and global regulatory business partners of Elanco.
• Lead CMC regulatory pre‑submission preparation and proactively communicate CMC regulatory strategy, key issues, and other critical topics throughout the product lifecycle to interdisciplinary project teams, applying the global strategy into submissions.
• Ensure required documentation and any content and/or timelines for global submissions are communicated to the appropriate teams and tracked according to functional procedures.
• Author high‑quality CMC regulatory documentation for submission, applying global regulatory CMC strategies while assuring regulatory compliance.
• Stay abreast of changing regulatory guidelines and requirements or industry technical trends and proactively share the information within the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• Excellent understanding of EU regulatory legislation for veterinary vaccines.
• Fluent in English and German.
• 8+ years in Global Regulatory Affairs, preferably within vaccines, biotechnology, CMC, etc.
• Experience in developing regulatory CMC strategy for Europe (EMA) and most of the world countries is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, including scientific writing.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to leverage new technologies.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally and influence decisions in a matrix environment.

Additional Information

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