Senior Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist/Associate

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The Position

Roche Pharma is seeking a Senior Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist/Associate to join their team in Johannesburg.
Your main purpose is to effect registration of medicines and obtain approval for new indications of products according to the business strategy, as well as maintain current product dossiers

Key Challenges
 

Strategic /Tactical/Planning



* Advising on the most suitable time for submitting dossiers/new indications according to Roche Global timeframes and ensuring registration/ approval by the health authority in the shortest possible time.


* Coordinate, monitor and supervise timeous submission and maintenance of dossiers in accordance with corporate and local directives, guidelines, SOP’s and legislative requirements.


* Gather, analyse and communicate internal and external regulatory intelligence. 


* Provide regulatory expertise and input into cross-functional Affiliate business strategies (e.g.

market access, medical affairs, promotional activities, public policy, technical assessments, technical agreements, local manufacturing/packaging activities, legal issues, etc.)


* Develop innovative, risk-based registration plans and submission strategies for Affiliate products with limited guidance from DRA Management. 


* Represent Affiliate Regulatory in cross-functional teams.


* Handling more complex or larger-scale products to support, take a lead on special projects, and help on-board and train less experienced DRA colleagues in the assigned affiliate

Operational


* To monitor that Roche Pharma complies with all aspects of local legislation relating to medicines and pharmacy practice as well as other internal guidelines, directives and SOP’s, identify anomalies and implement corrective action.


* Review and prioritise the product registration portfolio and align it with the business needs and objectives, in line with market trends and developments.


* Compile dossiers and submit in accordance with corporate, legislative and health authority requirements and are executed timeously.


* Manage complex or larger scale products to support, take a lead on special projects, and help on-board and train DRA colleagues.


* Assist the Product Teams with the approval of advertising materials and reviewing and aligning with the legal advertising requirements.


* Collaborate with Quality Assurance in the final approval of packaging materials for the commercial pack

Customer Focus and Stakeholder Management


* Pro...