Director, CMC Regulatory Affairs

Altimmune (NASDAQ: ALT) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for obesity and liver diseases. Our pipeline includes next-generation peptide therapeutics for the treatment of obesity, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), and alcohol use disorder (AUD). For more information, please visit www.altimmune.com.

Job Description: This individual will be responsible for providing global regulatory CMC support throughout the product lifecycle (e.g., regulatory strategies, preparation of CMC filings and submissions for regulatory applications, development of regulatory submission timelines, and regulatory intelligence). This position reports to the Head of Regulatory Affairs.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for high-quality CMC regulatory submissions in support of approval of global marketing and clinical trial applications
• Manages all aspects of regulatory CMC activities, assists in the development of regulatory submission timelines, and ensures execution to meet corporate goals
• Responsible for the preparation of all CMC sections/information filed in support of global clinical trial and marketing applications; ensures all CMC regulatory filings are prepared accurately and completed in a timely manner
• Manages global CMC regulatory projects as assigned, assists in the development of relevant timelines, and ensures execution to meet corporate goals
• Performs regulatory assessments of CMC changes, identifying global regulatory filing requirements
• Responsible for submission of supporting amendments and updates to relevant applications for CMC-related changes
• Manages the preparation and submission of formal CMC-related regulatory meeting requests and briefing packages, and coordinates meetings with regulatory agencies
• Leads CMC-related FDA meetings and interfaces with regulatory/competent authorities, negotiating resolution of regulatory issues affecting Altimmune’s development programs
• Interprets FDA regulations/guidelines governing drugs, devices, and biologics and advises Senior Management on pertinent regulatory intelligence
• Represents and participates in project/program teams and sub-teams, as required
• Participates in the development, review, and implementation of departmental SOPs and processes.

Job Requirements (Essential knowledge, skills, and attributes):

• M.S/Ph.D. degree in chemistry, pharmaceutical science, engineering, or a related discipline is preferred, with a minimum of 5-10 years of regulatory CMC or CMC-related experience in the biotech/pharma industry
• Experience in CMC regulatory lifecycle management, including compiling, reviewing, and managing CMC modules of eCTD submissions
• Operational experience in regulatory submissions management, compiling and managing eCTD submissions, and formal correspondence and liaison with regulatory agencies
• Ability to interpret FDA Regulations, EU Directives, and global regulatory guidelines governing CMC filing requirements for approval of marketing and clinical trial applications for drugs and biological products
• Excellent planning, organization, and project management skills, including the ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience and knowledge in the preparation of global regulatory submissions (e.g., original IND/IND amendments, CTAs)
• Must be self-motivated with a positive attitude and the ability to work well with others
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Altimmune provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.