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Clinical Regulatory Writing Associate Director

The Fountain Group
Gaithersburg, MD Contractor
POSTED ON 9/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/23/2026
Location: Remote

Pay Rate: $76/hr

Duration: 12 Months

Job Description

The Clinical Regulatory Writing Associate Director will lead clinical regulatory writing activities across a complex portfolio of pharmaceutical drug development programs. This role focuses on authoring complex, label-focused clinical-regulatory documents, interpreting clinical data, and driving strategic communications aligned with regulatory requirements, submission strategies, and quality standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Independently manage clinical regulatory writing activities across multiple drug development programs.
  • Author complex clinical-regulatory documents in compliance with regulatory, technical, and quality standards.
  • Lead strategic communications for clinical development and regulatory submission teams.
  • Develop the clinical Submission Communication Strategy (cSCS) when acting as submission lead.
  • Lead internal and external authoring teams and oversee vendor medical writing deliverables.
  • Interpret complex clinical data and translate findings into clear, accurate, label-focused messages.
  • Conduct strategic reviews of clinical-regulatory documents and drive continuous improvement in writing processes.
  • Support the development of Clinical Regulatory Writing Managers.

Education

  • Master’s degree in Life Sciences or an appropriate scientific discipline required.
  • Ph.D. in a scientific discipline preferred.

Required Skills

  • Significant medical writing experience in the pharmaceutical industry or CRO.
  • Clinical regulatory writing and complex regulatory document authoring.
  • Drug development knowledge across clinical development, launch, and lifecycle management.
  • Clinical data interpretation and label-focused regulatory communications.
  • Clinical Submission Communication Strategy (cSCS) development.
  • Regulatory, technical, and quality requirements for clinical-regulatory documentation.
  • Clinical regulatory submission support and strategic document review.
  • Vendor medical writing oversight and authoring team leadership.

Preferred Skills

  • Ph.D. in a scientific discipline.
  • Experience supporting complex clinical development programs across multiple therapeutic areas.
  • Experience driving clinical regulatory writing process improvements and operational excellence.

Salary : $76

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