Stryker

Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Stryker  •  Cork, IE (Hybrid)  •  16 days ago
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Job Description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

(23 month fixed term contract)

Key Areas of Responsibility:

  • Assesses regulatory intelligence to assist in the development of local, regional, and global regulatory strategies
  • Evaluates the regulatory environment and contributes to providing internal advice throughout the product lifecycle (e.g., concept, development, manufacturing, marketing) to ensure product compliance
  • Anticipates regulatory obstacles and emerging issues throughout the product lifecycle and develops solutions
  • Identifies requirements and potential obstacles for market access distribution (federal, provincial/territorial state, reimbursement, purchasing groups, etc.)
  • Assists in the development of regulatory strategy and updates strategy based upon regulatory changes
  • Evaluates proposed products for regulatory classification and jurisdiction
  • Determines requirements (local, national, international) and options for regulatory submission, approval pathways, and compliance activities
  • Provides regulatory information and guidance for product development and planning throughout the product lifecycle to the regulatory groups and others within the organization
  • Compares regulatory outcomes with initial product concepts and recommends changes or refinements based on initial regulatory outcomes
  • Negotiates with regulatory authorities throughout the product lifecycle
  • Identifies the need for new regulatory procedures, SOPs, and participates in development and implementation
  • Helps train stakeholders on current and new regulatory requirements to ensure organization-wide compliance
  • Assists other departments in the development of SOPs to ensure regulatory compliance
  • Provides regulatory input and technical guidance on global regulatory requirements to product development teams
  • Advises stakeholders of regulatory requirements for quality, preclinical, and clinical data to meet applicable regulations
  • Assesses the acceptability of quality, preclinical, and clinical document for submission filing to comply with applicable regulations
  • Evaluates proposed preclinical, clinical, and manufacturing changes for regulatory filing solutions and proposes plans/strategizes (if appropriate) for changes that do not require submissions
  • Provides knowledge and guidance on preapproval inspections, GCP inspections, and clinical investigator relationships
  • Identifies, monitors, and submits applicable reports or notifications to regulatory authorities during the clinical research process
  • Provides regulatory information and guidance for proposed product claims/labeling
  • Ensures that the clinical and nonclinical data, in conjunction with regulatory strategy, are consistent with the regulatory requirements and support the proposed product claims
  • Prepares and submits electronic and paper regulatory submissions according to applicable regulatory requirements and guidelines
  • Monitors the progress of the regulatory authority review process through appropriate communications with the agency
  • Communicates and interacts with regulatory authorities before and during the development and review of a regulatory submission through appropriate communication tools
  • Works with cross-functional teams for interactions with regulatory authorities including panel meetings and advisory committees

Education / Work Experience:

  • BS in Engineering, Science, or related degree; or MS in Regulatory Science
  • Typically a minimum of 2 years’ experience
  • MS or RAC(s) preferred

Knowledge / Competencies:

  • Project management, writing, coordination, and execution of regulatory items
  • Perform technical and scientific regulatory activities
  • Usually works with minimum supervision, conferring with superior on unusual matters
  • Assignments are broad in nature, requiring originality and ingenuity
  • Has some latitude for unreviewed action or decision

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Travel Percentage: None

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About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.

Facts:

● 2024 Sales: $22.6 billion

● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

● Employees: 53,000 worldwide

● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020

● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide

● $1.5 billion spent on research and development in 2024

● ~14,200 patents owned globally in 2024

● Products sold in ~75 countries

● Fortune 500 Company

● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces

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Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Kalamazoo, MI
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