Director, Science and Regulatory Policy Europe

Job Description

The Science and Regulatory Policy (SRP) team advocates for policy priorities that support the pipeline and portfolio for Research & Development and our companys business goals developing wider support for our causes and maintaining a strong reputation as a science-led biopharmaceutical innovative leader. We work in partnership with all of the R&D divisions to define and implement a prioritised policy and advocacy plan that advances business goals.

Our team is expanding hence we are recruiting for a Director Science and Regulatory Policy Europe to be based in Moorgate London as a primary location. Other locations in Europe such as Spain and Portugal will be considered.

• The successful candidate will perform the role from their respective country.
• Travel for this role is approximately 30% of the time.
• We operate on a hybrid working policy across our company locations.

The Science Regulatory Policy team comprises of four contributing teams:

• Global Regulatory Policy (SRP)
• Data & Advanced Digital Technology Policy (DADTP)
• Evidence Policy and
• Clinical Research Policy.

What you will do in this role:

• Develop and deliver strategic leadership for policy priorities to support our pipeline and portfolio
• Advocate for and anticipate policy change that affects our research and development activities worldwide and innovation environment
• Advise and provide insights for our research and development senior leadership on critical developments in the global policy environment that impact our pipeline and portfolio
• Take leadership for coordinating and aligning policy development and activity across research and development with focus on the Development and Regulatory organisations
• Leadership for strategy and coordination of R&D External Policy relationships to meet priorities
• Building our companys share of voice and influence extramurally to support the company enterprise policy agenda

You will:

• Shape and influence European science evidence and data/digital policy agendas to proactively enable R&D productivity scientific leadership and competitive pipeline advancement
• Drive early translation of emerging policy legislative and regulatory developments into decisionready insights risks and strategic options for pipeline portfolio evidence generation and access
• Set and advance company policy priorities on European science evidence data governance and advanced digital technologies ensuring alignment with R&D scientific strategy and enterprise innovation objectives
• Lead the development and execution of coordinated company policy positions and advocacy strategies on European legislative and regulatory initiatives mobilising crossfunctional alignment to shape outcomes
• Provide strategic leadership on European data and advanced digital technology policy including data integrity privacy security AI/ML digital health and cloudenabled collaboration to accelerate science and scale innovation
• Build and leverage strategic relationships with European and globally influential policymakers regulators research institutions and multilateral organisations to anticipate inflection points and influence policy direction
• Position the company as a scienceled industry leader by representing our company in external policy forums industry associations and professional settings
• Deliver forwardlooking policy analyses and executive briefings that inform senior R&D and company leadership on strategic choices tradeoffs and actions

What you need:

Required qualifications experience and skills:

• University Degree is required preferably in science health care public health or health policy; may be accompanied by a masters degree in science health care public health health policy or law
• Substantial experience in pharmaceutical biotech regulatory or science policy environments
• Proven experience in developing and articulating sciencebased policy positions white papers comment letters and briefing materials for senior leadership and external stakeholders
• Experience engaging in global science policy environments including US and European legislative regulatory and policy frameworks
• Experience advising senior leaders on science policy implications risk and strategic positioning

Preferred:

• Postgraduate degree in science policy health policy or law
• Skilled with AI Data and Real World Evidence.
• Broad understanding of pharmaceutical R&D including clinical development evidence generation or innovative development approaches
• Demonstrated leadership or active participation in industry trade associations scientific societies or multistakeholder policy initiatives
• Experience in working in the field of pharmaceutical/biotechnology development

Competencies/Skills

• Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills with superb written and oral and
• communication skills
• Strong interpersonal writing and communication skills with ability to demonstrate analytic thinking excellent presentation and negotiation skills
• Ability to thrive in a cross-functional team environment with a global mindset
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken)
• Data savvy with an eye for detail

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