Local Regulatory Representative Turkey

Position purpose

• Local Regulatory Responsible (LRR) oversees Local Regulatory Support (LRS) role to ensure effective decision making and smooth operations and acts as the first escalation point for LRS challenges.

• LRR focuses on local regulatory requirements and Health Authority (HA) national engagements.

• The key interactions are with local external stakeholders e.g. Health Authorities, Local industry association(s), In Market commercial counterpart and Regional Regulatory Lead (RRL) counterparts in respective GRAS Regional team

Leadership

• Supervises LRS(s) within the same country to encourage strong decision-making and facilitate smooth daily operations

• Act as (local, first) escalation point for any challenges arising amongst LRR/LRS teams and (if required) effectively escalating those challenges to the respective Director RA/PV Cluster Head

Strategy (execution) & management

• Provide local inputs to develop and execute innovative regulatory strategies for new product registrations and lifecycle management activities; monitor and report progress consistently to stakeholders

• Ensure strict compliance with local regulations, actively participating in policy activities with industry groups and trade associations. Act as Regulatory Affairs (RA) representative in audit/inspection and ensure readiness and timely CAPA closure in alignment with other functions

Strategy (execution) & management

• Stay updated on local regulatory requirements, guidelines, and industry trends to ensure compliance with evolving regulation and subsequently communicate requirements to GRAS and local staff; participate actively in regulatory meetings, forums, and conferences to stay informed share insights and best practices within the organization

RA support and stakeholder engagement

• Act as primary interface with local HAs, industry groups, and trade associations, representing the company's regulatory interests and fostering positive relationships; lead in-country regulatory processes, acting as the final contact point with HAs for licenses, partner regulatory licenses, and market access collaborations

• Prepare, organize and coordinate local specific documentation e.g. module 1 to meet national submission requirements and be responsible for keeping up-to-date local national systems as per local legislation

• Provide critical support for implementation of local legislation, promotional material review, interpretation of regulations and regulatory agency expectations as well as lead regulatory strategies for product launches and integrations at affiliate level

• Support regional regulatory TA teams within GRAS, for efficient planning and submission preparation according to local requirements and business needs; monitor status of submitted regulatory activities with local health authorities

• Act as primary RA representative for local ComOps: adopt a business perspective, explore opportunities and translate this thinking into actionable plans that fit with strategy

• Keep RIMS up to date with local activity and ensure compliance KPIs are adequately kept on track

• Ensure compliant labeling (SmPC, PIL, packaging) and manage timely updates including translation, and promotional material review

Profile requirements:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent secondary education e.g. natural sciences (biology, chemistry with pharmacological focus)

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) preferred in e.g., law, legal affairs, natural sciences (biology, chemistry with pharmacological focus)

• 5+ years of (local) regulatory knowledge and experience in a regulatory authority facing role; i.e. comprehensive understanding of regional and global regulatory requirements, guidelines and processes

• Leadership experience

• In-depth expertise on local health authority management

• Project management skills and leadership skills; i.e. proven experience in managing e.g. regulatory submissions, timelines and cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful product registrations and compliance

• Experience in managing ComOps Stakeholders: matching influencing style to stakeholders to maximise impact and effectiveness of GRAS expertise, proactively identifying opportunities to influence stakeholders on business critical decisions and employing a systematic approach to influence key internal stakeholders based on business needs and objectives

• Experience in successfully dealing with rapid change

• Fluent in Turkish and English, oral and written

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor  visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

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