Regulatory Affairs, Self Care Lead

Regulatory Affairs, Self Care Lead

What we do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated.  We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role reports to:

Vice President Regulatory Affairs NA

Location:

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and dynamic US and Global regulatory affairs lead to drive regulatory strategy and compliance for OTC drugs, medical devices, and OTC switch. This role is pivotal in shaping global regulatory pathways, ensuring compliance, and supporting business growth through proactive regulatory engagement.
 

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Strategy

• Provides strategic input and technical guidance on global regulatory requirements for OTC drugs, medical devices, and OTC switch to enable product innovation and market access to product development teams.
• Evaluates risks of product and clinical safety issues during clinical phases and recommends regulatory solutions.
• Evaluates proposed preclinical, clinical and manufacturing changes for regulatory filing solutions
• Monitors implementation of regulatory strategies relative to product and clinical safety issues identified
• Provides regulatory guidance on strategy for proposed product claims/labeling and provided clinical and non-clinical data, to ensure compliance with the local regulatory requirements and to optimize the proposed product positioning.
• Prepares cross functional teams for interactions with regulatory authorities including FDA meetings
• Strong knowledge of FDA and monograph system, NDA pathway, 510(K) De Novo, EU MDR, and International Regulatory Frameworks.

Regulatory Compliance

• Critically assesses the impact of changing regulations on preapproval and post approval strategies and approaches and advises internal stakeholders on a course of action.
• Provides in-depth understanding and ability to incorporate regulatory strategies to expedite development for products
• Negotiates with regulatory authorities on complex issues throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ensure that all applicable Processes, SOPs and working instructions are adhered to.
• Support internal and external audits and inspections in collaboration with quality function
• Identifies the need for and manages the development and execution of new regulatory procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Identify local process improvement opportunities and ensure implementation of relevant global or regional regulatory initiatives

Regulatory Advocacy

• Remains up-to-date on scientific and clinical advances that impact healthcare product development and assesses the relationship to regulation and regulatory issues.
• Drive new approaches to improve the development, review and oversight of regulatory frameworks for healthcare products.
• Engages with stakeholder groups to help shape science based regulatory decision making as required.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• Relevant bachelor’s degree or higher 
• 10+yrs related regulatory experience 
• Expertise across a broad spectrum of Regulatory classifications including OTC drug Products, Cosmetics, RX-to-OTC Switch and/or Medical Devices
• Solid understanding of regulatory/medical/safety/quality requirements in the markets of relevance
• Excellent knowledge of required regulatory frameworks including OTC drug, medical devices, RX-to-OTC Switch regulation at a minimum
• Excellent personal and people leadership.
• Broad knowledge of consumer healthcare environment and product development.

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate and express concepts clearly and persuasively both verbally and in writing, particularly when simplifying complex regulatory or technical issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build effective personal networks internally and externally.
• Highly collaborative with a strong sense of ownership, willing to be held accountable and be rewarded for delivering results.
• In-depth knowledge of the business, organizational goals, Regulatory Affairs function, and cross functional business partners to make informed business decisions and create and execute business strategies. Ability to represent RA function on cross-functional teams and governance forums. 
• High degree of organizational and analytical skills, able to demonstrate sound judgment & develop creative solutions
• Ability to work autonomously as a high impact individual contributor driving projects with strong strategic problem solving skills.

What’s in it for you

$194,650.00 - $274,800.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.