Global Regulatory Affairs Manager - Medical Device
Karo Healthcare
- Stockholm
- Permanent
- Heltid
- Product Portfolio management and strategies
- To assure life cycle management of the technical dossier of medical devices according to ISO 13485 and related regulations and communicate with regulatory bodies. This work will include work on areas such as risk management, biocompatibility, shelf life and post market surveillance.
- To set the regulatory strategy for compliance of the medical device portfolios.
- To collaborate with the Medical Affairs team on clinical evaluation compliance (medical device), with related standards and regulations, to set the pre-clinical, clinical and post marketing follow-up strategies to plan the work.
- To act as sparring partner to the brand manager and support in setting the brand plans from a regulatory perspective.
- Support product claim/indication substantiation.
- To assure impact assessment of changes as applicable and assure compliance upon product development and/or design changes. Assuring ISO and EC compliance upon development and change.
- To establish the regulatory strategy in different projects such as NPD (new product development) and be the RA representative in the project group.
- To act as the regulatory business contact with partners distributing Karo products and ensure regulatory compliance in those markets through labelling review, country registrations etc.
- To support international registrations as part of the business development of Karo and assure continuous growth and expanded business of Karo.
- Project management & ownership: project participation and milestone delivery.
- Design change to DHF for new product development as well as in change controls and update technical files.
- Assure RA communication for product development/design change and RA evaluation/submission of change to notified bodies.
- Ensuring appropriate production from lab scale to commercial scale including validation and qualification in close collaboration with QA team.
- Assuring technical documentation for stability protocol and report.
- Management of internal & external partners: effectively manage internal & external partners to ensure best-in-class communication and support.
- A possibility to take on the role as Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance (PRRC) and co-operate with Karo´s other PRRCs in this role.
- Communication: proactively communicates project status, help needed, possible delays etc. to all relevant parties and proposes solutions for any issues.
- Research: effectively conducts scientific research in order to address the needs of internal & external partners for commercial and technical issues.
- Process improvements: proposes ways to improve the existing processes.
- Higher education in Engineering/Natural Science
- Excellent computer skills including experience with systems and databases
- Fluent verbal and written English
- Knowledge in MDD/MDR and ISO13485. FDA regulation knowledge is a plus
- Working experience in cross-functional projects concerning both commercial and technical aspects of business, in the Life Science industry
- Working experience in an international environment within regulated industry for medical devices, 5-10 years’ experience
- Excellent communicator; able to handle many and various types of contacts
- Good understanding and management of business relations
- Good understanding of scientific and technical documentation
- Able to prioritize and handle a varied and sometimes heavy workload
- Work well under pressure and strict deadlines
- Project planning skills and delivery of tasks within set timelines
- Initiate necessary communication with colleagues, suppliers, customers when needed and follow up
- Team oriented
- Positive mindset and “can do” attitude
- Opportunity to create, grow, and encourage
- Apart from a competitive salary pack, there are lots of growth opportunities to meet your personal ambitions
- Flexible schedule and life work balance
- Responsibility for exciting and challenging projects that have a direct, visible impact on our customers and the industry
- Very positive work environment in a young, international, and motivated team
- Start-up spirit while being a part of the large international organization with strong values