Associate Director, Regulatory

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Associate Director, Regulatory

Associate Director, Clinical Research Regulatory

With the oversight of the Director, the Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs will oversee the portfolio of clinical research undertaken within the department/division. The Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs assists the Director in providing direction and strategic planning for clinical research regulatory operations including overseeing the activities of a Regulatory Office (or Regulatory Program)/reporting regulatory affairs staff, anticipating and planning for changes in the regulations governing clinical research, planning for the regulatory aspects of growth of department/division research activity, and liaising with regulatory groups across the department/division, University, and federal government.

• With the oversight of the Director, the Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs will oversee the portfolio of clinical research undertaken within the department/division. The Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs assists the Director in providing direction and strategic planning for clinical research regulatory operations including overseeing the activities of a Regulatory Office (or Regulatory Program)/reporting regulatory affairs staff, anticipating and planning for changes in the regulations governing clinical research, planning for the regulatory aspects of growth of department/division research activity, and liaising with regulatory groups across the department/division, University, and federal government.
• The Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs will directly oversee, train and mentor any reporting Regulatory Affairs Supervisor and/or Regulatory Affairs Specialist A/B/C. In this capacity, the Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs will have oversight of all regulatory staff, including monitoring workload intensity and tracking deadlines to ensure timely and appropriate regulatory reporting and compliance for any/all clinical research conducted within the department/division.
  
  The Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs will assist the Director in establishing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures for the Regulatory Office (or Regulatory Program) to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements of the University of Pennsylvania and all applicable regulatory bodies. In conjunction with any reporting Regulatory Affairs Supervisor, the Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs will evaluate regulatory staff performance and identify areas for improvement.
• The Associate Director for Regulatory Affairs will serve as the primary point of authority for the Physician-Investigators and clinical research staff on regulatory…