Head of Regulatory Information Management Systems and Digitalisation

Overview

Job Description Summary At Sandoz, our Purpose is pioneering access for patients.

Regulatory Information Management Systems (RIMS) and Digitalisation requires a blend of regulatory domain expertise, systems leadership, digital transformation capability, and a strong focus on automation and AI-enabled process optimisation. They will be a key member of project teams responsible for system definition, selection and implementation and take a lead role in evaluating and proposing ongoing process and system improvements aligned with developments based on industry best practice.

This role ensures that RIMS platforms, business processes, automation solutions, and emerging AI technologies are designed and operated to deliver high-quality regulatory data, efficient submission operations, and seamless Health Authority interactions. The role drives the digital transformation of regulatory affairs, enabling scalable, compliant, and future-ready regulatory operations, processes and ways of working to ensure positive, reliable and repeatable outcomes. They will act as system owners responding to requests for solutions pertaining to but not limited to data gathering/reporting and aiding users in more complex system tasks or troubleshooting.

The role also requires the candidate to have complete oversight and responsibility for coordinating the training and support activities to all end users of systems for which RA are the business owners, this includes ownership of all training materials including responsibility and oversight for the creation and maintenance to ensure training compliance for all end users.

• Leadership of RIMS Strategy and Delivery:
  Own the global RIMS strategy, ensuring the system supports end-to-end regulatory processes, data standards, and lifecycle management. Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of RIMS capabilities, including integrations with document management, safety, quality, and manufacturing systems. Define and maintain regulatory business processes that align with system capabilities and global regulatory requirements. Oversee system upgrades, enhancements, and user experience improvements to ensure stability, usability, and compliance.
• Digitalisation and Automation of Regulatory Processes:
  Develop and execute a digitalisation roadmap that modernises regulatory operations through workflow automation, structured data, and intelligent process design. Identify opportunities to automate manual regulatory tasks, such as metadata capture, submission tracking, Health Authority correspondence management, and lifecycle updates. Partner with IT and automation teams to implement robotic process automation (RPA), low-code workflows, and intelligent document processing solutions.
• Exploration and Deployment of AI Opportunities:
  Lead the investigation and evaluation of AI technologies that can enhance regulatory processes, including NLP, machine learning, generative AI, and predictive analytics. Develop AI-enabled use cases such as automated document classification, impact assessments, regulatory intelligence scanning, and predictive submission planning. Ensure AI solutions are implemented responsibly, with appropriate governance, validation, and compliance controls.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Partner with Regulatory Affairs, CMC, Safety, Quality, Supply Chain, and IT to ensure regulatory systems and data support cross-functional needs. Direct involvement in STEP and AURORA initiatives leading the regulatory pathways required for success in these corporate projects with a primary focus on business process optimisation and efficiency gains for all regulatory processes including those that interface with larger more complex end to end processes that span multiple functions and stakeholders.
  
  Represent regulatory digitalisation in enterprise-level digital transformation initiatives and governance forums. Collaborate with affiliates and regional teams to ensure global adoption and consistency of processes and systems.
• Team Leadership and Capability Building:
  Lead a global team responsible for RIMS administration, regulatory digitalisation, automation, and data…