Senior Regulatory Affairs CMC Specialist at Lonza Biologics Inc. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Job Description:

Today, Lonza is one of the world’s largest healthcare manufacturing organizations operating across five continents.' While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is dedicated people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

This position will work onsite in Portsmouth, NH 3 days per week.

The Senior Regulatory Affairs CMC Specialist will support the site and customer related regulatory affairs and CMC project activities. This person will work collaboratively with company personnel to co-ordinate the regulatory work stream elements for RA CMC compliance and/or RA CMC writing and review activities for Lonza Biologics Manufacturing customers. The Sr. Specialist will also provide regulatory support and advice for internal and external customers in line with defined Regulatory plans and in response to ad-hoc questions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the preparation and/or review of scientific and technical information suitable for Health Authority submission in conformance with applicable Lonza procedures.


• Inform customers of Lonza’s Regulatory process for dossier preparation and completion.


• Lead the preparation and/or review of customer clinical (e.g IMPD/INDs) and contribute to commercial (e.g. MAA/BLAs) submissions.


• Preparation and/or review of responses to agency submission review questions.


• Preparation and review of customer variation submissions.


• Preparation of documents to support customer scientific advice meetings and development of regulatory strategy with customers.


• Support for site inspections and audits, improvement and development projects.


• Perform Regulatory assessments for deviations and change controls


• Provide support for VCNs and other project team queries, as requested.


• Maintenance of Lonza site Facility registrations with regulatory agencies and plant-level documentation (e.g. Site Master File and Japan FMA).


• Creation and maintenance of Lonza Drug Master Files as appropriate for site activities.


• Prepare source documents (facility and equipment appendices) for customer RoW submissions including certifications and attestations where applicable.


• Internal regulatory support for operation and control eg:

-Interpretation of EU, US and other global regulatory requirements to support compliance in all phases of contract manufacturing of Biological products.

-Support site-specific regulatory documentation and activities.

-Maintain transparency of information across regulatory function.

Key Requirements:

• Preferred candidate will have a bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience in Life Sciences field


• 3+ years and significant related RA experience


• Familiarity with the CMC dossier, specifically modules 3.2.S, 3.2.P for biologics/MAB formulations


• Experience writing or drafting BLA/IND/IMPD applications to multiple health authorities (i.e. USFDA, EMA, China, Japan, rest of world)


• Strong proficiency MS Office applications.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.