Associate director, regulatory publishing

Associate Director, Regulatory Publishing

Company Name: Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Type of Role: Contract position, Inside IR35

Contract length: 8 months

Location: Remote with some occasional HQ office visits


Looking for opportunities with purpose, impact and possibilities? Our client, Vertex, is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation. As they grow their pipeline at pace, they are strengthening their reputation for creating transformative medicines for people with serious diseases.


General Summary

The Regulatory Publishing Associate Director is accountable for leading publishing activities on a portfolio level and responsible for the maintenance and lifecycle management submissions that are inter-related and dependent on multiple concurrent submissions.

The role will lead complex submission work across programs and provide oversight and planning of outsourced activities.

In addition, the role will work with stakeholders and project teams for the timely delivery of content to be published, as well as advise on standards and expectations of format.

The role is responsible for the accuracy of published output to Vertex and industry standards and health authority requirements.

The Regulatory Publishing Associate Director will be responsible for evaluating and prioritizing process improvement initiatives and working with technical/system groups to drive process improvements for the accurate and quality driven execution of submissions.


Key Responsibilities:

* Manages portfolio views of upcoming submissions and publishing interdependencies and serves as Global Regulatory Publishing subject matter expert.
* Serve as primary point of contact between cross-functional team and regulatory publishing vendor.
* Monitor vendor KPIs, SLAs, and quality metrics; escalate performance issues or capacity constraints.
* Stay current on regulatory publishing trends and best practices, and assess implications for internal processes and vendor partnerships and ensure vendor adherence to company SOPs, global regulatory requirements, and evolving health authority guidance.
* Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and manage submission publishing timelines, publishing strategy, and resource forecasting.
* Ensure submission content is tracked, compiled, validated, and delivered in the required format in compliance with regional requirements.
* Perform quality control (QC) reviews on vendor work to ensure submission content meets regulatory and internal standards.
* Lead or contribute to the development and continuous improvement of publishing processes, templates, checklists, and SOPs.
* Participate in cross-functional or global working groups focused on submission process innovation or regulatory technology and provide training or guidance to stakeholders on publishing timelines and requirements.
* Contribute to long-term resource planning, including publishing capacity needs.


Experience Required:

* Bachelor’s Degree in life sciences or technology area.
* Experience in Regulatory Operations/Publishing or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Extensive experience in industry standard publishing software and validation systems.
* Vendor management/outsourcing experience.
* Ability to prioritize portfolio of publishing activities on selected programs.
* Ability to train and educate other team members and influence cross functional stakeholders in submission ready concept.
* Ability to work with firm deadlines and adapt quickly to changing requirements and priorities.
* Strong organization, written/verbal communication, and attention to detail.
* Knowledge of health authority procedures/guidance's regarding electronic submissions.
* Expert in Electronic Document Management Systems.


Vertex is partnering with Talent Works to manage their international temporary job openings. If you are successful in your application, you will be employed by Talent Works to work on a temporary assignment at Vertex.