Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Santa Clara, CA 
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Posted 27 days ago
Job Description

Shockwave Medical, Inc. is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Shockwave Medical aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.



The Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist is an individual contributor that works closely and partners with internal departments to efficiently and effectively meet assigned regulatory requirements for Shockwave Medical, Inc. (SWMI). The Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist combines knowledge of scientific, regulatory, and business issues to ensure that products meet regulatory requirements with a focus on the EU, UK, Switzerland, and other geographies as assigned. Under direction of responsible Regulatory Affairs Management, acts as a decision-maker on regulatory issues, assures that registration/renewal deadlines are met, and supports new product development.
Essential Job Functions
  • Collaboratively interface with a variety of levels on significant matters, often requiring the coordination of activity across organizational units.
  • Outline submission and approval requirements in assigned geographies.
  • In consultation with Regulatory Affairs Management, develop sound regulatory strategies in alignment with business priorities and update strategy based upon regulatory changes.
  • Provide regulatory input and technical guidance to product development and operations teams.
  • Work with product development, quality and operations functions to identify applicable regulations/standards and assist with interpretation and compliance (e.g., ISO and IEC standards, ROHS, regulatory agency guidance documents).
  • In collaboration with cross-functional team members, compile, prepare, review, and submit high-quality regulatory submissions to appropriate authorities on time in assigned geographies. Support international regulatory team with submissions to other geographies as assigned.
  • Communicate application progress to internal stakeholders.
  • In collaboration with the Regulatory Affairs team, evaluate and maintain current regulatory policies, processes, procedures.
  • Effectively communicate, prepare, and negotiate internally with cross-functional teams.
  • Evaluate proposed design, clinical and manufacturing changes for regulatory impact in compliance with Regulatory requirements.
  • Prepare and maintain annual licenses, registrations/listings for assigned geographies in a timely manner.
  • Support product safety evaluation and reporting (e.g., Vigilance) as required by country regulation.
  • Provide regulatory input for product recalls and recall communications.
  • Support quality system and technical file/design dossier audits.
  • Maintain regulatory files and tracking databases as required
  • Identify emerging issues.
  • Exercise good and ethical judgment within policy and regulations.
  • Perform multiple tasks concurrently with accuracy.
  • Provide guidance to functional groups in the development of relevant data to complete a regulatory submission.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • Minimum 5 years of regulatory affairs experience in the medical device industry with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience. Degree in science, math, engineering, medical, or other technical fields and Class III medical device experience are preferred.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
  • Must be able to travel as needed, approximately 4 times a year.
  • Working knowledge of applicable regulatory guidelines, policies and regulations.
  • Experience with pre- and post-market medical device submissions such as, EU Technical Files, Design Dossiers. Experience with international submissions is a plus (UK, EU MDR, SwissMedDO).
  • Ability to outline sound regulatory strategy in alignment with regulations and business priorities.
  • Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills with diverse audiences and personnel.
  • Able to follow scientific arguments, identify regulatory scientific data needs and solve regulatory issues.
  • Must be highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously and effectively prioritize projects and tasks.
  • Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.
  • Some medical device software engineering background or experience is preferred.
  • Proficiency in MS Word, MS Teams, Excel, Adobe and Power Point
  • Fluency in English required, along with proficiency in any additional language such as French, German, Spanish or Italian, is considered advantageous.
Benefits
Shockwave Medical offers competitive total compensation packages in line with market requirements.

Shockwave Medical Inc. is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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