Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist supporting regulatory activities for Cochlear's implantable hearing technologies in Japan. Collaborating across functions to drive efficient product registrations and compliance.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain an effective NCC project management system to share regulatory affairs project information and accelerate product approval processes.
Seek the most reasonable approach to prepare submission dossiers and respond to PMDA inquiries while maintaining high compliance levels, including conducting risk analysis when required data is insufficient.
Prepare submission dossiers according to the latest PMDA requirements, analyze and share potential submission delays and associated risks with the team.
Maintain comprehensive records of internal and external discussions with proper filing according to NCC RQR rules, ensuring accuracy as a key success factor.
Demonstrate passion for technology and medical theory knowledge, and propose regulatory strategies to the team based on compliance requirements and flexibility within legal frameworks.
Show flexibility and motivation to learn additional areas such as deeper reimbursement work or clinical matters as directed by NCC RQR Director for personal development goals.
Possess sufficient QMS knowledge for regulatory affairs product submission work, QMS inspections, and reliability inspection work while supporting qualified supervisors.
Demonstrate motivation to deepen QMS expertise to establish and improve the Quality Management System according to set procedures.
Support license maintenance work including Foreign Manufacturer Registration (FMR), suggest renewal plans to NCC RQR Director with QA Sr. Specialist, and collaborate on license obtain/renewal projects.
Maintain and develop contacts with regional colleagues, business partners, industry associates, regulatory bodies, and medical societies while monitoring government legislation relating to PMDL (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Law).
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree
5 years or more of experience in medical device regulatory affairs in Japan (product registration of class III or IV)
Expert knowledge of Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Law and the product registration process
Business level English of writing and reading and moderate level of speaking
High level of Japanese usage to understand legal term and technical terms
Smooth operation of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio (+Photoshop, hopefully)
Reasonable communication skill.
Motivation to learn new things according to the situation.
Overseas travel (0-2/year) and domestic travel (0-10/year)
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