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Job Description:
3M Health Care is now Solventum
At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.
We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As the Regulatory Affairs Director, you will lead the APAC Regulatory Affairs team - a functional area that is strategic and has corporate-wide impact. This role will serve as a primary point of contact for the APAC team members and as a key contributor to governance decisions for strategic alignment and direction for the area. You will actively build strong relationships across stakeholders, management, and with contract organizations. You will be responsible for developing a team that has the appropriate capacity and competence to support the strategic plans of the business.
As the Regulatory Affairs Director, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
- Developing and executing regulatory strategies to achieve product approvals faster than competitors.
- Directing complex decision making among stakeholders and senior leaders in an area of regulatory that is complex and evolving.
- Advising and guiding the regulatory strategy development, Health Authority interactions, and submission activities to support the Med-Surg and Dental Solutions product portfolios.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including R&D, Quality Assurance, and Clinical Affairs, to ensure regulatory requirements are integrated into product development and lifecycle management processes.
- Participate in global business and functional strategic leadership meetings and forums representing regulatory affairs perspective while supporting the Med-Surg and Dental Solutions business.
- Mentoring and guiding regulatory staff and teams working across all product modalities.
- Establishing goals and objectives.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a Science or Engineering discipline
- Ten (10) or more years of Regulatory Affairs experience in the medical device industry.
In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:
- Master’s degree in a Science or Engineering discipline
- Previous Medical Device / Healthcare experience
- Ability to manage, direct, and develop a team located in multiple countries, including China and Japan
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Deep regulatory experience across multiple APAC countries
- Detail oriented with the ability to navigate matrix environment
Work location: Remote – must reside in an APAC country
Travel: May include up to 25% domestic/international
Relocation Assistance: Is not authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Supporting Your Well-being
Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.
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