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Head of RAS

City: Karachi

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

This pivotal Regulatory Manager role offers you the opportunity to champion collaboration across teams, enhancing your leadership abilities. As the bridge between Reckitt and regulatory agencies, your expertise will be key in guiding our innovative products through complex regulatory landscapes to reach consumers safely and efficiently.

The position reports to Senior Director Regulatory & Medical Affairs AMET, Global QPPV & dotted line to the Country General Manager.

Your responsibilities

Regulatory and Safety Advice:

Providing regulatory and product compliance expertise in the area of advertising, label claims and printed packaging and promotional materials for existing and new products
Protecting key brand and product claims using regulatory expertise
Providing technical support and advice to respond to consumer and legal inquiries, regulatory issues for our products marketed in Pakistan
Providing advice to Legal, Supply, Marketing and Finance in contract development, relating to medical and regulatory affairs and product safety

Drug Safety Training:

Conducting training of employees and contracted services on Pharmacovigilance requirements
Ensuring that drug safety is a positive asset for the Company in marketing our products successfully, and training the Sales Force for corresponding alertness
Attending Pharmacovigilance training to remain up to date on the latest requirements
Interacting with representatives of relevant government agencies, as and when required

Regulatory Compliance Champion:

Ensure the registration and regulatory compliance of Reckitt Benckiser’s marketed products with relevant national regulatory requirements to bring competitive advantage to our brands.
Ensure a co-ordinated and comprehensive approach to the management of compliance within Pakistan business

Regulatory Affairs – All Products – Pakistan / Afghanistan - Documentation Management System:

Ensuring the compilation of national dossiers for submissions to authorities
Ensuring the preparation, maintenance and update of product registration / license and regulatory compliance files
Ensuring the amendment of registration dossiers as necessary for country-specific regulatory requirements and overseeing the submission of registration / variation applications and negotiating with governmental authorities to obtain rapid approvals
Compiling Compliance Dossiers for manufacturing of products for the local market
Managing and maintaining regulatory documentation filing system
Co-ordinating for Certificates of Free Sales for export
Developing national texts (e.g., PIL, SPC, packaging) including coordination of translations

Regulatory Requirements:

Developing and maintaining a database of local regulatory requirements
Monitoring and interpreting local regulatory issues and trends that will impact the marketability of company products, ensuring that the company is aware of significant local regulatory issues, and proactively leading the development and implementation of strategies to ensure regulatory compliance efforts that result in competitive advantage

Drug Safety Management:

Collecting, assessing and reporting of all adverse events and adverse drug reactions to Global Medical Affairs (Drug Safety) Group
Monitoring medical and regulatory publications and intelligence reports for changes in international regulations governing safety reporting, class labelling for relevant products, etc.
Coordinating measures to address potential and identified drug safety risks
Carefully evaluating reports from Global Medical Affairs concerning products that are of relevance to Pakistan, and taking corresponding actions, where necessary
Collecting all adverse events and adverse drug reactions within Pakistan
Fulfilling reporting requirements and timelines to authorities along with any submissions as per the requirements

The experience we're looking for

At least 9 years’ experience in the in the OTC market and within a FMCG / pharmaceutical environment, with experience in Regulatory and / or Safety sales / trade marketing / marketing roles
Must have approbation as pharmacist or degree in pharmaceutics, chemistry, human biology, human medicine, veterinary medicine, biochemistry or biology
Broad knowledge of Pakistan regulatory and healthcare systems

The skills for success

Business Strategy, Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business accumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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