Program Management Director - BLA in Southampton

Program Management Director - BLA in Southampton

Southampton Full-Time On-site
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  • Fast growing Biotech company

  • Biologics Licence Application Program Management


About Our Client


We are mandated by our client, an innovative biotech company based in Lausanne.


Job Description


BLA Program Management



  • Build, own and continuously maintain the integrated BLA master plan from pre-BLA meeting preparation through submission, filing, review, potential inspections, labeling negotiations and post-action commitments with external BLA regulatory consultants and dossier delivery team.

  • Ensure all five CTD module plans are appropriately planned and integrated, including US regional content, summaries/overviews, CMC, nonclinical, clinical and labeling. Maintain the respective authoring, review, approval and publishing calendar as part of the overall BLA master plan.


Cross-functional Governance and Execution



  • Establish and run the BLA Team, including meeting cadence, agendas, decision records and action logs.

  • Prepare concise program updates for the CEO and Executive Committee, Board, and investors as appropriate.


Health Authority Meeting, inspection & response Readiness



  • Establish and run the BLA Team, including meeting cadence, agendas, decision records and action logs.

  • Prepare concise program updates for the CEO and Executive Committee, Board, and investors as appropriate.

  • Coordinate operational preparation for Health Authority meetings, including briefing-book timelines, internal alignment, rehearsal, follow-up actions and agency-commitment tracking.

  • Coordinate FDA pre-approval inspection readiness across internal teams, CMO, analytical laboratories, CROs and clinical sites.

  • Establish and maintain the review "war room" for rapid, high-quality responses to FDA information requests.


The Successful Applicant


The ideal candidate combines profound project management capabilities with hands-on leadership without authority skills and BLA delivery experience to deliver the right BLA-ready content, decisions, evidence, quality checks and inspection-readiness activities on time.


Experience



  • Proven track record of successfully coordinating cross-functional teams and external CRO/CDMO/vendor networks in a small or mid-sized biotech environment.

  • Structured, decisive and hands-on. Turns a complex biologics submission into a clear, accountable plan without creating unnecessary process.

  • Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional teams without authority. Collaborative but firm. Protecting functional ownership while ensuring program-level decisions and timelines are me

  • Executive ready communicator. Provides concise, decision-oriented reporting to the Executive Committee, Board and external partners.


Qualifications



  • 10+ years in biotech/pharma program management, development operations, regulatory project management, or submission management

  • BLA delivery experience from pre-submission through review and approval is strongly preferred.

  • Strong familiarity with CTD design and submissions, FDA meeting preparation, information-request management, and inspection readiness a plus

  • Strong Project Management skills

  • Excellent written and spoken English required.


What's On Offer


Permanent position


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