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Associate Manager- Regulatory Writing

Indegene
10-12 years
Not Disclosed
Remote
1 June 4, 2026
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: M.Pharm/B.Pharm or M.Sc. Skills: ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing

Associate Manager – Regulatory Writing

Company: Indegene
Experience Level: Senior / Associate Manager
Experience Required: 10–12 years
Function: Regulatory Medical Writing / Clinical Writing
Posting Date: 25/05/2026


Role Summary

The Associate Manager – Regulatory Writing is a senior leadership role responsible for developing, reviewing, and managing complex clinical and regulatory documents that support global drug development and regulatory submissions.

The role ensures high-quality, scientifically accurate, and submission-ready documents such as CSRs, protocols, Investigator Brochures, and CTD modules while also leading teams of medical writers and ensuring compliance with global regulatory standards.

This role also includes people management, project leadership, and cross-functional coordination across clinical development and regulatory teams.


Key Responsibilities

1. Regulatory & Clinical Document Authoring

Lead and/or review development of high-complexity documents including:

  • Clinical Study Reports (CSRs)

  • Clinical Study Protocols & Amendments

  • Investigator Brochures (IBs)

  • Informed Consent Forms (ICFs)

  • CTD Modules:

    • Module 2 (Summaries: 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7)

    • Module 5 (Clinical Study Reports and supporting documents)

Ensure documents meet global regulatory submission standards.


2. Regulatory Writing Leadership

  • Independently manage end-to-end regulatory writing projects.

  • Drive content strategy and scientific narrative for submissions.

  • Ensure alignment with clinical development and regulatory strategy.

  • Apply lean authoring principles and structured content frameworks.


3. Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with:

  • Clinical Development teams

  • Regulatory Affairs teams

  • Biostatistics teams

  • Medical Affairs teams

  • Sponsor Medical Writing teams

Responsibilities include:

  • Aligning document content with scientific and regulatory expectations

  • Leading consensus and review discussions

  • Resolving cross-functional feedback


4. Project & Work Plan Management

  • Develop and manage detailed project plans for writing deliverables.

  • Define:

    • Timelines

    • Responsibilities

    • Milestones

    • Dependencies

  • Ensure on-time delivery of all documents under aggressive timelines.


5. People Management & Mentoring

  • Manage and mentor junior and mid-level medical writers.

  • Provide training on:

    • Regulatory writing standards

    • Templates and tools

    • Writing quality expectations

  • Conduct performance guidance and support team development.


6. Quality Control & Compliance

  • Ensure documents meet:

    • Regulatory guidelines (FDA, EMA, ICH)

    • Sponsor requirements

    • Internal quality standards

  • Perform structured QC reviews.

  • Ensure consistency across all submission documents.


7. Review & Consensus Management

  • Facilitate:

    • Document kick-off meetings

    • Review cycles

    • Comment resolution meetings

    • Final approval processes

  • Ensure stakeholder alignment before finalization.


8. Regulatory Intelligence & Scientific Interpretation

  • Stay updated on global regulatory requirements.

  • Interpret clinical data for submission readiness.

  • Build scientific and regulatory arguments where data is limited.


9. Documentation & Tools Management

  • Work extensively with:

    • MS Word (advanced formatting, templates, styles)

    • Document Management Systems (DMS)

    • eApproval workflows

  • Train others on tools and authoring systems.


Required Qualifications

Education

One of the following:

  • MBBS

  • MD

  • PhD

  • MDS / BDS

  • MPharm / PharmD


Experience

  • 10–12 years in:

    • Regulatory Writing

    • Clinical Writing

    • Medical Writing for global submissions

  • Experience must include:

    • CSR writing

    • CTD Module writing

    • Protocols & IBs

    • Regulatory submission documents

  • Minimum 2+ years in people management.