Hiring: Director, CDx Regulatory Consultant Company: Precision Medicine Group Location: Frederick, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:13:47 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Quality Assurance About the job Experience: •5 years of applicable consulting experience with a primary focus in IVD, companion diagnostic, clinical trial assay, or precision medicine regulatory affairs. •7 years of experience in an in vitro diagnostic, companion diagnostic, pharmaceutical, or regulatory consulting environment. •Minimum 5 years of applicable consulting experience with a primary focus in IVD, companion diagnostic, clinical trial assay, or precision medicine regulatory affairs. Required Skills: •Serve as the CDx regulatory subject matter expert for strategic positioning of client programs inclusive of CDx, including relevant FDA precedents, EU IVDR considerations, global submission expectations, and diagnostic commercialization pathways. •Proactively identify client needs by understanding the therapeutic program, biomarker strategy, intended use population, assay technology, clinical trial design, and commercial objectives. •Lead consulting engagements with pharmaceutical clients to develop global CDx regulatory strategies, integrated development roadmaps, submission pathways, and milestone-based timelines that support clinical trial execution, regulatory authorization, and commercialization objectives. •Partner cross-functionally with therapeutic development teams, diagnostic manufacturers, laboratories, biostatistics, clinical operations, quality assurance, and commercial stakeholders to ensure CDx development activities are coordinated with overall program timelines and regulatory expectations. •Develop integrated Rx Dx regulatory strategies that align diagnostic development, biomarker strategy, clinical trial enrollment, therapeutic development milestones, and commercialization objectives for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostic clients. •Advise clients on regulatory requirements for use of assays in clinical trials, including patient selection, inclusion or exclusion testing, significant risk and nonsignificant risk determinations, IRB considerations, investigational device requirements, and global performance study obligations. •Direct the preparation of global regulatory submissions and supporting documentation for companion diagnostics and clinical trial assays, including FDA Q-Submissions, Pre-IDE packages, IDEs, PMAs, PMA supplements, EU IVDR Annex XIV performance study applications, technical documentation, and other country-specific submissions. •Lead interactions with regulatory authorities and notified bodies, including preparation for FDA meetings, interpretation of agency feedback, development of response strategies, meeting minutes, and follow-up communications on behalf of clients. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, molecular biology, genetics, pathology, laboratory medicine, regulatory affairs, or a related scientific discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered. •Minimum of 7 years of experience in an in vitro diagnostic, companion diagnostic, pharmaceutical, or regulatory consulting environment. •Direct experience working with diagnostic manufacturers/labs and pharmaceutical sponsors to design global regulatory and commercialization strategies for companion diagnostics and clinical trial assays. •Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to translate complex CDx regulatory requirements into clear, practical recommendations for clients and cross-functional teams. •Strong scientific and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret biomarker, assay validation, clinical performance, and diagnostic clinical trial information in support of CDx regulatory strategy. •Demonstrated capacity to solve complex CDx regulatory, clinical trial assay, submission, and commercialization challenges with practical, risk-based solutions. •Strong leadership, team building, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to guide multidisciplinary teams across diagnostic development, therapeutic development, regulatory, quality, clinical, laboratory, and commercial functions. •Master’s degree or higher in life sciences, molecular diagnostics, regulatory affairs, public health, laboratory medicine, pathology, or a related discipline. •Reasonable estimate of the current range: $162,000 USD - $243,000 USD •Any data provided as a part of this application will be stored in accordance with our Privacy Policy. For CA applicants, please also refer to our CA Privacy Notice. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!