Vice President, Oncology Regulatory Strategy

VP, Regulatory Head, Oncology Regulatory Science & Strategy Shape global regulatory strategy. Accelerate oncology breakthroughs. Deliver lasting impact for patients. The Opportunity Are you ready to set the regulatory vision that accelerates life-changing oncology medicines to patients? As VP, Regulatory Head, you will steer a significant share of our oncology portfolio, partnering with the SVP and senior leaders across science and the business to define strategy at critical milestones and guide portfolio pillars and development programs. You will lead Executive Directors and Global Regulatory Leaders in delivering integrated, high-impact strategies across small molecules and biologics. Your leadership will translate breakthrough science into globally aligned pathways to approval and access, advance the use of digital and data in regulatory work, and ensure the regulatory voice shapes decisive portfolio choices. How would you harness regulatory intelligence and external influence to create faster, smarter routes from development to approval and launch? Key Accountabilities • Functional leadership and vision: Serve on the leadership team to set the long-term oncology regulatory strategy, translating ambition into clear priorities and measurable outcomes. • Regional Centre of Excellence: Lead and evolve the Centre to strengthen consistency, capability building, and operational excellence. • Executive partnership: Deputise for the SVP when required, ensuring continuity of strategy, decisions, and stakeholder engagement. • Portfolio strategy and execution: Define and align global regulatory strategies for assigned programs, balancing near-term milestones with longer-term investments. • Digital and data strategy: Advance digital approaches, data use, and automation in regulatory science to accelerate decisions and submissions. • People leadership and succession: Lead Executive Directors and Global Regulatory Leaders; grow talent, plan succession, and foster a high-performance, learning-focused culture. • Enterprise decision influence: Embed the regulatory perspective in business and portfolio decisions, shaping trade-offs and risk-benefit choices at governance forums. • Business development alignment: Partner on in- and out-licensing and external collaborations, ensuring regulatory diligence and strategic fit. • Regulatory intelligence and policy: Anticipate changes in the regulatory environment and translate insights into proactive program strategies. • External representation: Represent the company at key forums, including DIA and trade associations, while expanding trusted relationships with global health authorities. • Submission excellence: Review and approve submission documents, ensuring scientific rigor, clarity, and compliance. • Best practice and compliance: Champion best practices across therapy areas and uphold policies, procedures, and quality standards. • Financial stewardship: Manage area budgets and contribute to the function’s financial plan, directing resources to the highest-value opportunities. Essential Skills & Experience • PhD in a scientific discipline or equivalent. • Substantial global experience at the VP or Executive level, or equivalent, delivering positive outcomes across portfolios of varying scientific and clinical complexity, including product approval and launch, with oncology experience and knowledge. • Broad experience in drug development. • Strong people and project management experience. • Successful contribution to a wide range of regulatory approvals at regional or global level. • Demonstrated track record in portfolio and people leadership from a Regulatory Sciences perspective. • Established and recognized influential relationships with global health authorities in the