Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. Posted September 23, 2026

Director, Regulatory Strategy

US CA San Diego, United States Full time
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About this opportunity

Who We Are:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit  neurocrine.com , and follow the company on  LinkedIn ,  X , Facebook and YouTube . ( *in collaboration with AbbVie )

At Neurocrine, strong leadership drives both business results and team success. We look for leaders who think strategically, anticipate what’s ahead and set clear direction, while building and empowering high-performing teams. Successful leaders foster an environment where people are motivated to do their best work and deliver meaningful, measurable impact through sound decision-making and accountability.

 About the Role:

Direct regulatory activities for assigned development products to ensure alignment and compliance with local and regional registration requirements as well as with company policies. Develops and implements global regulatory strategies, ensures timely preparation, review and submission of documents to regulatory authorities, collaborates with development partners, and maintains compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will have practical knowledge and experience to provide guidance to program teams on the regulatory requirements, processes, and logistics to conduct global drug development activities for compounds from the preclinical stage through the initial marketing application, and life cycle management. _

Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

Responsible for the regulatory leadership of one or more development projects, including responsibility for regulatory strategy, IND/CTA/NDA/MAA submission preparation, application maintenance and update activities, interaction with and preparation for key milestone meetings with regulatory agencies

Authoring and preparation of various submission documents, meeting requests, briefing documents; coordination and preparation of teams for health authority meetings

Develops regulatory strategies to ensure the earliest possible marketing approvals by global regulatory authorities

Provides strategic guidance on global regulatory requirements to management and project teams on all regulatory issues for the strategic development, planning, compilation and submission of IND/CTA and NDA/MAA

Serve as the designated program regulatory health authority contact. Represents the company by leading interactions with regulatory agencies during all stages of development, registration and commercialization

Oversee development of dossier filing plan and associated regulatory activity timelines

Integrate global regulatory understanding and responsibilities in developing strategy and development of regulatory submission documents

Provide critical review of all documentation supporting regulatory applications; ensure compliance with internal data standards and regulatory authority submission requirements

Actively engages with stakeholder groups to help shape science based regulatory decision making

Acts as strategic regulatory liaison with partner companies

Requirements:

BS/BA degree in life sciences or related field AND 12+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical industry, including drug development experience with demonstrated success in regulatory authority submission strategy, execution and health authority interaction. Prior US marketing application filing experience preferred; Ex-US experience strongly preferred. Experience in writing and leading regulatory documents (e.g., meeting requests/briefing book activities). OR

Master's degree in life sciences or related field AND 10+ years of related experience OR

PhD in life sciences or related field AND 7+ years of related experience OR

Previous managerial experiences also required

Recognized as an internal thought leader with extensive technical and business expertise within a strategic organization

Applies in-depth knowledge of own function, business/commercial/scientific expertise to solve critical issues successfully and innovatively

Evaluates key business/scientific challenges and completes complex, ambiguous initiatives having cross-functional impact

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills

Effective people management skills

Strong negotiation and influencing skills

Prior US marketing application filing experience preferred; Ex-US experience strongly preferred

Competence in writing and leading regulatory documents (eg, meeting requests/briefing book activities)

Detailed knowledge of FDA/EMA/ICH regulations and guidance for drug development, preparation and management of IND/CTA/NDA/MAA applications

Ability to critically review regulatory scientific documents across the non-clinical and clinical disciplines

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Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/Disability/Vets employer.

We are committed to building a workplace of belonging, respect, and empowerment , and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.

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The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $187,200.00-$255,000.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 35% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Regulatory Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
US CA San Diego, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Regulatory Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 84 comparable Director Regulatory Affairs roles across 35 biopharma companies.

84Comparable roles tracked
84Currently active
35Companies hiring similar roles
12Countries represented

Salary context

41 of 84 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $187,200/yr – $255,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · Director Core Labeling Strategy · Mylan Inc. $112,000/yr – $236,000/yr
Peer group range $174,000 – $322,900 (median $241,313)

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United States56
Ireland9
United Kingdom8
Japan2
Poland2
Spain1

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Seniority mix

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Director64
Senior Director16
Principal4

Therapeutic area mix

17 of 84 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology7
Rare Disease4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Neuroscience2
Cardiovascular / CVRM2

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