Associate Director, Regulatory Legal Counsel

11 ore fa

Siena SI, Provincia di Siena; Toscana, Italia Illumina Tempo pieno

Overview

In this senior regulatory role, you provide strategic legal guidance across the lifecycle of Illumina's medical devices, diagnostics, and life-science products in EMEA and Latin America. You collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable compliant product development, submission, and post-market activities in a fast-paced, international setting. You translate complex regulatory rules into actionable guidance for executives and product teams, helping balance compliance with innovation. You will contribute to a mission-driven environment focused on expanding access to genomic technology and improving health outcomes.

Retribuzione / Benefits

  • bonus or variable compensation
  • equity eligibility
  • flexible time off
  • private medical insurance (UK)
  • pension contribution (UK, 10%)
  • life moments support and family-friendly policies

Responsabilità

  • Provide regulatory legal advisory and strategy across EMEA and Latin America for medical devices, diagnostics, and life science products
  • Interpret EU and UK medical device and IVD frameworks, country-specific requirements, and horizontal regulations
  • Assess regulatory risk and support informed business decisions
  • Support product lifecycle activities, submissions, market access strategies, and post-market obligations with Regulatory Affairs and Quality
  • Advise on regulatory considerations for hardware, software, services, digital solutions, and AI-related requirements
  • Support global and regional product lifecycle management
  • Review product labeling, promotions, and external communications for regulatory compliance
  • Collaborate with Commercial Legal, Compliance, Procurement, IT, and others to assess regulatory aspects in contracts and tenders
  • Assist with inspection readiness, regulatory audits, recalls, field actions, and post-market responses
  • Monitor regulatory developments and contribute to internal policies, training materials, and governance
  • Coordinate external counsel across jurisdictions as needed

Requisiti fondamentali

  • Qualified lawyer in the UK, the United States, or an EU Member State
  • Significant regulatory advisory experience in medical devices, med tech, biotechnology, or life sciences
  • Prior in-house and/or law firm experience advising regulatory clients (preferred)
  • Full professional fluency in English; additional languages a plus
  • Experience supporting business clients in regulated, international environments
  • Experience advising on EU and UK medical device and diagnostics frameworks, including IVDR (preferred)
  • Experience with post-market vigilance, inspections, and regulatory authority interactions (preferred)
  • Experience collaborating with commercial teams on regulated products
  • Ability to work across time zones in a global organization
  • Clear, confident communication
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Proactive and adaptable mindset
  • Regulatory expertise for medical devices, diagnostics, and life sciences
  • EU/UK medical device and IVD frameworks (IVDR)
  • Regulatory intelligence and trend analysis