Senior Director Regulatory Affairs

Summary: Our client is a well-funded, growth-stage medical technology company developing a Class III active implantable platform at the intersection of healthcare and advanced engineering. This role serves as the senior regulatory leader for the company's San Diego operations, providing strategic and operational oversight across software, firmware, and hardware regulatory activities. The Senior Director will own regulatory strategy for new platform development, oversee ongoing product updates and manufacturing-related submissions, and work closely with engineering, quality, and clinical teams to ensure regulatory readiness throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities: Lead regulatory strategy and submission planning for software, firmware, and hardware across new product development programs and product updates Author and manage IDE, PMA, and PMA supplement submissions to the FDA; support additional international filings as needed Develop and execute software and firmware regulatory strategy for complex implantable devices, including AI/ML considerations, change management, and lifecycle documentation Provide regulatory support for manufacturing-related activities, including process changes and design transfers Partner with engineering, software, quality, clinical, and operations teams to integrate regulatory requirements from early development through commercialization Provide regulatory guidance on new product concepts, design inputs, and technology transfers Support project planning and roadmaps with well-defined regulatory milestones and risk assessments Monitor evolving FDA regulations, guidance, and international standards relevant to Class III implantable devices and complex software/firmware-driven medical technologies Ensure ongoing compliance with IDE and approved submission commitments, including reporting obligations Represent the company in FDA meetings, pre-submission interactions, and agency correspondence Minimal travel expected (