Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs

Alphatec Spine
Carlsbad, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/11/2024
The Regulatory Affairs Senior Specialist will be responsible for providing regulatory support of spinal implant and instrument product launches for domestic and international countries; as well as the support of daily activities related to product design teams, design control, and regulatory product submissions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Collaborates as a core team member on new product development teams of US Class II implants and Class I and Class II instruments. Independently determines and documents appropriate regulatory strategy for proposed new products. Supports design control activities.
  • Prepares and acts as lead correspondent of regulatory submissions, including 510(k) premarket notifications for US FDA.
  • Prepares regulatory submissions, including STEDs, EPCs, and DoCs, to support registration of products in Australia.
  • Responsible for internal process improvements, data/metric evaluation, maintenance of databases, and public-facing information.
  • Assists with post-market surveillance evaluation, trending, and reporting including updates to risk management (e.g., FMEA) process.
  • Reviews product labeling and promotional materials to ensure consistency with regulatory approvals.
  • Researches sources of regulatory information (e.g., regulatory agency websites, standards organization websites, literature, trade sheets, competitor information, etc.).
  • Provides department support during internal and external audits.
  • Assists in developing, maintaining, assigning, and tracking company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure compliance with applicable global regulatory requirements.
  • Maintains FDA establishment listings and registration.
  • Demonstrates continuous pursuit of regulatory knowledge to obtain experience and expertise in product submissions and regulatory topics, including FDA regulations, 510(k)s, labeling and promotional materials, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, 21 CFR 820, global medical device registration, technical writing, and external standards.
  • Other duties as assigned
  • The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    • Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or life sciences and five years of experience in the medical device industry.
    • Strong knowledge of FDA Quality System Requirements (QSR) and ISO 13485.
    • Orthopedic or spine experience strongly preferred.
    • RAC certification preferred.
    • Must have 510(k) submission experience.
    • Must be detail oriented and possess strong technical writing skills.
    • Must possess strong interpersonal communication, teamwork and organizational skills.

    Education and Experience

    • Minimum 4 Year / Bachelor’s Degree
    • 5 Years of Relevant Experience

    For roles based in the United States that require access to hospital facilities, must be eligible for and maintain credentials at all required hospitals, including meeting any applicable physical requirements or vaccination requirements (including the COVID-19 vaccine, as applicable).

    ATEC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state or local laws. Further, ATEC will make reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with disability discrimination laws.


    Salary Range

    Alphatec Spine, Inc. complies with state and federal wage and hour laws and compensation depends upon candidate’s qualifications, education, skill set, years of experience, and internal equity. $110,000 to $145,000 Full-Time Annual Salary

    Salary.com Estimation for Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs in Carlsbad, CA
    $100,056 to $131,069
    If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
    Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

    Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs.

    Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

    • Applied Physics Skill

      • Income Estimation: $123,633 - $161,452
      • Income Estimation: $132,150 - $159,890
    • Computer Simulation Skill

      • Income Estimation: $123,707 - $161,390
      • Income Estimation: $123,940 - $169,386
    View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

    Job openings at Alphatec Spine

    Alphatec Spine
    Hired Organization Address Carlsbad, CA Full Time
    Under general supervision, performs broad systems administration and technical support for both stand-alone PC hardware ...
    Alphatec Spine
    Hired Organization Address Carlsbad, CA Full Time
    Responsible for supporting the development and execution of product strategies, marketing plans, promotional and adverti...
    Alphatec Spine
    Hired Organization Address Carlsbad, CA Full Time
    The Senior Design Engineer will be primarily responsible for the development of new products and/or the enhancement of e...
    Alphatec Spine
    Hired Organization Address Carlsbad, CA Full Time
    The Software Test Engineer will help test software applications and development tools for the new ATEC data platform. Th...

    Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs jobs in the Carlsbad, CA area that may be a better fit.

    Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist

    Tandem Diabetes Care, San Diego, CA

    Regulatory Affairs Specialist

    Argen Corporation, San Diego, CA