Panther Life Sciences · 4 weeks ago
Vice President of Legal & Regulatory
New York
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $260K/yrPanther Life Sciences is a company focused on innovative skin treatments through engineered microarray patches. They are seeking a Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs to lead their global IP and regulatory strategy, ensuring compliance and driving submissions for cosmetics, medical devices, and therapeutics.
BiotechnologyHealth CareSoftwareTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Lead Panther’s intellectual property strategy, including portfolio development, maintenance, rationalization, and alignment with scientific and commercial priorities
Manage external IP and regulatory counsel, ensuring cohesive and executable legal and regulatory strategies across all products and jurisdictions
Define and execute U.S. and global regulatory pathways for Panther’s cosmetics, medical devices, therapeutics, and platform submissions
Lead FDA filings, including RFD and IND submissions, and oversee parallel submissions with international regulatory agencies
Integrate regulatory strategy across R&D, clinical, engineering, and commercial teams to enable timely submissions and approvals
Serve as Panther’s primary internal and external point of contact for all legal and regulatory matters
Review, refine, and negotiate commercial agreements, partnerships, in-licenses, out-licenses, and other contractual arrangements
Drive Panther’s IP ownership and strategic legal/regulatory roadmap from day one
Support Panther’s pre-IDE efforts ahead of the first clinical trial in Australia (2026) and subsequent pivotal development milestones
Prepare Panther’s legal and regulatory frameworks to support upcoming financing events
Qualification
Required
Direct experience with U.S. and international product approval pathways (involved from development through commercialization)
Strong relationships with regulatory bodies (FDA and ideally international equivalents)
Experience with IP development and/or regulatory submissions for devices, drugs, or combination products
Deep understanding of the strategic interplay between intellectual property and regulatory strategy
Proven experience as the primary liaison with regulatory and legal counsel, internal and external
Prior experience managing a team with multiple direct reports
Strong executive communication skills; ability to present regulatory and IP strategies to investors, leadership, and external partners
Legal education and professional legal experience
Preferred
Experience contributing to the successful launch of an FDA-approved combination product
Familiarity with Digital Quality Management Systems (DQMS) and corporate governance systems
Background in both medical device and therapeutic regulatory frameworks
Experience within leading life science or medtech organizations such as Abbott, Dexcom, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, BD, or Boston Scientific
Benefits
Equity in the form of Stock Options
Robust Health Insurance includes Medical, Dental, Vision
Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
In-person company events
Fully-stock kitchen
In-office lunch twice a week
Working with a world-class team in technology and healthcare on the most innovative solutions
Paid time off and Paid Company Holidays.
Company
Panther Life Sciences
Panther Life Sciences is a biotechnology company that develops skin-based treatments using its proprietary microarray patch technology.
Founded in 2023
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Mindy Skelton Scibilia
VP of Partnerships and Impact
Recent News
2025-10-24
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