Executive Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory affairs officers ensure that products such as foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and veterinary medicines - and the steps involved in developing, testing and marketing them - meet legislative requirements.

**Typical duties include**:

- studying scientific and legal documents to check they meet legal requirements.
- gathering, evaluating, organising, managing and collating information in a variety of formats.
- submitting information and responding to queries from bodies such as the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
- maintaining familiarity with company product ranges.
- planning, undertaking and overseeing product trials and regulatory inspections.
- keeping up to date with changes in regulatory legislation and guidelines.
- offering advice about regulations, company policies, practices and systems.
- obtaining marketing permission.
- outlining requirements for labelling, storage and packaging, and approving information leaflets and labels.
- liaising and negotiating with regulatory authorities.

**Graduate salaries**

Salary survey websites suggest that earnings for regulatory affairs officers tend to start at around £20,000. However, this increases with experience: average salaries in this field are around £40,000.

Typical employers of regulatory affairs officers
- Chemicals manufacturers.
- Pharmaceuticals manufacturers.
- Herbal treatments manufacturers.
- Pesticides manufacturers.
- Medical devices manufacturers.
- Veterinary treatment manufacturers.
- Homeopathic medicine manufacturers.
- Research organisations.

As an alternative to working in-house, you could also work for an agency specialising in providing regulatory affairs advice to companies in particular sectors. With experience, you could also work as a freelance regulatory affairs consultant.

Vacancies for graduate jobs are advertised on targetjobs, and by careers services and university departments. Scientific publications’ jobs sites also include details of vacancies. You will also find vacancies advertised by specialist recruitment agencies.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Fresher

**Salary**: ₹20,697.71 - ₹40,595.86 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance
- Paid sick time

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Morning shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus

**Experience**:

- total work: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person