Abbott

Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Abbott$78K — $156K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent); science background preferred.
  • Regulatory experience or relevant industrial experience, ideally with quality or scientific affairs.
  • Two to three years of regulatory experience preferred.
  • Three to four years in a regulated industry (e.g., medical products).
  • Master's degree in Regulatory Affairs may substitute for direct regulatory experience.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret and apply regulatory requirements effectively.
  • Perform regulatory impact assessments for market products.
  • Compile and prepare regulatory submissions to authorities.
  • Review and submit documentation for worldwide product registration.
  • Understand regulatory guidelines, policies, and standards.
  • Identify essential data for regulatory compliance and submission.
  • Ensure alignment with ethical guidelines in regulatory practices.

Benefits

  • Free coverage in HIP PPO medical plan for participants who complete a wellness assessment.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits for employees and their families.
Full Job Description
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Itasca or Chicago, IL (Willis Towers) location in the Abbott Molecular Division. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

As an individual contributor, the function of a Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist is to provide support for the regulatory department to ensure efficient and compliant business processes and environment. The individual may execute tasks and play a consultative role by partnering across business functions. This role is part of the on-market regulatory team and includes responsibility for performing regulatory impact assessments for changes related to marketed products. The individual may assist in identifying data needed, obtaining data and ensuring that they are effectively presented for the registration of products worldwide. The individual may prepare and submit documentation needed for registration worldwide or may oversee such preparation.

What You'll Work On
  • Interpret and apply regulatory requirements.
  • Perform regulatory impact assessments to evaluate changes for on-market products.
  • Compile, prepare, review, and submit regulatory submissions to authorities.
  • Regulatory history, guidelines, policies, standards, practices, requirements, and precedents.
  • Regulatory agency structure, processes, and key personnel.
  • Principles and requirements of applicable product laws.
  • Submission/registration types and requirements.
  • Principles and requirements of promotion, advertising, and labeling.
  • Domestic and international regulatory guidelines, policies, and regulations.
  • Ethical guidelines of the regulatory profession, clinical research, and regulatory process.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent); bachelor's degree in science (biology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, medical technology, pharmacy, pharmacology), math, engineering, or medical fields is preferred.
  • Regulatory experience or relevant industrial experience typically with a quality; product development/ support, scientific affairs function.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Two to Three years of experience in regulatory preferred.
  • Three to four years' experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical products, nutrition
  • Masters degree in Regulatory Affairs may be used in lieu of direct regulatory experience.


* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

The base pay for this position is
$78,000.00 - $156,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Regulatory Operations

DIVISION:
AMD Molecular

LOCATION:
United States > Itasca - AMDC : 1015 West Devon Ave

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
United States > Chicago : Willis Tower Building 233 S Wacker Dr.

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
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