Job Description
Regulatory affairs officers ensure that products such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary medicines meet legislative requirements.
Key duties of the job include:
- studying scientific and legal documents
- gathering, evaluating, organising, managing and collating information in a variety of formats
- ensuring compliance with regulations set by 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
- analysing complicated information, including trial data
Qualifications and training required
You can only become a regulatory affairs officer if you have a relevant degree such as chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacy, medicinal chemistry, biomedical science, life or applied science.