Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs, Europe Regulatory Policy – Intelligence

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🇧🇪 Belgium – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🚔 Compliance

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AbbVie

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2013

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

Healthcare • Consulting • Manufacturing

AbbVie is a global pharmaceutical company that discovers and delivers innovative medicines and solutions to enhance lives. With a focus on addressing the world's toughest health challenges, AbbVie operates in over 175 countries, providing a wide range of products across areas like immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and aesthetics. Committed to scientific innovation, AbbVie invests heavily in research and development, aiming to produce first-in-class medicines. The company also emphasizes workplace diversity, sustainability, and patient support initiatives, ensuring positive impact for both its patients and the broader community.

📋 Description

• Report to the Head of Europe, Regulatory Policy & Intelligence • Manage and lead regional topics in the regulatory policy and intelligence function • Define scientific and regulatory policy initiatives within assigned areas • Serve as a policy subject expert based on in-depth knowledge of key regulatory issues and scientific basis • Analyze proposed policies and communicate the impact of trends • Lead formation of corporate positions for sharing with trade associations, ensuring cross-functional alignment • Prepare and present complex written and oral reports to senior management and external audiences • Use negotiation skills to resolve policy issues and communicate consequences of chosen paths • Serve as liaison to trade associations on scientific and regulatory issues • Support supervisor and senior management in discussions of complex policy topics at trade associations • Contribute to regulatory product development strategy by responding to information requests and analyzing the regulatory environment • Conduct external outreach with regulators, peers, and trade associations • Participate in policy-related meetings to enhance AbbVie’s relationships • Utilize local networks of pharmaceutical companies to obtain policy-related information • Coordinate with regulatory affairs and cross-functional colleagues to align policies with AbbVie portfolio priorities • Lead development of cross-functional, multidisciplinary team responses to health authority consultations • Provide intelligence insights supporting compliance with scientific, ethical, statutory, quality, and business requirements

🎯 Requirements

• Degrees in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, relevant Master’s degree or PhD in a scientific, health, legal, or business discipline preferred • Proven experience with the pharmaceutical industry or with a health authority • Regulatory policy and intelligence experience, including experience with trade associations, either from work in the pharmaceutical industry or at a health authority • Robust knowledge of healthcare regulations in support of drug development, including experience in interpretation • Experience working in a complex and matrix environment • Demonstrated ability to assimilate policy trends and propose policy solutions with capability to influence internally and externally • Exceptional communication skills to translate complex data into high-value insights • Well-established regulatory network across European countries • Experience with both medicines and medical devices would be an advantage

🏖️ Benefits

• Employees can work remotely • Equal opportunity employer • Commitment to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, and serving the community