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Regulatory Affairs Managers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$136,550	105800	5.7%
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$136,550

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

105800

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

5.7%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Plan, direct, or coordinate production activities of an organization to ensure compliance with regulations and standard operating procedures.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Manage control system activities in organizations.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop organizational policies or programs.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Develop organizational goals or objectives.
Prepare operational budgets.
Prepare staff schedules or work assignments.
Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Manage control system activities in organizations.
Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.
Develop organizational methods or procedures.
Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.
Represent the organization in external relations.
Review documents or materials for compliance with policies or regulations.
Examine marketing materials to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
Conduct employee training programs.
Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Evaluate potential of products, technologies, or resources.
Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders.
Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities.
Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities.
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.
Manage control system activities in organizations.
Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
Manage documentation to ensure organization or accuracy.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Develop regulatory strategies and implementation plans for the preparation and submission of new products.
Review all regulatory agency submission materials to ensure timeliness, accuracy, comprehensiveness, or compliance with regulatory standards.
Direct the preparation and submission of regulatory agency applications, reports, or correspondence.
Investigate product complaints and prepare documentation and submissions to appropriate regulatory agencies as necessary.
Provide responses to regulatory agencies regarding product information or issues.
Represent organizations before domestic or international regulatory agencies on major policy matters or decisions regarding company products.
Provide regulatory guidance to departments or development project teams regarding design, development, evaluation, or marketing of products.
Manage activities such as audits, regulatory agency inspections, or product recalls.
Communicate regulatory information to multiple departments and ensure that information is interpreted correctly.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant regulations, including proposed and final rules.
Formulate or implement regulatory affairs policies and procedures to ensure that regulatory compliance is maintained or enhanced.
Direct documentation efforts to ensure compliance with domestic and international regulations and standards.
Review materials such as marketing literature or user manuals to ensure that regulatory agency requirements are met.
Participate in the development or implementation of clinical trial protocols.
Implement or monitor complaint processing systems to ensure effective and timely resolution of all complaint investigations.
Establish procedures or systems for publishing document submissions in hardcopy or electronic formats.
Establish regulatory priorities or budgets and allocate resources and workloads.
Train staff in regulatory policies or procedures.
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures or local working practices.
Contribute to the development or implementation of business unit strategic and operating plans.
Monitor regulatory affairs activities to ensure their alignment with corporate sustainability or green initiatives.
Coordinate internal discoveries and depositions with legal department staff.
Monitor emerging trends regarding industry regulations to determine potential impacts on organizational processes.
Develop relationships with state or federal environmental regulatory agencies to learn about and analyze the potential impacts of proposed environmental policy regulations.
Monitor regulatory affairs trends related to environmental issues.
Evaluate regulatory affairs aspects that are specifically green, such as the use of toxic substances in packaging, carbon footprinting issues, or green policy implementation.
Evaluate new software publishing systems and confer with regulatory agencies concerning news or updates on electronic publishing of submissions.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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