Perhaps no other career option is as challenging as a career in Regulatory affairs. The proliferation of the numerous companies from not only the developed world, but also from the developing world taking their operations to the global arena has thrown up numerous
‘Regulatory jobs’ for fresh graduates and also for experienced people.
A director of Regulatory affairs in a company will have to liaison and interact with experts from different countries. A stressed job, he will have to meet the expectations of the company in making the path of drug development, starting from the lab to the market smoother and also within the minimum possible time frame.
Most companies prefer only science graduates for this post. However having an advanced degree in the subject will be an added advantage. If you wish to take up this post you must have a willingness to travel and also have good management experience. Since most of the companies have global operations, traveling to the different locations of the company to iron out strategies becomes inevitable.
But the ideal way to make life easier in this particular post is to interact and network with peers from the world of ‘Regulatory affairs’. The ‘Regulatory World’, a networking site exclusively for networking people is one such site where you will be able to interact and discuss with people who have rich experience in handling the different ticklish issues in different parts of the world. More than 1000 members from 44 countries are now members of this site.