Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please see below our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please use the above link to see our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! We are very experienced in helping people to progress their careers in Reg Affairs. Firstly, here is a general guide to a career path in this sector. Please also scroll further down the page to see and apply for our current jobs that match your search criteria. We also invite you to go to the main page of our website for a broader job search and call us on 01403 216216 for a confidential discussion about your career options. 

Regulatory Affairs

Regulatory Affairs professionals are responsible for ensuring that all documentation relating to the licensing, marketing and legal compliance of pharmaceutical and medical products complies with relevant legislation.  The Regulatory Affirs role requires knowledge of scientific, legal and business issues.

Regulatory affairs officers are the crucial link between their company, its products and regulatory authorities, including the European Medicines Agency, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

A new pharmaceutical product can take many years from inception to launch and a regulatory affairs officer will be involved from the start.  The Regulatory Affairs Officer has very wide ranging responsibilities which include keeping  up to date with international legislation, guidelines and customer practices; collecting, collating and evaluating scientific data; writing applications for new product licences and licence renewals as well as product labels and patient information leaflets; advising colleagues and senior management on regulatory requirements and  liaising and negotiating with regulatory authorities to gain market authorisation for the company’s products.

Skills and Experience required for a craeer in Regulatory Affairs

  • First degree in a life science or other relevant science

  • Higher degree in Regulatory Affairs (e.g. MSc  offered by The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA)

  • Detailed understanding of regulatory affairs and the drug development process

  • Knowledge of legislation governing the approval of products

  • Understanding of both legal and scientific issues

  • Ability to assimilate data from a variety of scientific areas

  • Excellent communication skill, both written and oral

  • Experience in Regulatory Affairs, drug development, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, clinical trials or other relevant business area

Salary Levels

Typical starting salaries range from around £20,000 to £27,000 while experienced senior Regulatory Affiars managers/directors can earn £60,000 - £80,000 and above.

Arundel

Arundel is an historic town located in the South Downs National Park in West Sussex in the South East region of England.   Arundel is approximately 49 miles from London, 18 from Brighton, 40 from Portsmouth and 10 from Chichester, the county town of West Sussex.  Other towns within easy reach include the seaside resorts of Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor Regis.  Arundel lies on the River Arun and has many beautiful listed buildings including a castle, home to the Duke of Norfolk and a cathedral which dominate the skyline.  Arundel’s location in the South Downs National Park makes it an ideal base for walkers, cyclists and wildlife watchers.  There are also numerous individual shops, galleries, restaurants and pubs in the town and surrounding villages national park.

Although many Arundel residents commute to Brighton, London and elsewhere, a number of large companies do provide more local employment opportunities including the worldwide HQ of Body Shop in Littlehampton, Butlin’s holiday camp in Bognor Regis and Goodwood Race course which stages regular horse racing and motor racing events such as the Festival of Speed and Revival.  Goodwood is also the home of a large Rolls Royce factory.