Manager, Regulatory Affairs - LATAM

Oxoid Remel Microbiology (Acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific); Brasil; Remote; BRL 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxoid Remel Microbiology, a LATAM-focused microbiology portfolio, seeks a Manager of Regulatory Affairs to lead regulatory strategies for the Latin America region, ensuring compliance and timely market access across markets.

The role is remote-based with a São Paulo location requirement, demanding deep ANVISA knowledge, experience with IVD/medical devices, and collaboration with global teams to support registrations, lifecycle management, and post-market activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Life Sciences, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field.
• Typically 8+ years of progressive Regulatory Affairs experience, including leading regulatory strategies, submissions, cross-functional initiatives, and/or regulatory teams.
• Significant experience with IVD products and/or medical devices in Brazil, with strong knowledge of Brazilian regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on experience with ANVISA submissions and product lifecycle activities, with a solid understanding of technical documentation and applicable regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory leadership for LATAM regulatory affairs, ensuring compliance, timely market access, and lifecycle management across the portfolio.
• Develop and execute regional regulatory strategies for new registrations, amendments, renewals, imports, line extensions, and labeling changes.
• Lead and/or execute regulatory submissions, including dossier preparation and review, coordinating with manufacturing sites and health authorities.

Skills

Regulatory leadership

ANVISA submissions

LATAM regulation

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory intelligence

Documentation expertise

Multilingual

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Life Sciences/Engineering/Regulatory Affairs

Job description

Make an Impact

Joining Oxoid Remel Microbiology, you’ll play an active part in helping deliver meaningful impact. We play a crucial role in supporting accurate disease identification and targeted treatment, food and beverage safety, and pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet high standards of quality and performance, helping customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.

Make an Impact

Joining Oxoid Remel Microbiology, you’ll play an active part in helping deliver meaningful impact. We play a crucial role in supporting accurate disease identification and targeted treatment, food and beverage safety, and pharmaceutical manufacturing integrity. Our products and services are designed to meet high standards of quality and performance, helping customers achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.

As Manager, Regulatory Affairs - LATAM, you’ll provide regulatory leadership for our Microbiology portfolio across Latin America, helping ensure continued compliance, timely market access, and effective product lifecycle management. You’ll work closely with global and regional partners to navigate evolving regulatory requirements and support the continued growth of our business throughout the region.

This is a remote-based position located in São Paulo, Brazil, with responsibility for regulatory activities across Latin America.

About The Role

The Manager, Regulatory Affairs will provide regulatory leadership for the Oxoid Remel Microbiology portfolio in Latin America (LATAM), ensuring regulatory compliance, enabling timely market access, maintaining compliance throughout the product lifecycle, and providing regulatory guidance to internal stakeholders and business partners.

The role is responsible for developing and executing regional regulatory strategies covering new product registrations, lifecycle maintenance, licenses and permits, post-market regulatory activities, regulatory intelligence, regulatory systems management, and distributor and partner support.

The primary focus is ensuring that the Microbiology product portfolio complies with applicable health authority requirements for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products, medical devices, instruments, and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), as well as other applicable regulatory requirements.

The position sits within the Oxoid Remel Microbiology Global Regulatory Affairs team and reports to the Director, Global Regulatory Affairs. Key stakeholders include Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Supply Chain, Commercial, Legal, Marketing, Manufacturing, Product Management, and external distributors and business partners.

What You Will Do

• Ensure regulatory compliance and market authorization of the LATAM Microbiology portfolio, including registrations, licenses, permits, certificates, and lifecycle maintenance.
• Develop and execute regulatory strategies for new registrations, amendments, renewals, imports, product transfers, line extensions, and labeling changes aligned with business priorities.
• Lead and/or execute regulatory submissions, including dossier preparation and review, coordination with manufacturing sites, submissions to health authorities, and resolution of authority questions and deficiencies.
• Monitor regulatory developments across LATAM, particularly in Brazil and other priority markets, assess potential business impact, and implement appropriate actions to maintain compliance and business continuity.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of post-market activities, including regulatory assessments, reportability determinations, and health authority notifications, in partnership with Quality and other relevant functions.
• Partner with key stakeholders to establish priorities, communicate regulatory requirements and risks, and align regulatory activities with business needs.
• Maintain accurate regulatory data and systems, ensuring visibility of registration status, renewals, commitments, and key regulatory activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of regulatory processes, tools, and ways of working to increase efficiency and maintain compliance.
• Provide regulatory guidance and support to distributors and business partners throughout the LATAM region.
• Collaborate across functions and regions to support new product introductions, product changes, and ongoing portfolio management.

Minimum Qualifications

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience and qualifications, in Life Sciences, Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field.
• Typically 8+ years of progressive Regulatory Affairs experience, including experience leading regulatory strategies, submissions, cross‑functional initiatives, and/or regulatory teams.
• Significant experience with IVD products and/or medical devices in Brazil, with strong knowledge of Brazilian regulatory requirements and the ability to navigate regulatory requirements across LATAM.
• Hands-on experience with ANVISA submissions and product lifecycle activities, with a solid understanding of technical documentation and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with relevant international standards and regulatory frameworks applicable to medical devices and in vitro diagnostic products.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Strategic thinking and risk‑based decision‑making capabilities.
• Strong organizational and project‑management skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Analytical, collaborative, and solution‑oriented mindset.
• Ability to work effectively across global and regional teams in a remote environment.
• Strong stakeholder‑management skills with the ability to communicate regulatory requirements and risks to both technical and business audiences.
• Strong English, Portuguese, and Spanish language skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Familiarity with AI tools is desirable.

Location

This is a remote-based role located in São Paulo, Brazil. The position will work closely with colleagues and stakeholders across Latin America and the broader global organization, requiring flexibility to collaborate across regions and time zones.

Join Us

This is an exciting time to join Oxoid Remel Microbiology as we continue building on our established expertise and long‑standing reputation in microbiology. With a broad portfolio, global capabilities, and teams working across multiple markets, we’re focused on delivering high‑quality solutions that support our customers and the communities they serve.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape regulatory strategy across Latin America, partner with colleagues around the world, and help ensure our products continue reaching customers in a compliant and timely manner.

If you’re an experienced Regulatory Affairs professional who understands the complexities of ANVISA, Brazil, and the broader LATAM regulatory environment and enjoys turning regulatory requirements into practical business solutions, we’d love to hear from you.