Regulatory Affairs Business Lead

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Riyadh; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company is seeking a Regulatory Affairs Business Lead in Riyadh. This role involves developing regulatory strategies, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. Candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy Sciences and have at least 7 years of experience in regulatory affairs, along with fluency in both English and Arabic.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience in regulatory affairs.
• Proficient team management and leadership.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regulatory submission strategies.
• Manage and coach Regulatory Affairs associates.
• Interact and negotiate with local health authorities.

Skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in Arabic

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy Sciences

Tools

SAP system

Job description

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Regulatory Affairs Business Lead

Apply locations Riyadh time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: August 6, 2025 (12 days left to apply) job requisition id 202507-118612

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

The Opportunity

The Regulatory Affairs Business Lead is responsible for developing and executing submission and approval strategies for all regulatory activities, ensuring ethical conduct and compliance with laws and regulations.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage, supervise and coach Regulatory Affairs associates to achieve the business objectives in terms of new Launches and life cycle maintenance activities.

• Work with Affiliate DRA Head (Operations Director) to identify and recommend appropriate Regulatory Affairs resources and budget.

• New product registration, set up the strategy, evaluate, prepare and submit drug registration application in a timely manner and follow through the application during the evaluation phase to achieve a favorable outcome.

• Direct engagement with local authorities in building business initiatives.

• Provide Regulatory Affairs input into relevant cross-functional Affiliate business strategies (e.g. market access, medical affairs, promotional activities, public policy, technical assessments, technical agreements, local manufacturing/packaging activities, legal issues, etc.).

• Develop innovative, risk-based regulatory strategies and work plans for assigned products or business areas within the Affiliate to accelerate access in alignment with global.

• Ensure the compliance of the Regulatory database system’s content & data maintenance activities.

• Support regulatory inspection-readiness for the Affiliate, including leading or participating in internal/external regulatory audits (by ensuring the proper achieving, system accurate and timely manner entries).

• Interact and negotiate with local HAs, external and internal stakeholders (meetings, calls, emails, and visits).

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy Sciences.

• 7+ years of experience preferably has worked in the field.

• Efficient team management and leadership.

• Fluency in communication in both languages (English & Arabic).

• Proficiency in SAP system.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Us

We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world.

That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow.

We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world.