Regulatory Affairs Manager

Thornton Tomasetti; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Lake Forest, IL seeks a Regulatory Affairs Manager to provide regulatory review and strategic guidance for advertising and promotional materials across U.S. and global marketing initiatives for medical devices and IVDs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, assess regulatory risk, and enable compliant communications throughout the product lifecycle. This role emphasizes adherence to regulations, labeling, and corporate policies, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent).
• 4–5 years’ experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical products).
• Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering preferred.
• MS or MBA preferred.
• PhD helpful; RAC certification a plus.
• 2+ years in Ad/Promo regulatory experience with IVDs/Clinical Chemistry/Pharmacology.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory input to product lifecycle planning.
• Review and approve promotional materials to ensure compliance with regulations and labeling.
• Support multi-country regulatory strategies and regional affiliates as needed.
• Identify regulatory risks and advise on mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align regulatory approaches across markets.

Skills

Regulatory strategy

Advertising/Promotions regulation

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

MS or MBA preferred

PhD helpful

RAC certification helpful

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.

Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity This position works out of our Lake Forest, IL location in the Core Lab, Diagnostics Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision‑making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

The Regulatory Affairs Manager provide regulatory review and strategic guidance for advertising and promotional materials and activities, including digital, customer‑facing, and external communications supporting U.S. and global marketing initiatives across medical devices, in vitro diagnostics (IVDs), Digital Health solutions, automation platforms, software‑enabled products, and select non‑medical products. Review and approve promotional materials to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, approved labeling, corporate policies, divisional procedures, and ethical business practices. Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to support product claims, assess and mitigate regulatory risk, and enable compliant communications throughout the product lifecycle. Note: Responsibilities for this position do not include product registration activities or regulatory submissions associated with obtaining market authorization.

What You’ll Work On

• Provide regulatory input to product lifecycle planning.
• Combines scientific, regulatory, and business expertise to assess product claims, evaluate regulatory risk, and provide guidance that supports compliant product communications and business objectives.
• Reviews and aligns product communications with applicable regulations, approved labeling, corporate policies, and divisional procedures to maintain compliance throughout all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Support the development, maintenance, and implementation of multi‑country regulatory strategies, as applicable.
• Utilize regulatory expertise to develop strategies and recommendations on complex regulatory issues.
• Identify and assess emerging regulatory issues and changes that may impact business activities.
• Provide regulatory guidance and support to regional and country Regulatory affiliates on advertising, promotional, digital, and external communications activities, as needed.
• Interpret and apply regulatory requirements, company policies, and divisional procedures to support compliant business activities.
• Communicate regulatory risks and recommend appropriate risk mitigation strategies to stakeholders.
• Support alignment and consistency of regulatory approaches for promotional and external communications across global, regional, and local markets, as appropriate.
• Partners cross‑functionally to support business needs while acting as a trusted regulatory resource, providing expertise, guidance, and knowledge sharing to drive team and organizational success.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of regulatory review processes, procedures, and training related to advertising and promotion activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent).
• 4‑5 years’ experience in a regulated industry (e.g., medical products, nutritionals).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science (biology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, medical technology, pharmacy, pharmacology), math, engineering, or medical fields is preferred.
• M.S. in a technical area or M.B.A. is preferred.
• Ph.D. in a technical area or law is helpful.
• Certification is a plus (such as RAC from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.)
• Experience in regulatory preferred but may consider quality assurance, research and 2-5 years of development/support, scientific affairs, operations, or related areas.
• 2(+) years in Ad/Promo (Advertising / Promotions) regulatory experience with any of the following medical products: IVD's, Clinical Chemistry, and/or Pharmacology.

Job Details

• Base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
• JOB FAMILY: Regulatory Operations.
• DIVISION: CRLB Core Lab.
• LOCATION: United States > Lake Forest : CP01.
• ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard.
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10 % of the Time.
• MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable.
• SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday).

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people.

They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.