Student Placement - Associate Specialist, Regional Regulatory Operations, EU + EEMEA

Job Description

This role will be based in our modern state-of-the-art co-working facilities in Moorgate, London. This site, at the heart of London provides fantastic amenities, support services and collaborative workspaces with convenient transport links. 

Brief Description of Position

You will work within our Global Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Safety (GRACS) organisation, in the Regulatory Affairs Operations International team, which is based in Europe.

You will support the regulatory submission creation and the registration tracking of the company regulatory submission targets from a regulatory operational perspective across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions (EU & EEMEA).

As a member of cross-functional team and for the assigned products, you will support the team to manage all operational aspects for submission planning and execution of Original Marketing Application (OMA) and post-approval regulatory changes.

This position requires a keen interest of the regulatory landscape, its registration procedures and a willingness to understand the technical requirements for dossiers.

Primary Activities include but are not limited to:

• Support the planning and managing of regulatory operation projects from authorisation through delivery to country regulatory affairs teams and/or Health Authorities. 
• Supporting the regulatory submission plan for the assigned projects/products and maintaining the related project milestones. 
• Participate in cross-functional forums and meetings  
• With manager support, drive the submission assembly and delivery process with the Global and/or Regional Submission Publishing team to ensure timely assembly, publishing and archival of assigned products/submissions as per the agreed timelines.  
• Responsible for accessing and maintaining the regulatory systems and databases to fulfill daily functions. 
• Assist in identifying opportunities to continually improve the efficiency of the submission processes and systems and participate in small-scale process improvement projects. 
• Learn knowledge on the regional regulatory procedures on internal and external guidelines and standards. 

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Requirements  

You must be currently studying at a UK university and will be looking to complete a 12-month student internship as part of your undergraduate degree.  

Technical Requirements are flexible, but an affinity for and capability to learn Regulatory Information Management systems to execute operational tasks will be a significant asset.  

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Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

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Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

04/27/2026

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