M2M2 — Manager II
Experienced Manager
Regulatory Affairs Manager II / Senior Manager
What this level means
Manages an established team or sub-function; owns planning and performance for the group.
- Scope
- An established team or sub-function
- Autonomy
- Owns planning for the group
- Complexity
- Cross-project coordination and priorities
- Impact
- Group delivery and development
- Decision rights
- Owns staffing, priorities, performance for the group
- Leadership
- Manages a team; sometimes manages leads
- Typical experience
- 5–8 yrs
What you'd do
- Manages multiple projects or a larger program within the RA portfolio.
- Develops regulatory plans for projects.
- Serves as an RA point of contact for clients on assigned projects.
- Ensures that regulatory documentation systems are maintained for their projects.
- Supervises M1-level RA staff or specialists.
- Manage RA projects
- Develop regulatory plans
- Supervise RA staff
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Project management
- Regulatory planning
- Client communication
- Documentation management
- Leadership
- Regulatory project management
- Client relationship management
- Documentation systems
- Regulatory strategies
- Team supervision
- Leadership & People Management
- Project management
- Regulatory Judgement
- Negotiation & Influence
- Adaptability
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- 7–10 years of regulatory affairs experience
- Master’s degree or RAC certification preferred
Common titles
Manager, Regulatory Affairs (CDMO)Regulatory Affairs (CDMO) ManagerExperienced Manager
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 11-9199.01 — Regulatory Affairs Managers
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.