M6M6 — Vice President
Executive-Level Management
Vice President / Head of Regulatory Affairs
What this level means
Owns a major function or division; accountable for organization-wide outcomes.
- Scope
- A major function or division
- Autonomy
- Accountable for division strategy and outcomes
- Complexity
- Enterprise priorities and external factors
- Impact
- Division-wide / organization-wide
- Decision rights
- Owns strategy, budget, and org for a division
- Leadership
- Leads the leadership of a division
- Typical experience
- 15–25 yrs
What you'd do
- Holds ultimate accountability for the Regulatory Affairs function globally.
- Serves as the organization’s thought leader on regulatory matters.
- Ensures regulatory compliance across all business units and geographic regions.
- Works closely with other C-suite and senior executives to integrate regulatory considerations into every facet of the business.
- Leads transformative initiatives to future-proof the Regulatory Affairs function.
- Lead RA function globally
- Serve as thought leader
- Ensure global compliance
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Visionary leadership
- Change management
- Public speaking
- Decision authority
- Coaching
- Global regulatory leadership
- Transformative initiatives
- C-suite collaboration
- Regulatory integration
- Future-proofing strategies
- Visionary Thinking
- Change Leadership
- Public Speaking & Advocacy
- Decision Authority
- Coaching & Succession
What good looks like
- Advanced scientific or business degree highly preferred
- 18–20+ years of progressive regulatory affairs experience
Common titles
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs (CDMO)Regulatory Affairs (CDMO) Vice PresidentExecutive-Level Management
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.