M5M5 — Senior Director
Senior Department Head
Senior Director / Associate VP, Regulatory Affairs
What this level means
Leads multiple functions or a large department; drives multi-year strategy.
- Scope
- Multiple functions or a large department
- Autonomy
- Owns multi-year strategy for the area
- Complexity
- Org-level trade-offs and investment
- Impact
- Multi-function results
- Decision rights
- Owns investment and org design across functions
- Leadership
- Leads directors and managers
- Typical experience
- 12–18 yrs
What you'd do
- Leads the Regulatory Affairs function across multiple sites or the entire company.
- Oversees regulatory strategy for all programs in the organization’s portfolio.
- Ensures global regulatory compliance and harmonization.
- Acts as a regulatory ambassador for the company.
- Chairs internal compliance or regulatory governance committees.
- Lead RA across sites
- Oversee global compliance
- Chair governance committees
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Enterprise leadership
- Strategic influence
- Innovation facilitation
- Stakeholder management
- Cultural acumen
- Global regulatory compliance
- Strategic program oversight
- Regulatory governance
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cultural dynamics
- Enterprise leadership
- Strategic influence
- Innovation Facilitation
- Stakeholder Relationship Management
- Global & Cultural Acumen
What good looks like
- Advanced degree required or equivalent extensive experience
- 15+ years in regulatory affairs
Common titles
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs (CDMO)Regulatory Affairs (CDMO) Senior DirectorSenior Department Head
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 11-9199.01 — Regulatory Affairs Managers