Director, Science and Regulatory Policy Europe

Location: Greater London

## Director, Science and Regulatory Policy Europe Apply remote type:
Hybrid locations:
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- London
- London (Moorgate WeWork):
ESP
- Madrid
- Madrid (Josefa Valcarcel):
PRT
- Lisbon
- Paço de Arcos (Head) time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
August 10, 2026 (24 days left to apply) job requisition :
R407564

Job Description The Science and Regulatory Policy (SRP) team advocates for policy priorities that support the pipeline and portfolio for Research & Development and our company’s business goals, developing wider support for our causes and maintaining a strong reputation as a science-led biopharmaceutical innovative leader.  We work in partnership with all of the R&D divisions to define and implement a prioritised policy and advocacy plan that advances business goals.

Our team is expanding hence we are recruiting for a
** Director, Science and Regulatory Policy Europe
** to be based in Moorgate, London as a primary location. Other locations in Europe, such as Spain and Portugal, will be considered.
* The successful candidate will perform the role from their respective country.
* Travel for this role is approximately 30% of the time.
* We operate on a hybrid working policy across our company locations.

The
** Science Regulatory Policy
** team comprises of four contributing teams:
* Global Regulatory Policy (SRP)
* Data & Advanced Digital Technology Policy (DADTP)
* Evidence Policy, and
* Clinical Research Policy.
** What you will do in this role:
*** Develop and deliver strategic leadership for policy priorities to support our pipeline and portfolio
* Advocate for and anticipate policy change that affects our research and development activities worldwide and innovation environment
* Advise and provide insights for our research and development senior leadership on critical developments in the global policy environment that impact our pipeline and portfolio
* Take leadership for coordinating and aligning policy development and activity across research and  development, with  focus on the Development and Regulatory organisations
* Leadership for strategy and coordination of R&D External Policy relationships to meet priorities
* Building our company’s share of voice and influence extramurally to support the company enterprise policy agenda
** You will:**
* ** Shape and influence European science, evidence, and data/digital policy agendas
** to proactively enable R&D productivity, scientific leadership, and competitive pipeline advancement
* ** Drive early translation of emerging policy, legislative, and regulatory developments
** into decision‐ready insights, risks, and strategic options for pipeline, portfolio, evidence generation, and access
* ** Set and advance company policy priorities
** on European science, evidence, data governance, and advanced digital technologies, ensuring alignment with R&D scientific strategy and enterprise innovation objectives
* ** Lead the development and execution of coordinated company policy positions and advocacy strategies
** on European legislative and regulatory initiatives, mobilising cross‐functional alignment to shape outcomes
* ** Provide strategic leadership on European data and advanced digital technology policy**, including data integrity, privacy, security, AI/ML, digital health, and cloud‐enabled collaboration, to accelerate science and scale innovation
* ** Build and leverage strategic relationships with European and globally influential policymakers, regulators, research institutions, and multilateral organisations
** to anticipate inflection points and influence policy direction
* ** Position the company as a science‐led industry leader
** by representing our company in external policy forums, industry associations, and professional settings
* ** Deliver forward‐looking policy analyses and executive briefings
** that inform senior R&D and company leadership on strategic choices, trade‐offs, and actions
** What you need:
**** Required qualifications, experience and skills:
*** University Degree is required, preferably in science, health care, public health or health policy; may be accompanied by a master’s degree in science, health care, public health, health…