Director, Global Regulatory and Scientific Policy

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Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet.

That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.  United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life.

Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. Why Join Us?

Shape the Future of Drug Development and Regulatory Policy.

This role offers the opportunity to help shape the future regulatory landscape for innovative medicines and medical products. You will work with internal and external leaders to advance policies that support scientific innovation, regulatory modernization, and better outcomes for patients.

If you are intellectually curious, energized by complex policy challenges, and passionate about advancing innovation in healthcare, we encourage you to apply.

Your Role We are seeking a strategic, scientifically grounded, and highly collaborative Director, US Regulatory and Scientific Policy to help shape the regulatory environment supporting the development and delivery of innovative medical products. This role sits at the intersection of science, policy, and strategy, providing a unique opportunity to influence regulatory frameworks that impact patients, drug development, and healthcare innovation.

As a trusted advisor to Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, and senior leadership, you will monitor emerging regulatory, legislative, and scientific policy trends; provide strategic insights to support development programs; and engage with regulators, industry associations, and other stakeholders to advance science-based regulatory frameworks. Candidates with experience in drug development, regulatory affairs, regulatory policy, and health authority engagement are encouraged to apply.

Experience at FDA or another health authority is highly valued.

Key Responsibilities Monitor and assess evolving regulatory, legislative, scientific, and healthcare policy developments that may impact the company, its pipeline, and the broader drug development ecosystem.

Provide strategic policy analysis and actionable recommendations to product teams, regulatory leaders, R&D stakeholders, and senior management.

Advise development teams on regulatory opportunities, emerging pathways, policy risks, and innovative approaches that may accelerate development and patient access.

Identify and help shape policy frameworks that support innovation in areas such as regulatory science, clinical development, digital health technologies, New Alternative Methods (NAMS), AI, rare diseases, and other emerging topics.

Represent the company in interactions with trade associations, policy organizations, and other external stakeholders.

Develop and advance company positions on key regulatory and legislative issues, including coordinating responses to guidance…