Merck KGaA Posted August 15, 2026

Regional Regulatory Manager

Billerica, Massachusetts, United States FULL_TIME
Regulatory Affairs Manager

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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!  Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

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.

The Regional Regulatory Manager is responsible for the execution of the regulatory strategy for their assigned projects and for supporting local regulatory activities in their region / country.

Represent and provide input for your respective region at the GRST.  

Lead or support the respective regional regulatory sub-team. 

Drive the regulatory submission in your respective region.  Ensure optimal planning in alignment with cross-functional team, and execution to plan for both development submissions and maintenance submissions to ensure ongoing compliance. Partner with Regulatory Project Management and Submission Management. 

May act as direct contact to a local HA (e.g. FDA).  Lead the direct interactions with the respective local HA in this case. 

Contribute to the global regulatory strategy with local / regional strategy for assigned projects. 

Matrix leadership role of respective Regional Regulatory sub team.

Participate in cross-functional and GRA initiatives.

Required Background

Advanced degree (e.g., PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent).

At least 1 year of regulatory affairs strategy experience in drug development in the US

Demonstrated successful interactions with FDA related to strategy and execution of development and maintenance activities.

Demonstrated matrix leadership skill.

Location: This is an onsite role based in our Billerica, MA facility requiring and onsite presence at least 3 days per week.

Pay Range for this position: $103,900 - $155,900. The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here: https://careers.emdgroup.com/us/en/benefits

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Regulatory Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Regulatory Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 151 comparable Manager Regulatory Affairs roles across 47 biopharma companies.

151Comparable roles tracked
146Currently active
47Companies hiring similar roles
25Countries represented

Salary context

45 of 151 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $103,900/yr – $155,900/yr
Lowest disclosed · Chemistry Manufacturing Controls Manager · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $0/hr – $0/hr (≈ $0–$0/yr)
Highest disclosed · Regulatory Strategy Associate Director · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $168,000/yr – $252,000/yr
Peer group range $0 – $210,000 (median $180,500)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 151 comparable roles

United States66
India15
Japan10
Ireland8
Poland8
China7

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Seniority mix

151 of 151 peers have a known seniority level

Manager114
Associate Director31
Associate6

Therapeutic area mix

23 of 151 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology8
Dermatology & Aesthetics6
Neuroscience5
Immunology4

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