Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Ad and Promo) – EU

ABOUT LINGO

Meet Lingo, a new biosensing technology that provides users a window into their body. Lingo tracks key biomarkers – such as glucose, ketones, and lactate – to help people make better decisions about their health and nutrition. Biowearable technology will digitize, decentralize and democratize healthcare, enabling consumers to take control of their own health.

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THE OPPORTUNITY

Personalized healthcare is the future. Working on Lingo, you will help build a next-generation technology that enables individuals to make decisions about how to improve energy, lose weight or enhance athletic performance. The Lingo team embodies a start-up culture and mindset with the backing of Abbott, a company with a rich history of healthcare innovation. Join us and grow your career as you help Abbott shape the future of healthcare.

The Sr. Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Ad and Promo)– EU will work out of our Lingo location in London.

You will act as a specialist professional individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in the area of Regulatory Affairs, Advertising & Promotion, with the ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects. You will adapt precedent and may make significant departures from traditional approaches to develop solutions. This position requires an ability to understand and evaluate competing perspectives and provide clear regulatory guidance.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Primary responsibilities include the review and approval of promotional materials for Abbott Lingo products. The Specialist will also be responsible for keeping current with industry changes relating to advertising and promotion, interpreting new guidance to Industry, and continuing efforts to evaluate processes within Regulatory Affairs relating to the promotion of Abbott Lingo products across multiple geographies.
• The Specialist will maintain up to date knowledge of regulatory requirements and communicate changes in regulatory information to project teams and senior management in a timely manner.
• The Specialist is responsible for reviewing baseline materials as well as local materials relevant to assigned geographies (e.g. UK and Ireland), interacting directly with stakeholders and management. Negotiates resolution to review findings through understanding perspectives of stakeholders and proposing alternate options that would meet the regulatory requirements.
• Maintains local process and contributes to local and/or global process improvements that relate to promotion of Abbott Lingo products.
• Additional regulatory activities/responsibilities may be required on an ad hoc basis (including parallel imports).

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific or technical discipline or equivalent vocational qualifications
• Some prior regulatory affairs experience supporting multiple countries would be beneficial (ad and promo experience would be highly beneficial, but not required)
• Detail orientated
• Proven ability of taking initiative, receptive to coaching

As you’d expect from a global healthcare company, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including competitive salaries, a superb defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance and a flexible benefits scheme, as well as excellent development opportunities.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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