Job Description

Multinational Pharmaceutical R&D

Free placement

Director of Regulatory Affairs - Pharmaceutical (Saudi Arabia)

Job id: 590046

19 Aug 2025

Job Location

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Experience

18 to 20 years

Qualification Level

Post Graduate; Doctorate; MBA / Management Post Graduates

Job Function

Top Management

Skillset

The Regulatory Affairs Director will lead the design and execution of regulatory strategies across Saudi Arabia and potentially the wider GCC region, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain and be the primary liaison with the SFDA, managing submissions, negotiations

Preferred Jobseekers

Jobseekers from any country

Davidson Management Consultants have been mandated to recruit a

Director of Regulatory Affairs

for their client in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which is a leading biomedical and clinical research institute offering end-to-end medicine development.

We are looking for western trained, native Arabic speaking Regulatory Affairs Director with a minimum of 15 to 18 years of experience in a multinational pharmaceutical manufacturing or pharmaceutical research and development facility with at least 8 years in a leadership role within Saudi Arabia.

The Regulatory Affairs Director will lead the design and execution of regulatory strategies across Saudi Arabia and potentially the wider GCC region, UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain and be the primary liaison with the SFDA, managing submissions, negotiations and approvals.

You will also ensure integration of the organization’s international plans with local requirements. Develop functional plans and budgets for managing Regulatory Affairs activities.

Collaborate with the Medical Department, Business Units’ Marketing and Sales teams, , Drug Safety, Quality Operations and Supply Chain to enhance life cycle management and continued market availability of products and devices across all therapeutic areas.

Responsible for providing overall leadership and direction to the Regulatory Affairs team and support development and training of staff and operational planning to optimize efficiency and quality.
Ensure regulatory compliance with SOPs and quality systems, including during SFDA audits or inspections.
Oversees regulatory affairs activities for all investigational and marketed products and devices.
Oversee compliance of labeling and artwork, including Arabic translations and alignment with SFDA labeling requirements.

Salary : SAR 50,000 per month plus family benefits (Salary mentioned on the advertisement is an indicative figure.
The final offer lies at the discretion of the client and is decided post completion of interviews).

Company Profile

Davidson Healthcare Recruitment is a leading Healthcare and Leadership headhunting consultancy based in Dubai, with branches in UK and India. Our Medical recruitment Consultants are trained on the PQR for all medical specialties, and medical subspecialties for all the countries. We are leaders in Physician, Surgeon and Allied Healthcare Recruitment for Hospitals, Medical Centers, Clinics and Medical Universities, headhunting Tier 1 and Tier 2, Board Certified, Fellowship trained Physicians and Surgeons, ABMS, CCT, CCST, ARAB Board, RCPSC, FRC Australia and New Zealand, OBERARZT and CMSA among others, across all medical specialties and subspecialties from across the globe.We also specialize in recruiting DHA, DHCC, DOH and MOH licensed Physicians and Allied Healthcare professionals within UAE.

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