Director - Regulatory Affairs Lifecycle Management Non-Medicines

• Director - Regulatory Affairs Lifecycle Management Non-Medicines
• Description Overview

We are excited to recruit a Director – Regulatory Affairs Lifecycle Management Non‑Medicines. This is a newly created role within Perrigo Scientific Office.

As the leader of Lifecycle Management for Non‑Medicinal products you will be a senior leader driving the delivery of Perrigo’s global regulatory strategy across the full product lifecycle for medical devices, cosmetics, biocides, VMS etc.

You will shape and execute robust regulatory strategies, ensuring the consistent delivery of high‑quality regulatory outcomes across a diverse and complex portfolio.

You will hold end‑to‑end accountability for lifecycle management activities, overseeing the development, submission and maintenance of regulatory dossiers to meet global requirements and business priorities.

Through strong leadership and decision‑making you will anticipate risks, define mitigation strategies and ensure timely, compliant submissions that protect supply continuity, consumer safety and enable market access.

Leading a high‑performing team, you will set clear direction, build capability and foster a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.

You will ensure effective prioritisation and execution across competing demands, aligning regulatory activities with broader organisational objectives.

As a key partner to cross‑functional stakeholders – including Quality, Safety, Supply Chain and R&D – you will provide regulatory leadership on change management and business strategy insights, ensuring alignment between technical, operational and regulatory requirements.

Your ability to translate complexity into clear, actionable direction will be critical in supporting business performance and portfolio optimisation.

You will also play a central role in strengthening the Regulatory Affairs function and ways of working, driving efficiency, consistency and scalability across lifecycle processes.

Through your expertise and influence you will ensure Perrigo continues to meet evolving regulatory expectations while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and quality.

• Scope of the Role
• Lead a major Lifecycle Management capability with enterprise or broad regional impact.
• Define the operating model, governance, performance standards and transformation roadmap for post‑approval and operational delivery.
• Accountable for strategic outcomes, compliance posture, talent and transformation initiatives across Lifecycle management interfaces within the regulatory function and PSO organisation.
• Own the enterprise lifecycle management operating model activities within scope and set standards, metrics and governance for post‑approval, CMC/Business strategy and operations.
• Ensure inspection readiness, dossier integrity, right‑first‑time submission operations, vendor or outsourcing strategy, and scalable processes and data governance.
• Influence enterprise strategy and external environment; operate with enterprise‑scale complexity and accountability through leaders and specialist teams.
• Capability Leadership & Operating Model
• Define and lead the operating model, governance and performance standards for Lifecycle Management within scope.
• Set direction for post‑approval strategy, major change programmes, remediation, portfolio resilience and enterprise compliance priorities.
• Ensure alignment across Lifecycle Management, Category, Cluster and Regulatory Operations so regulatory decisions translate into executable, compliant outcomes across markets.
• Own standards for dossier quality, decision logs, implementation governance, inspection readiness and right‑first‑time delivery.
• Lead major improvement, digital and data‑driven initiatives that strengthen execution, predictability and scalability.
• Own major compliance and supply risk posture within scope and ensure appropriate governance, escalation, crisis readiness and resilience.
• Set metrics, dashboards and management rhythm for performance and intervene where results, capability or control require strengthening.
• Manage vendor or outsourcing strategy where relevant to lifecycle management or operational delivery.
• Lead leaders and specialist teams, setting culture, capability expectations and succession plans.
• Represent the capability in senior enterprise forums and influence business strategy through clear regulatory insight, risk framing and operating model leadership.
• Build strong relationships with senior internal stakeholders and external authorities or industry bodies where relevant to significant lifecycle matters.

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Life Sciences, Pharmacy or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Significant experience in progressive Regulatory Affairs leadership across portfolios, regions or capabilities.
• Proven leadership in enterprise portfolio delivery, governance ownership, operating model design and transformation.
• Demonstrated Areas of Expertise
• Enterprise Leadership – Sets direction, aligns stakeholders and delivers outcomes through leaders and teams.
• Strategic Foresight – Anticipates regulatory trends and builds proactive plans and policy positions where appropriate.
• Governance & Risk Ownership – Establishes enterprise governance, quality standards and compliance posture and manages major risks and crises.
• Transformation – Leads digital and operational transformation and capability building and measures impact and sustainability.
• External Engagement – Builds credible relationships with authorities and industry and represents the organisation with integrity.
• Talent & Culture – Builds diverse capability, develops succession and fosters continuous improvement.

Benefits

We believe our people are our greatest asset.

Alongside competitive compensation we offer benefits tailored to supporting you and your family, as well as career development opportunities to ensure you feel valued and supported, both professionally and personally.

Hybrid Working Approach

We love our offices and the setting they provide for in‑person collaboration and celebration.

We also appreciate the opportunity to work remotely, offering flexibility with the ability to work two days a week from home in many roles.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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