Why Merit?
At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES
This regional Regulatory Affairs leader defines and drives EMEA and CIS regulatory strategies, ensuring timely, compliant, and cost-effective market approvals aligned with business goals. The role partners closely with commercial, operations, and internal platform teams to harmonize regulatory approaches, support market access, and foster a collaborative, high-performing regulatory function across EMEA.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Culture : Build and maintain an engaged culture that is tied to the Merit Way and the RA Manifesto.
Strategic alignment : Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of regulatory goals and objectives with the strategic priorities of the business.
Stakeholders : Develop and maintain strong strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, especially the EMEA commercial team, EMEA Operations, business (Platform) Leadership and Quality Assurance.
Regulatory Activities: Oversee all regulatory activities within EEMEA/CIS/EU (non-CE mark) to ensure compliance with evolving country specific regulatory requirements.
Recall Reporting: Oversee reporting of field actions within EEMEA/CIS.
Product/Region Knowledge : Maintain deep regional regulatory knowledge within the team to ensure optimal regulatory strategies are developed and essential data needs are identified early in the process.
Submissions : Partner with the other internal ( Platform) RA team to oversee preparation and execution of regulatory strategies by upholding rigorous standards of accuracy, timeliness, compliance and excellence in regulatory strategy and submissions.
Communication with Regulators : Oversee and effectively manage communications with Regulatory authorities, ensuring all interactions strengthen Merit's reputation and credibility.
License portfolio : Manage the regulatory license portfolio by maintaining ongoing compliance with local requirements and optimizing the portfolio with commercial strategies.
Team Leadership : Lead talent initiatives, including interviewing, hiring, onboarding, mentoring/coaching, performance reviews, and corrective action, to build an engaged and high-performing team
Processes : Create, maintain, and continuously improve regulatory processes, procedures and policies.
Budget & Resources : Develop and manage regulatory budgets and resource allocation to ensure optimal use of resources to achieve departmental and organizational goals and priorities.
Compliance : Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, including promotion and advertising.
Advocacy : Monitor regulatory trends and changes across the region to ensure Merit is proactively involved in shaping new regulations/guidance and guiding all stakeholders in anticipating, understanding and complying with new requirements.
Data Maintenance: Oversee the timely maintenance of regulatory data, ensuring a high degree of accuracy and compliance within the various platforms and systems.
Business Development : Support Platform RA in conducting due diligence activities, as needed. Develop and execute RA strategies for integration of new acquisitions/divestments
Audits : Represent Regulatory Affairs in audits/inspections leading to successful outcomes and fostering a culture of accountability, compliance and continuous improvement.
SUMMARY OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree (Master's degree preferred) in life sciences, engineering, regulatory affairs or a related discipline.
8+ years of progressive Regulatory Affairs leadership experience in the medical device industry
Proven track record in leadership roles, including direct management of regulatory teams within a global organization.
In-depth knowledge of regulations in primary EEMEA/CIS markets.
Relevant regulatory certifications (e.g., RAC) strongly preferred
Good business acumen
Communicates with clarity to all the stakeholders
We are Global
Founded in 1987, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy. Merit serves client hospitals worldwide with an international sales force and clinical support team totalling in excess of 500 individuals. Merit employs approximately 6,300 people worldwide .
Merit Medical EMEA currently has over 300 employees, spread over more than 20 countries in the EMEA region.
Merit Maastricht (The Netherlands) is the European Headquarters and Distribution Center of Excellence. Much of Merit Medical’s world-class customer service happens here along with our excellent physician training courses. More than 100 employees work at this growing Merit campus and enjoy many benefits, such as flexible working hours and competitive salaries as well as learning opportunities and internships.
Culture
A supportive and collaborative environment make Merit Medical a friendly, enjoyable place to work. We are proud of our energetic and dynamic culture. Diversity & Inclusion is evident here with a 50/50 ratio of male and female employees and more than 30 nationalities. We value every employee as an individual.
To see more on our culture, go to www.merit.com/careers .
