McDermott Laboratories Limited Posted April 3, 2026

Senior Specialist Regulatory Key Initiatives

Northern Cross, Ireland Full time
Regulatory Affairs Senior

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About this opportunity

McDermott Laboratories Limited

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

The Senior Specialist, Global Regulatory Operations key will be responsible for utilizing their SME Regulatory knowledge to stay proactively informed of key regulatory initiatives across the globe, with a focus on pan European regulations.  This will include a detailed impact and change management assessment on Regulatory business processes and systems to ensure that they are fit for purpose and changes are clearly communicated to all those impacted.  Examples of key initiatives include eCTD 4.0, ePI, and IDMP.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Senior Specialist, Regulatory Key Initiatives role will make an impact:

Monitor and interpret global regulatory initiatives, with a strong focus on EU regulations (e.g. IDMP, eCTD 4.0, SPOR), ensuring the organisation remains compliant and informed.

Lead cross-functional collaboration to identify data owners, improve data governance, and support IDMP implementation.

Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on regulatory data, partnering with stakeholders to define, source, and maintain high-quality data, including establishing QC processes.

Drive data management and enrichment activities, including populating IDMP templates and supporting internal RIM systems and external databases (e.g. EMA PMS).

Identify, prioritise, and resolve data discrepancies, proposing solutions and ensuring visibility through appropriate escalation.

Develop and improve business processes and SOPs, ensuring clear ownership (RACI), efficient workflows, and regulatory compliance.

Support system and process improvements within RIM and related platforms, aligning with evolving regulatory requirements.

Contribute to change management and training initiatives, supporting adoption of new processes, systems, and regulatory standards.

Collaborate with Regulatory Operations, Master Data, and other teams to ensure data alignment, consistency, and integration across systems.

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably in Regulatory Affairs or Regulatory Operations.

Strong knowledge of EU regulatory frameworks, including EMA procedures, XEVMPD, and working knowledge of IDMP and SPOR.

Experience with Regulatory Information Management (RIM) systems and understanding of the eCTD structure.

Ability to interpret complex regulatory and technical documentation, including labelling (e.g. SmPC) and eCTD modules.

Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

Comfort working with complex systems and IT tools, including document and data management platforms.

Excellent attention to detail and a proactive, continuous learning mindset.

Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and present complex information clearly.

Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; experience with document management systems is advantageous.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits at Viatris

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

Excellent career progression opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Bonus scheme

Health insurance

Pension

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

A t Viatris, we offer   competitive   salar ies , benefits   and   an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Regulatory Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Northern Cross, Ireland
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 54 comparable Senior Regulatory Affairs roles across 29 biopharma companies.

54Comparable roles tracked
53Currently active
29Companies hiring similar roles
19Countries represented

Salary context

12 of 54 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 Not listed on this posting
Highest disclosed · Principal Scientist, Regulatory Liaison · Merck $173,200/yr – $272,600/yr
Peer group range $98,050 – $222,900 (median $205,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 54 comparable roles

United States20
Ireland6
India6
Poland3
United Kingdom3
Egypt2

+ 13 more countries

Seniority mix

54 of 54 peers have a known seniority level

Senior26
Associate Director26
Principal2

Therapeutic area mix

5 of 54 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology3
Dermatology & Aesthetics2

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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