Entry-Level Positions For Aspiring Regulatory Affairs Analysts
Entry-level regulatory affairs roles, such as post-market regulatory analyst positions investigating returned devices, are accessible to recent graduates; a year or two of relevant lab experience, perhaps gained at companies like "Quest Diagnostics or J&J," significantly improves job prospects in this field.
Entry-Level Jobs, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Device Industry, Laboratory Experience, Post-Market Analysis
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Ryan Perera
Regulatory Affairs Analyst
Large Medical Device Company
UCLA 2015
Boston University: Master’s in Medical Sciences (2018) UCLA: MBA (2024)
Biology & Related Sciences
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Operations and Project Management
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1. Entry-level positions in regulatory affairs are accessible to undergraduates, particularly those with engineering backgrounds, who may find roles in device engineering or post-market investigations.
2. Post-market regulatory analyst roles are attainable with minimal experience (1-2 years) after graduation.
3. For those without direct regulatory experience, gaining 1-2 years of experience in a related field, such as biomedical labs (e.g., working for companies like Quest Diagnostics or J&J), significantly improves the chances of securing an entry-level regulatory affairs position
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What entry-level positions in this field might an undergraduate college student consider?
It depends on your degree background. If you're an engineer, you could easily go into device engineering or failure engineering.
You would then join the Post Market team. Your job would be to investigate returned devices and determine what happened. Many of my colleagues were undergraduates or had one to two years of prior experience.
I myself joined with about a year and a half of lab experience. I know many people who entered post-market regulatory roles as analysts with just a college degree or similar experience. So, it is possible.
If you can't find that type of role immediately, I think gaining one to two years of work experience is a good approach. If you're working as a biologist or chemist, looking into biomedical labs or biotech firms can help you get that initial experience.
Companies like Quest Diagnostics and J&J have pharmaceutical labs or entry-level positions. This is a good way to demonstrate you have work experience. Once you have one to two years of experience, it becomes much easier to get into regulatory roles.
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