Job Description

Regulatory Affairs Associate

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Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company which develops, produces and sells Health & Medical, Consumer Tissue and Professional Hygiene products and solutions which has a strong global presence. We are looking for a Regulatory Affairs Associate to join our dynamic team in Health and Medical Business Unit in Riyadh and play a pivotal role in shaping the success of the MEA region. We're seeking individuals who embody our core values, embrace challenges, innovate fearlessly, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. If this describes you, we'd love to connect.

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About the Role

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Ensure that the assigned product assortments (for example, from different Legal Manufacturers and/or Essity BUs) are compliant with relevant regulations of the assigned country or region, over the entire product life cycle. The candidate will provide strategic regulatory affairs guidance to the commercial organisation, in their marketing and sales approach, and will safeguard the regulatory fit of global launches and relaunches in the country or region.

What You Will Do

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Defining and driving the regulatory strategy for product launches, projects and activities in the region/market(s).

#Draft&Drive/Track&TraceRegulatoryPlans

Registering products and sites in front of the authorities in the assigned country or region in the national language(s), on the basis of the global technical dossier, adapted for national regulatory compliance; keeping registrations maintained in collaboration with the global organization where applicable or via providing support to the distributors' regulatory teams. #

RegisterLocal/EnsuringGlobalCompliance

Providing market-relevant regulatory input for a country or region for global innovation and change projects, particularly for successful national product registration and claim substantiation.

#SupportGlobalPortfolioManagementForLocalization

Bridging and adapting the regulatory framework of global projects for the needs of the country or region market(s), with focus on ensuring regulatory compliance of sales and marketing materials in the native language(s), through regulatory trainings, process improvements and providing support for the creation and/or improvement of standard operating procedures for the marketing and sales organization.

#Materialize&SimplifyRegulatoryConcepts

Represent Essity in dialogue / interactions with local regulatory bodies and authorities where applicable.

#LeadByExampleThroughValueProposition/StakeHolderManagement&Collaboration

Anticipating and bringing in information regarding new and future changes regarding local, national and/or regional laws, regulations, standards and guidelines to the company, disseminating the information along with the relevant stakeholders preparing the organization and/or the global portfolio for the change and influence decision makers to sustainability goals, healthcare solutions and global standards through meaningful dialogue where and when applicable. Assisting the commercial organization with MedTech compliance via running IDMP (Independent decision-making) process and filling the necessary transparency submissions to respective authorities regarding medical events and organizations where applicable.

#EnsureMedTechCompliance

Who You Are

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Must have a University degree in technical, pharmaceutical or life science studies. Must have minimum 3-5 years of recent relevant work. Must have knowledge of applicable local / regional regulatory requirements, and the pertinent Health Authorities in the country / region. Must have experience in medical device regulations. Must have experience in regulations for general products and cosmetic products would be helpful.

What We Can Offer You

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Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.


Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us

Application End Date:

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20 ????? 2026

Job Requisition ID:

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Essity255344